DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: Medical Training Advisory Group

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Col. Schuyler K. Geller

Col. Schuyler K. Geller, command surgeon and commander, Medical Training Advisory Group at Camp Eggers, NTM-A/CSTC-A

We recently held a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable with U.S. Air Force Col. Schuyler K. Geller, command surgeon and commander, Medical Training Advisory Group at Camp Eggers, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan on Thursday, Sept. 2.

Col. Geller discussed the medical mentor manual training for incoming Afghan advisors. He also talked about how “Advising vs. Doing” is a transition in itself and how the Medical Training Advisory Group is using advising as the path to transition.

Listen to the interview.

Read the transcript.

Read the Defense.gov story; “Trainers Build New Afghan Health System”

Joining us on the call were Bruce Rolfsen, of the Air Force Times; and Tanya Montgomery, of the Air Force Public Affairs Agency.

Disciplinary Police instill confidence in Iraqi people

Filed under DoD News by on June 7, 2010 at 9:41 am {no comments}

By Army Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe Jr., director of the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission

Army Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe Jr., director of the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission

Army Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe Jr., director of the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission

A key element of Iraqi Police (IP) primacy is that the citizens of Iraq will see their police forces as responsible for the day-to-day safety and security of their communities.

The leadership of the Ministry of Interior recognizes that for the Iraqi police to succeed they must always present a professional approach and earn the trust of the Iraqi people. MoI has set out on an effort to enforce the standards on duty at all times. While leadership and individual training are the top ways to raise the standards, MoI has set out to add a new element to enforce the standard.

Recently, the Directorate of Internal Affairs organized, trained and fielded Iraq’s first Disciplinary Police unit in Baghdad under the command of Lt. Col. Ayad Abd Hasoon, a former Iraqi Army Special Forces officer who most recently served as the Internal Affairs officer with the 4th Federal Police Division.

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