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June 26, 2004
Release Number: 04-06-48
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRAQI SECURITY FORCES OPEN JOINT COORDINATION CENTER
MOSUL, Iraq - The Iraqi Security Forces in the Ninevah Province opened a joint coordination center here June 23.
The Mosul center serves as a coordination hub for all security operations in northern Iraq. Representatives from the Iraqi National Guard, Iraqi Police, Facility Protection Services and Iraqi armed forces are stationed at the center to help fight crime and terrorism.
"This state-of-the-art facility will change how we communicate and handle security problems," said Ninevah Gov. Osama Kashmoula.
The JCC's operations center has three plasma televisions, 20 laptop computers and telephones along with a 5-foot by 5-foot map of the Ninevah province, which helps the JCC officials track the situations in the province and communicate to the units in the field.
The security officials meet daily to coordinate what forces are working where and determine specific responsibilities, according to Lt. Col. Jassim Habib, the JCC operations officer.
"This is the first time in the history of Iraq that we have had a facility where all of the security forces are in one building working together to provide security," said Habib. "If something happens, we can all work together to take the appropriate actions. The JCC will allow us to find a solution to a problem immediately and increase our chances of stopping the enemy."
Soldiers from the Stryker Brigade Combat Team helped create the JCC, but Iraqis provide the center's command and control.
Iraqi security forces, with the assistance of Coalition forces, assume responsibility for the safety and security of Mosul on June 30.
Iraqi officials said they plan to build similar facilities in every district in Iraq. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of Coalition forces in Iraq, said the center is a good example of how other JCCs should be set up.
For more information contact LTC Piek at joseph.piek@us.army.mil
Release Number: 04-06-48
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRAQI SECURITY FORCES OPEN JOINT COORDINATION CENTER
MOSUL, Iraq - The Iraqi Security Forces in the Ninevah Province opened a joint coordination center here June 23.
The Mosul center serves as a coordination hub for all security operations in northern Iraq. Representatives from the Iraqi National Guard, Iraqi Police, Facility Protection Services and Iraqi armed forces are stationed at the center to help fight crime and terrorism.
"This state-of-the-art facility will change how we communicate and handle security problems," said Ninevah Gov. Osama Kashmoula.
The JCC's operations center has three plasma televisions, 20 laptop computers and telephones along with a 5-foot by 5-foot map of the Ninevah province, which helps the JCC officials track the situations in the province and communicate to the units in the field.
The security officials meet daily to coordinate what forces are working where and determine specific responsibilities, according to Lt. Col. Jassim Habib, the JCC operations officer.
"This is the first time in the history of Iraq that we have had a facility where all of the security forces are in one building working together to provide security," said Habib. "If something happens, we can all work together to take the appropriate actions. The JCC will allow us to find a solution to a problem immediately and increase our chances of stopping the enemy."
Soldiers from the Stryker Brigade Combat Team helped create the JCC, but Iraqis provide the center's command and control.
Iraqi security forces, with the assistance of Coalition forces, assume responsibility for the safety and security of Mosul on June 30.
Iraqi officials said they plan to build similar facilities in every district in Iraq. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of Coalition forces in Iraq, said the center is a good example of how other JCCs should be set up.
For more information contact LTC Piek at joseph.piek@us.army.mil
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