12.1 |
Security Sector Reform
•
the number
of required forces assessed to match Iraq’s security
problems
1164.
The Report
said that nearly 500 officers and 2,000 non‑commissioned
officers
from the
former regime had been vetted successfully and had rejoined the
Iraqi Army.
Those
personnel had to undergo a three‑week “rejoining” course. Up to
1,500 former
officers
and 13,000 former non‑commissioned officers were expected to
re‑enter
the force.
1165.
Those
additions brought the total ISF planned strength to over
550,000.
1166.
The DoD stated
that analysis of future force structure requirement
projects
at the end
of 2007 suggested the following force sizes in 2010:
•
Iraqi Army
– 261,000 to 268,000;
•
Iraqi Air
Force – 5,000;
•
Iraqi Navy
– 1,500;
•
Iraqi
Special Forces – 4,000;
•
MOI Forces
– 307,000 to 347,000;
•
Total:
601,000 to 646,000.
On 1
January 2008, MNSTC‑I reorganised into the following directorates
and teams:
•
Directorate of
Defence Affairs, led by a US Air Force Brigadier. It
incorporated
the IMOD
and JHQ Transition Teams, CMATT (renamed as CArmyATT),
the
Coalition
Air Force Transition Team (CAFTT), and the Maritime
Strategic
Transition
Team (MaSTT).
•
Directorate of
Internal Affairs, led by a US Army Major General.
•
Intelligence
Transition Team, led by a DoD civilian intelligence
professional.
•
Iraqi National
Counter‑Terrorism Transition Team, led by a US Navy
Rear
Admiral.
•
Functional
Capabilities Directorate focusing on developing Iraqi capacity
and
providing
subject matter experts on force management, personnel
acquisition
and
management, material acquisition, resource management,
sustainment,
training
and development.1098
The UK
continued to provide two one‑star military officers to MNSTC‑I, in
addition to the
civilian
team in the IMOD and the contractors in the MOI.
1097
Report to
Congress, 14 December 2007, Measuring
Stability and Security in Iraq.
1098
Report to
Congress, 7 March 2008, Measuring
Stability and Security in Iraq.
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