By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – The improvements in the Iraqi security forces over the next six months will be dramatic, Army Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey said today.
Dempsey, the commander of Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq, spoke via teleconference from Baghdad.
He said the Iraqi security forces will reach their manning goals this month. But the quality of the soldiers and police will increase as more intensified training kicks in.
“There are lead times in procurements and things and even in training, and those things will come to fruition here in the first six months of this next year,” he said.
In June 2007, all 10 army divisions will be under the control of the Iraqi Ground Forces Command. “They will be in receipt of additional armored protected mobility,” Dempsey said.
The Iraqis will soon receive 16 helicopters. For the first time the Iraqis can start flying their own medical evacuation and transport missions, Dempsey said. The Iraqi security forces will also have their own vehicles to clear streets of roadside bombs.
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