Iraqi forces search entrants into the recruiting seminar coordinated by the 122nd

The Georgia Army Guard’s 122nd Rear Operations Center, stationed in Mosul, Iraq, has played a high-profile role in recruiting former Iraqi Army officers and NCOs. The unit’s Iraqi Security Force (ISF) cell organized a recruiting seminar in a high security area with over 180 former officers attend along with local sheiks and mayors.

During their drive they recruited over 400 former Iraqi Officers and NCOs who were vetted and screened to be put back into the new Iraqi Army without any incident. The Iraqi Security Force was also instrumental in recruiting and sending to school over 200 Iraqi Police. For their efforts, the Iraqi Army Recruiting Team was awarded the Task Force Freedom Unit Award for recruiting a total of more than 3,000 soldiers into the new Iraqi Army.

The 122nd ROC was also in engaged in forming the first Provincial Reconstructive Team (PRT) with the leadership of Col. Kenny Lee, commander of the 122nd ROC playing a key role. The team was visited by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Col. Lee was interviewed by the media prior to the Rice’s speech opening the new team.