Rear Admiral Patrick Driscoll (Usn) and Rear Admiral Mohammed Jawad Hold a Defense Department News Briefing On the Developing Capabilities of the Iraqi Navy
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Rear Admiral Patrick Driscoll (Usn) and Rear Admiral Mohammed Jawad Hold a Defense Department News Briefing On the Developing Capabilities of the Iraqi Navy
REAR ADMIRAL DRISCOLL AND REAR ADMIRAL JAWAD HOLD A DEFENSE DEPARTMENT NEWS BRIEFING ON THE DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES OF THE IRAQI NAVY, BAGHDAD, IRAQ, AS RELEASED BY MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
AUGUST 10, 2008SPEAKER: REAR ADMIRAL PATRICK DRISCOLL (USN), SPOKESMAN, MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQREAR ADMIRAL MOHAMMED JAWAD, HEAD OF THE IRAQI NAVY[*] DRISCOLL: As Salamu 'Alaykum and good afternoon. It's a great honor today to be joined by Rear Admiral Jawad, head of the Iraqi Navy. It is fitting that the Admiral is here today with us to discuss recent progress in Iraqi Naval Forces as we approach the celebration of Iraqi Navy Day on 12 August. All branches of the Iraqi Security Forces have made significant strides over the past year in developing capability, but I am particularly proud to be here today to listen to Admiral Jawad highlight the progress that the Iraqi Navy has made in recent months. The Iraqi Navy and Coalition Naval Forces partner in critically important maritime missions that include maintaining security and stability in the Iraqi territorial waters, monitoring maritime traffic, protecting commercial shipping into and out of Iraqi ports, and protecting Iraq's coastline and infrastructure from any potential threats. An important element of our joint Iraqi and Coalition maritime security operations is in the protection of Iraq...See the full content of this document
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