Most of the U.S. Army personnel do not have an indication of what a National Police Transition Team (NPTT) does. So, the question is what is the mission of the National Police Transition Team in Baghdad, Iraq? The primary mission of transition...
In this interview MAJ Jackson discusses his experiences on a NPTT in support of OIF in 2008 and 2009. MAJ Jackson describes his experiences working with the INP headquarters on FOB Prosperity outside of Taji. He speaks about the training he...
Major Lee Williams volunteered to go to Iraq and reported into Fort Riley in June 2006. After two years as an intern to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and then attending graduate school at Georgetown, he figured it would be good to get back to the...
In this May 2009 interview MAJ Kell Glass, Military Police (MP) discusses his deployment to Iraq as a member of an Iraqi National Police Transition Team (NPTT) in from August 2007 through August 2008. MAJ Glass discusses his pre-deployment...
In this interview, MAJ (Ret) Paul Conway, US Army, Infantry; discusses his voluntary deployment to Iraq as part of the National Police Transition Team in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Conway shares why he chose...
The Army unofficially sanctions a type of behavior that creates a culture of disrespect and apathy toward differing units - misguided unit pride. Its internal influence is so persuasive, if left un-checked, it will ultimately weaken future Army...
The invasion of Iraq in 2003 by the Allied Forces rendered the Iraqi military and most
of their associated equipment useless. The strategic plan was to establish and implement
various Transition Teams remains to enable the Iraqis to assume control...
At the time of this interview, Major Timothy Payment was a veteran of two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the first in 2003 as commander of Bravo Company, 2-6 Infantry, during which they were given a portion of southeast Baghdad...
Major Blaine Wales served as the national police transition team (NPTT) chief for 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police (INP) Division in Taji, Iraq, during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After not being...
From February 2006 through February 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Augusto Bernardo served as the assistant team chief on a national police transition team (NPTT). In this interview, he discusses the predeployment training he...
Our mission was simple, “deploy to Iraq for twelve months to train the Iraqi National Police (INP),” or so we thought during training and preparation at Fort Riley, Kansas. The 3-7-2 National Police Transition Team (NPTT) consisted of one LTC,...
In this interview, MAJ Jason Liddell, US Army, Military Intelligence discusses his deployment to Iraq as the executive officer (XO)/Chief of Staff in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Liddell details his mission...
Will centralized screening and selection improve foreign military advisor performance on the battlefield? The Army's 2009 doctrine on security force assistance indicates selection is necessary to find suitable Soldiers for the mission. The factors...
This personal experience paper is about the daily struggles associated with transitioning Iraqi National Police to self-reliance and developing relationships between coalition forces, the Iraqi Army and other security forces in Baghdad, Iraq....
In this January 2013 interview, MAJ Lawerence L. Grant, US Army, Military Police; discusses his deployment to Iraq as maneuver trainer/operations officer (S3) for a National Police Transition Team (NPTT) in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation...
Major Leslie Steele deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom from Hawaii to Fort Hood, Texas, in January 2006. At Fort Hood, Steele and what became his team conducted two months of training. Training included range time with everything from individual...
In this paper I will discuss some of the training events during our mobilization and preparing for our deployment to Baghdad, Iraq. I will cover some of the training that was presented to a Command and Control (C-2) medical unit and the lessons...
MAJ Timothy Mungie served as the battalion fire support officer (FSO) with the 1-21 Infantry in Kirkuk, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 and as headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) commander in Tikrit, Iraq during 2006 and 2007 in support of...
In this interview, MAJ John Sullivan, US Army, Ordnance; discusses his 12 month deployment to Samara, Iraq as a logistics officer (S4) with the National Police Training Team (NPTT) in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). ...
MAJ Ryan King served as a logistics advisor on a National Police Transition Team (NPTT) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this November 2011 interview, MAJ King discusses the importance of...