WEBVTT 00:06.840 --> 00:09.630 on this edition of Freedom Journal Iraq . 00:09.640 --> 00:12.110 Coalition forces provide support to all 00:12.110 --> 00:14.330 facets of the Iraqi security forces 00:14.340 --> 00:16.450 through a unique command located in 00:16.450 --> 00:19.360 Baghdad . All that and more on today's 00:19.370 --> 00:20.460 FJ I 00:23.940 --> 00:27.680 Mhm Hello and welcome to this 00:27.680 --> 00:29.791 special edition of Freedom Journal of 00:29.791 --> 00:31.513 Rock . I'm senior airman Tyler 00:31.513 --> 00:33.760 alexander with the U . S . Iraq 00:33.760 --> 00:35.770 security agreement in full effect . 00:35.790 --> 00:38.050 Coalition forces are working feverishly 00:38.050 --> 00:40.300 to ensure Iraqi security forces have 00:40.300 --> 00:42.411 the skills necessary to protect their 00:42.411 --> 00:44.578 country When coalition forces withdraw 00:44.578 --> 00:47.610 in 2011 from the ground up , this 00:47.610 --> 00:49.610 command has its hands in everything 00:49.610 --> 00:51.832 relating to the outfitting and training 00:51.832 --> 00:53.721 of security forces in Iraq . From 00:53.721 --> 00:55.888 training members of the Iraqi National 00:55.888 --> 00:58.054 Police and Navy to ensuring the Iraqis 00:58.054 --> 01:00.110 have the equipment they need to keep 01:00.110 --> 01:02.221 Iraq secure the members of men sticky 01:02.221 --> 01:04.388 or a principal force helping to secure 01:04.388 --> 01:06.554 the country . So we are really a force 01:06.554 --> 01:08.610 provider . We provide forces for the 01:08.610 --> 01:10.499 operational security arms of this 01:10.499 --> 01:13.320 country and that is the Army , Navy Air 01:13.320 --> 01:16.240 Force Marines Iraqis but also for the 01:16.250 --> 01:18.530 different police forces that are in 01:18.530 --> 01:20.697 this country . And there are a host of 01:20.697 --> 01:22.752 different police forces . Min sticky 01:22.752 --> 01:25.420 has 12 sub commands organizations like 01:25.420 --> 01:27.642 the civilian police assistance training 01:27.642 --> 01:29.864 team who worked to develop non military 01:29.864 --> 01:32.470 police and security forces in Iraq or 01:32.480 --> 01:34.536 the Joint Headquarters Army advisory 01:34.536 --> 01:36.702 training team who are working to train 01:36.702 --> 01:38.758 and build up the Iraqi ground forces 01:38.758 --> 01:40.813 but there are also people working to 01:40.813 --> 01:42.813 make sure the Iraqi forces have the 01:42.813 --> 01:44.980 tools they need to do the job and that 01:44.980 --> 01:47.202 responsibility falls on the main sticky 01:47.202 --> 01:49.090 security assistance office this 01:49.090 --> 01:51.050 organization uses tools like the 01:51.050 --> 01:53.180 foreign military sales program to get 01:53.180 --> 01:55.320 the equipment the Iraqis need . Petty 01:55.320 --> 01:57.060 Officer Mat Gleason explains . 01:57.540 --> 02:00.210 Coalition and Iraqi leaders are working 02:00.210 --> 02:02.220 together to bolster Iraq's security 02:02.220 --> 02:04.442 forces . This particular meeting at the 02:04.442 --> 02:06.480 Ministry of Defense covers past and 02:06.480 --> 02:08.591 future dealings regarding the foreign 02:08.591 --> 02:10.890 military sales program , a program 02:10.890 --> 02:13.112 which provides the Iraqi government the 02:13.112 --> 02:14.890 opportunity to purchase U . S . 02:14.890 --> 02:17.223 Military equipment and receive training . 