Wyoming cowboys train Iraqi detectives

Multi-National Forces-Iraq ^

[SandRat]

Lt. Delear Omer Ahmed, a detective with Kirkuk’s Major Crimes Unit, discusses an open investigation with Wyoming Army National Guard Police Transition Team Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Regiment, attached to the 25th Infantry Division’s 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, outside MCU offices in downtown Kirkuk, Iraq, March 2. Photo by Spc. Michael Alberts, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs.

KIRKUK -- Iraqi detectives received vital police and investigation training from the Wyoming National Guard here March 2.

The “Powder River Cowboys,” a Police Transition Team comprised of Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Regiment, have been training Iraqi Police detectives with Kirkuk’s Major Cimes Unit (MCU) since Dec. 2006. A few Soldiers were selected for this team because of their background in civilian law enforcement.

The MCU is a special investigative unit which operates in the Kirkuk province and exclusively investigates major crimes involving terrorism. The MCU currently employs 12 detectives, along with a compliment of senior law enforcement leadership.

The MCU required a lot of attention; two months before the PTT arrived, a car bomb demolished their offices in downtown Kirkuk, said Staff Sgt. Terry Cheairs, PTT chief.

“When we showed up, MCU detectives were in a bombed-out building,” said Cheairs.

The hallway where they worked was open to the city – a sniper’s dream. It was a bleak situation. It was so bad that they were managing case files from paper bags out of the trunks of their personal vehicles, said Cheairs.

The PTT found a new working space, furniture and equipment then began training the Iraqi detectives.

Lt. Delear Omer Ahmed, a detective with MCU, explained how training is applied in scenarios involving informants relaying intelligence tips to Coalition counterparts leading to the discovery of weapons caches or criminals, together they used these training principles to fight terrorism.

Cooperation between the MCU and PTT provided a quality training environment contributing to their progress.

The transition teams have seasoned investigators that deal with horrendous crimes.  We all train for mass casualty scenarios, but detectives from the MCU actually work violent crimes on a daily basis with limited resources, and they do it very well, according to Cheairs.

There are talented detectives working at the MCU.  When called upon at all hour’s day or night, their enthusiasm was refreshing in the training environment, said Spc. J. Thor Fiedler, a detention officer with the PTT.

According to Cheairs, the MCU still needs more vehicles and an on-site detention facility, but their law enforcement capabilities have improved significantly since partnering with the Soldiers of the Wyoming Army National Guard contributing to their success in fighting terrorism.

(By Spc. Mike Alberts, 3rd Brigade Public Affairs, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs)

In other developments throughout Iraq:

Coalition Forces detained 18 suspected terrorists Saturday morning during raids targeting al-Qaida in Iraq and foreign fighter facilitators. 

The Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) convicted 23 individuals from March 2 - 10, for violations of the Iraqi Terrorist Law, Residence Law, Penal Code, and Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Orders enforced by the Iraqi judiciary.

[SandRat]

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[SandRat]

FR WAR NEWS!

WAR News at Home and Abroad You'll Hear Nowhere Else!

All the News the MSM refuses to use!

Or if they do report it, without the anti-War Agenda Spin!

[pissant]

A little Wyoming western justice can't be bad for Iraq!

[SuziQ]

The MCU currently employs 12 detectives, along with a compliment of senior law enforcement leadership.

Hate to be grammar police, but, COMPLIMENT? I guess spell check cleared it, when it should be 'complement'.

[highimpact]

I was hunting Mule Deer in Wyoming about ten years ago. A grizzled old cowboy came down my trail on an ancient horse. His skin reminded me of sun drenched leather, his old hat - once white - looked like a rusted nailhead atop his scrawny frame. On his hip, he wore an old revolver in a worn leather holster. On his steed, he carried an old .30-.30 in a scabbard. He looked at me through squinted eyes, tipped his hat, and said, "Howdy. Any luck?" His voice was like sandpaper, and his demeanor was as certain as a liberal defending Bill Clinton from rape charges. I'll never forget it.

[ExcursionGuy84]

THat's the exact way I want to live & work when I'm old & advanced in years.
I wanna go out with my boots on and my hat firmly stuck on my forehead.

[highimpact]

Amen, brother Christian. What would you give to exchange your daily worries for those of a cowboy who has no other concerns beyond mending fences.

[Stonewall Jackson]

FYI

[ExcursionGuy84]

What would you give to exchange your daily worries for those of a cowboy who has no other concerns beyond mending fences

1. My "insurance"-life, car, medical-like it can help me live any longer: My Fail-Safe plan is the Rapture.

2. My University education: Some of us just can't quite measure up to "higher thinking".

[BIGLOOK]

[highimpact]

1. My "insurance"-life, car, medical-like it can help me live any longer: My Fail-Safe plan is the Rapture.

Phl 1:21

2. My University education: Some of us just can't quite measure up to "higher thinking".

Gen 2:17