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Joint Combat Outpost transferred to Iraqi Ministry of Youth Activities

Jun-19-2009 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

Multi-National Division – North PAO

DIYALA, Iraq – Joint Combat Outpost Blackfoot in central Diyala province was transferred from U.S. Coalition forces control to the Iraqi Ministry of Youth Activities June 15 in the city of Khalis.

The transfer was one of six closures currently scheduled to occur over the next two weeks throughout the Diyala province.

The COP was occupied by both Coalition and Iraqi Security forces prior to the transfer.

The newly acquired space will serve as an administrative headquarters for the youth ministry in the region and will also house a school for local children.

“This event represents another bold step forward for the region and people of the province,” said 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division spokesman Maj. Chris Hyde. “The metamorphosis of this site from a military base focused on security and preventing violence, to the location of a school and center focused on youth activities and education, marks an important, and certainly significant, step forward in the evolution of a nation.”

Capt. Scott Jones, Alpha Company Commander, 1stt Infantry Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment signs over Joint Combat Outpost Blackfoot to the Iraqi Government Ministry of Youth Activities during a ceremony June 15 in Diyala.


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