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For Immediate Release
December 3, 2003
Global Message
From the Department of Defense
More than 400 recruits have been identified for the next class of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, which begin training December 9. Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division 3rd Brigade are helping screen candidates.
The number of Iraqis contributing to the security of their country continues to increase. More than 145,000 now serve in the security forces, including:
- 68,000 police officers
- 53,000 in the Facilities Protection Service
- 11,000 in the Civil Defense Corps
- 12,000 Border Police
More than 14,000 reconstruction projects have been completed, at a rate of almost 100 a day.
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division worked with Iraqi engineers to construct the Hawler International Airport in Irbil. It is the first major airport to open in northern Iraq.
