Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq

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Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq (MNSTC-I) is the branch of the Multi-National Force - Iraq that is responsible for developing, organizing, training, equipping, and sustaining the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), i.e. the military of Iraq and the Iraqi Police. The stated mission is to train the ISF so that they become capable of defeating the insurgency and taking responsibility for maintaining security within Iraq. Implicitly, this should be done so that the Coalition can reduce the number of troops in Iraq. Therefore, the MNSTC-I mission is a central part of the U.S. exit strategy.

MNSTC-I is commanded by LTG Martin E. Dempsey (April 2006) and is organized in three training teams.

• CMATT - Coalition Military Assistance Training Team, which organizes, trains, and equips the Iraqi Army, which is under the command of the Iraqi Assistance Group.
• JHQ - Joint Headquarters Advisory Support Team, which assists the joint headquarters of the Iraqi Army in developing a command and control system. Also, JHQ assists in operational planning and gives strategic advice to the Iraqi government.
• CPATT - Civilian Police Assistance Training Team, which organizes, trains, and equips the Iraqi Police.

MNSTC-I has branded year 2005 "Year of the Army" and 2006 "Year of the Police". In order to raise the level of professionalism and limit misconduct within the Iraqi Police, more military transition teams will embed with local police during 2006. MNSTC-I publishes weekly newsletter The Advisor with information on the training of the Iraqi Security Forces.

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MNSTC-I Homepage