New war demands new training for troops
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The car slid to a stop on a sun-baked road, drawing the attention of wary soldiers squinting through sand blown by a hot wind. Nearby, someone started running and soldiers started shooting.
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Australia will send 50 logistical experts to Iraq to train the newly established Iraqi defense force. Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill said yesterday that those experts would be in the regular rotation of Australia&#39;s active force in Iraq.
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The training of Iraqi forces is going too slowly ahead of January planned elections, says a US think-tank.
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Iraq could become a training ground for terrorists around the world, a US intelligence report warns.
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The U.S. commander for northern Iraq called for reinforcements yesterday, citing a rise in sectarian attacks and other violence in his region as Iraqi and American forces focus on securing Baghdad.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday he does not know when the United States will have trained enough Iraqis so they can adequately secure the country and begin replacing American troops now helping provide protection.
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The Bush administration, beset by  violence in Iraq and growing strains on the armed forces, plans  to sharply increase the number of soldiers with noncombat  skills as it pursues its war on terrorism, officials and  analysts said on Tuesday.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed Thursday to increase its forces training soldiers in Baghdad, but six member countries refused to take part, prompting expressions
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An Australian security expert suggests Americans should focus on training national forces and meeting such basic needs of citizens as food and jobs in Iraq.
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Officials are mulling a new, long-term strategy that shifts military focus from large-scale warfare to fighting terrorism, low-tech guerrilla wars and less conventional threats.
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To enable soldiers to give critical medical care to comrades on the battlefield, the Army will begin teaching combat lifesaving techniques to recruits during basic training.
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"Bomb, bomb," a man shouts, as a group of Iraqis dives for cover. It's all a drill &#151; part of six-week course to train new guards who will oversee thousands of prisoners taken into custody in the ongoing Baghdad security crackdown.
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A State Department briefing chart dated Sept. 22 indicates the Iraqi border guard force being trained and equipped by the United States still lacks needed weapons, vehicles, body armor and communications equipment.
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The Army, strained by unrelenting violence in Iraq and operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere, is considering ways it can speed up the creation of two combat brigades while shifting personnel and equipment from other military units.
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The U.S. Army will start training all soldiers on Wednesday to recognize signs of post-traumatic stress and seek help when needed, but it still lacks the mental health resources to treat those troops.
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In Iraq, a new strategy pushes soldiers out of large bases and into communities.
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The Iraq Study Group report proposes a fundamental shift in the U.S. military mission in Iraq over the next year, substantially expanding the American effort to train fledgling Iraqi security forces while pulling U.S. troops back from combat and patrols.