02:17.223 --> 02:19.390 The FMS program really in Iraq started 02:19.390 --> 02:21.557 in 2000 and five . Since that time has 02:21.557 --> 02:25.510 grown 221 FMS cases or FMS programs 02:25.520 --> 02:28.600 valued at $3.5 billion . That's that's 02:28.600 --> 02:31.620 $3.5 billion that the Iraqis have paid 02:31.630 --> 02:33.574 for their own training equipment , 02:33.600 --> 02:36.490 sustainment of their forces , both the 02:36.500 --> 02:38.620 police forces as well as military 02:38.620 --> 02:40.980 forces . Foreign military sales gives 02:40.980 --> 02:43.036 the Government of Iraq the chance to 02:43.036 --> 02:45.036 upgrade its military and weighs its 02:45.036 --> 02:46.813 current infrastructure wouldn't 02:46.813 --> 02:48.869 otherwise allow an opportunity . The 02:48.869 --> 02:51.140 Iraqis have taken advantage of the 02:51.140 --> 02:52.918 Government of Iraq Specifically 02:52.918 --> 02:54.640 administrative offense has has 02:54.640 --> 02:57.020 purchased 140 Abrams tanks which are 02:57.020 --> 02:58.909 currently in the process of being 02:58.909 --> 03:01.160 produced for delivering to Iraq . They 03:01.160 --> 03:04.780 have purchased 24 Armed 03:04.780 --> 03:06.836 reconnaissance helicopters , we call 03:06.836 --> 03:08.900 them armed scouts and the same thing 03:08.910 --> 03:11.760 again signed the documentation funded 03:11.760 --> 03:13.816 the procurement of those helicopters 03:13.960 --> 03:16.182 and they've also signed up and paid for 03:16.182 --> 03:19.370 61 30 J aircraft . The FMS program 03:19.370 --> 03:21.780 provides the Iraqi security forces with 03:21.780 --> 03:24.002 some of the best equipment and training 03:24.002 --> 03:26.224 possible , helping to ensure the safety 03:26.224 --> 03:28.720 of the Iraqi people . Petty Officer Mat 03:28.720 --> 03:32.300 Gleason Baghdad helping the 03:32.300 --> 03:34.522 Iraqis received the equipment they need 03:34.522 --> 03:36.633 is just the beginning . Training is a 03:36.633 --> 03:38.856 big chunk of what men sticky is about . 03:38.856 --> 03:40.967 Petty Officer Andrew Cross spent time 03:40.967 --> 03:43.189 with the coalition Air Force transition 03:43.189 --> 03:45.189 team from men sticky as they taught 03:45.189 --> 03:47.300 members of the Iraqi Air Force how to 03:47.300 --> 03:49.189 use a new reconnaissance platform 03:49.189 --> 03:51.356 recently purchased through the foreign 03:51.356 --> 03:54.090 military sales program . This King Air 03:54.090 --> 03:56.290 3 50 extended range surveillance 03:56.300 --> 03:58.620 aircraft is giving Iraq a new way to 03:58.620 --> 04:00.731 look at their country right now . The 04:00.731 --> 04:02.953 technology on board is operated by both 04:02.953 --> 04:05.390 american and Iraqi pilots and it's got 04:05.390 --> 04:09.270 a uh West cam MX 15 electro optical 04:09.270 --> 04:11.103 and infrared camera gives us the 04:11.103 --> 04:13.090 ability to run daytime color and 04:13.090 --> 04:15.400 nighttime infrared imagery typically 04:15.400 --> 04:19.140 ranges from 1 to 5.5 miles , 04:19.150 --> 04:21.450 giving us pretty good imagery up to 10 04:21.450 --> 04:23.650 to 12,000 ft . The video captured by 04:23.650 --> 04:25.980 the King air is monitored here . This 04:25.980 --> 04:28.313 is the fixed ground station . Basically , 04:28.313 --> 04:30.424 this communicates with the aircraft . 04:30.424 --> 04:32.258 We can transfer data between the 04:32.258 --> 04:34.536 aircraft and the actual ground station . 04:34.536 --> 04:36.591 It gives them better , I say because 04:36.591 --> 04:35.940 they know exactly what the mission is 04:35.940 --> 04:38.520 going to be right now . Coalition 04:38.520 --> 04:40.687 forces are helping Iraqis learn how to 04:40.687 --> 04:43.000 properly use this new tool . We're 04:43.000 --> 04:45.630 working now to help them understand the 04:45.630 --> 04:47.460 linkages between the operations 04:47.460 --> 04:49.182 community and the intelligence 04:49.182 --> 04:51.293 community so that they can bring this 04:51.293 --> 04:53.293 tactical level capability that that 04:53.293 --> 04:55.600 they've got now up to the operational 04:55.600 --> 04:57.840 level . Overall it's one more step 04:57.850 --> 04:59.572 towards the Iraqis taking more 04:59.572 --> 05:01.517 responsibility for their country's 05:01.517 --> 05:03.760 Security Police officer . Andrew cross 05:04.040 --> 05:07.550 if in Iraq flying aircraft and training 05:07.550 --> 05:09.717 ground forces are very visual exciting 05:09.717 --> 05:11.980 jobs . But there are a host of men 05:11.980 --> 05:13.813 sticky workers behind the scenes 05:13.813 --> 05:15.924 helping to facilitate the training of 05:15.924 --> 05:18.091 Iraqi forces who are the unsung heroes 05:18.091 --> 05:20.313 of mine sticky . In our next story , we 05:20.313 --> 05:22.480 see how Air Force training N . C . O . 