U.S. Marine Colonel Excited About Iraqi Navy Progress

By Seaman William Selby, USN | Special to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2008 - Over the past year, NATO members have been working to train the Iraqi navy and its petty officers, a U.S. Marine involved in that training said yesterday.

The training is focused on developing leadership skills in Iraqi noncommissioned officers, Lt. Col. David L. Coggins, who is in charge of NCO training and mentoring for the NATO Training Mission in Iraq, said during a teleconference with online journalist and "bloggers."

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