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t&s Technical Services trainers deliver new military intelligence instruction to African partners echnical Services employees broke new ground in Africa with the first graduating class of MIBOC (Military Intelligence Basic Officers Course) recently conducted in Africa. MIBOC is an initiative in the Trans-Sahara CounterTerrorism Partnership, a multi-year multi-faceted effort to defeat terrorism and its potential to spread on the African continent. Twenty-six students from Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Tunisia graduated from the class in Bamako, Mali. This is the first course of its kind to be presented to an international military audience in Africa. The 12-week program, taught in both French and English, was developed, managed and executed by TS employees from the Europe Command (EUCOM) and Africa Command (AFRICOM) Regional Joint Intelligence Training Facility (RJITF) in Molesworth, England. The course is based on the U.S. Army curriculum from Fort Huachuca, Ariz., and is accredited by the Defense Intelligence Agency. T Michael Redding, Joint Training Intelligence Facility director, said of the instruction: “This partnership with Africa is building a fraternity of professional military intelligence officers to improve security and cooperation within Africa and with the United States. The Northrop Grumman instructor staff was exceptional!” TS instructors Tracy Colley, Gerald Lefler, and Cynthia Lenhart prepared the students for duties as unit/staff military intelligence officers through a combination of classroom training, Internet- and computer-based tools, practical exercises and terrain walks. Primary modules encompass battlefield operating systems, contemporary operating environment, intelligence preparation of the battlefield, targeting, stability and support operations, and counter-terrorism (CT). The CT module, a key element of the training, was provided by Nikki Basile. The instruction team was augmented by a host nation liaison officer. TS 1 1 2 African peacekeepers receive field training during advanced military intelligence instruction. Students presented intelligence and targeting briefings to a group of partner nation directors of military intelligence. 3 2 Military Intelligence Basic Officers Course (MIBOC) is the cornerstone of a growing catalog of exportable intelligence training available to African partner nations. The second MIBOC is scheduled to begin in Bamako, Mali, in November 2008. 3 Northrop Grumman Technical Services 19

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Technical Services - Winter 2009 Contents President's Column New Business Growth TS Implements Improvements to USPS Equipment Security Services Award in Southwest Asia; TS Awarded Qatar Contract Livermore Operations Provide Major Support to NSTec NSROC Team Achieves Technical Excellence NG Board Visits Nevada Test Site Fort Irwin Gains Efficiencies Global Hawk Award Lake Charles Reaches Significant Milestone TS Continues Expanding Hunter UAV Support Operations Warner Robins Uses Technology to Increase Business U.K. AWACS Accident Data Recording Systems Upgrade TS Continues to Support Injured Warfighters TS Transforms Army Training; Secures Key DHS Contract TS Trainers Deliver New Military Intelligence Instruction I'm In! TS Supports Joint Training Media Operations; BCTC Trainers Prepare for Combat Ethics OpenLine Results and Poster Contest Winners; Safe Harbor Annual Recertification TS Optimizes Operations Through ISO 9001:2000 Certification

Technical Services - Winter 2009

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