05:22.480 --> 05:24.702 S . Are creating training plans for the 05:24.702 --> 05:26.702 Iraqis one career field at a time . 05:26.940 --> 05:29.162 This may look like just another meeting 05:29.280 --> 05:31.502 but the strength of Iraqi airman is the 05:31.502 --> 05:33.790 topic of discussion . U . S . Air Force 05:33.790 --> 05:35.846 leaders joined senior members of the 05:35.846 --> 05:38.680 Iraqi Air Force at Camp Taji to discuss 05:38.680 --> 05:40.402 and develop training plans for 05:40.402 --> 05:42.402 helicopter crew chiefs . In the new 05:42.402 --> 05:44.420 Iraqi Air Force Tech Sergeant Keith 05:44.420 --> 05:46.531 Kirkland is a training manager taking 05:46.531 --> 05:48.820 the lead on a project that has not only 05:48.820 --> 05:50.987 caught the eye of the Secretary of the 05:50.987 --> 05:53.098 Air Force but will bring Iraqi Airman 05:53.170 --> 05:55.700 something they didn't have before for 05:55.700 --> 05:57.922 the first time . The Iraqis have a have 05:57.922 --> 06:01.820 a voice and they are able to use that 06:01.830 --> 06:03.941 uh meeting in such a manner that they 06:03.941 --> 06:06.163 can get their points across to not only 06:06.163 --> 06:08.163 the people that they work for above 06:08.163 --> 06:10.320 them but also below . Senior crew 06:10.320 --> 06:12.542 chiefs from both countries shared their 06:12.542 --> 06:14.598 knowledge and training experience to 06:14.598 --> 06:16.598 help determine core tasks and skill 06:16.598 --> 06:18.740 levels similar to U . S . Air Force 06:18.750 --> 06:21.120 upgrade training but adapted to meet 06:21.120 --> 06:23.064 the needs of the Iraqi Air Force . 06:23.240 --> 06:25.407 Really it's a common ground for all of 06:25.407 --> 06:27.780 the advisers to build upon to share 06:27.780 --> 06:29.947 their experiences with the Iraqis that 06:29.947 --> 06:32.900 they work with Daily Iraqi leaders hope 06:32.900 --> 06:34.900 to develop training plans for other 06:34.900 --> 06:36.844 career fields in the new Iraqi Air 06:36.844 --> 06:38.900 Force . More pieces of Tech Sergeant 06:38.900 --> 06:41.122 Kirkland adds that although language is 06:41.122 --> 06:43.289 the biggest roadblock , the importance 06:43.289 --> 06:45.344 of these training meetings speak for 06:45.344 --> 06:47.400 themselves . Air Force Sergeant Mike 06:47.400 --> 06:50.310 Falvo Tagi Iraq With coalition forces 06:50.310 --> 06:53.160 slated to be out of the country by 2011 . 06:53.170 --> 06:55.170 The people at MIT sticky have their 06:55.170 --> 06:57.170 work cut out for them in an ongoing 06:57.170 --> 06:59.337 effort to ensure a smooth transition . 06:59.337 --> 07:01.503 Military members work closely with the 07:01.503 --> 07:03.281 government of Iraq officials as 07:03.281 --> 07:05.590 advisers . These individuals provide 07:05.590 --> 07:07.701 counsel to members of the Ministry of 07:07.701 --> 07:09.868 Defense , Ministry of the Interior and 07:09.868 --> 07:11.979 other Government of Iraq officials as 07:11.979 --> 07:13.868 needed . But the military members 07:13.868 --> 07:15.979 filling these important roles have to 07:15.979 --> 07:18.201 learn how to be an adviser to top Iraqi 07:18.201 --> 07:20.368 officials and that's where the adviser 07:20.368 --> 07:22.590 training course comes in in this room . 07:22.590 --> 07:24.479 These future advisors to Iraq are 07:24.479 --> 07:26.590 getting an education , We want you to 07:26.590 --> 07:28.757 have the requisite skills from day one 07:28.757 --> 07:31.120 to go in and make a difference . Led by 07:31.120 --> 07:33.287 the commanding general of men sticky . 07:33.287 --> 07:35.509 It's a two day course designed to teach 07:35.509 --> 07:37.731 them everything they'll need to know to 07:37.731 --> 07:39.953 help Iraqi leaders make sound financial 07:39.953 --> 07:42.064 and security related decisions . Were 07:42.064 --> 07:43.870 trying to improve inside the 07:43.870 --> 07:46.310 bureaucracies , the Minister of Defense 07:46.310 --> 07:47.921 Minister of the Interior and 07:47.921 --> 07:50.032 Counterterrorism Bureau and the joint 07:50.032 --> 07:52.310 headquarters to enable capabilities 07:52.320 --> 07:54.940 that they don't have . We have over 200 07:54.940 --> 07:58.230 people from men sticky as advisers to 07:58.230 --> 08:00.650 principles inside those bureaucratic 08:00.650 --> 08:02.872 organizations . Throughout the course , 08:02.872 --> 08:05.094 instructors will share valuable insight 08:05.094 --> 08:07.480 on Iraqi culture , communication and 08:07.480 --> 08:10.180 their role as an adviser . Then the 08:10.180 --> 08:13.000 Iraqi side will vote students like Tech 08:13.000 --> 08:15.167 Sergeant Jeremy Martin will eventually 08:15.167 --> 08:16.944 be advising the Iraqi Air Force 08:16.944 --> 08:18.930 communications division . So this 08:18.930 --> 08:20.986 course will help prepare him for the 08:20.986 --> 08:23.152 challenges ahead . The biggest thing I 08:23.152 --> 08:25.263 take away from his classes , learning 08:25.263 --> 08:27.374 my role as an adviser and the overall 08:27.374 --> 08:29.541 men sticky mission for Sergeant Martin 08:29.541 --> 08:31.708 and the others the classes a chance to 08:31.708 --> 08:33.597 share ideas and gain the critical 08:33.597 --> 08:35.652 knowledge . They'll need to help the 08:35.652 --> 08:37.763 Iraqi . Senior leaders build a better 08:37.763 --> 08:39.874 Iraq what you do , what you say has a 08:39.874 --> 08:42.570 huge impact . It may only be a two day 08:42.570 --> 08:44.626 course , but the years of experience 08:44.626 --> 08:46.848 and knowledge these advisors share will 08:46.848 --> 08:48.903 be instrumental in securing a better 08:48.903 --> 08:51.070 future for the people of Iraq . Senior 08:51.070 --> 08:53.980 Airman Andrew helm Camp Baghdad . Iraq . 08:54.940 --> 08:57.240 There are many organizations in Iraq 08:57.240 --> 08:59.296 focused on improving the security of 08:59.296 --> 09:01.462 the country , but men sticky is one of 09:01.462 --> 09:03.518 the few whose responsibilities reach 09:03.518 --> 09:05.840 the entire country in so many ways , a 09:05.840 --> 09:08.118 notion that's not lost on men stickies , 09:08.118 --> 09:11.020 leadership , All that we do in this 09:11.020 --> 09:13.640 country is partnered with the Iraqi 09:13.640 --> 09:15.973 security Forces . With one goal in mind , 09:16.440 --> 09:18.760 and that goal is to provide a blanket 09:18.760 --> 09:21.490 of security for the citizens of this 09:21.490 --> 09:23.434 country that is so well deserved . 09:23.820 --> 09:25.876 Certainly there's not enough time in 09:25.876 --> 09:27.709 one program to highlight all the 09:27.709 --> 09:29.876 efforts on the part of the nearly 1500 09:29.876 --> 09:32.098 men and women of multinational security 09:32.098 --> 09:34.153 transition command , Iraq . but stay 09:34.153 --> 09:36.320 tuned for future broadcasts of FJ I as 09:36.320 --> 09:38.320 we showcase men sticky and the more 09:38.320 --> 09:40.900 than 140,000 service members supporting 09:40.900 --> 09:43.067 O I . F who are making a difference in 09:43.067 --> 09:45.980 the lives of the Iraqi people that 09:45.980 --> 09:48.036 wraps up this edition of our program 09:48.036 --> 09:49.869 from All of us here at A F N and 09:49.869 --> 09:51.869 Freedom Journal . Iraq . Thanks for 09:51.869 --> 09:54.036 watching and we'll see you next time . 09:58.440 --> 09:58.640 Yeah .