Showing posts with label base-transfer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label base-transfer. Show all posts

Monday, March 25, 2013

Camp Julien Transferred to Afghans

Another base in the Kabul, Afghanistan area has been transferred to the Afghans. Camp Julien, long a training site used by coalition troops to train Afghan army and police is now in the hands of the ANSF. The camp at one time was a main base for the Canadian contingent in the early years of the Afghan War (it was named for a Canadian soldier who fought in Korea). Camp Julien was transferred to the Afghans in November 2005 but then later re-opened in 2007 as the location for the COIN Academy. The COIN Academy has now been transferred over to the ANSF. As ISAF slowly decreases its force levels in Afghanistan and functions of training and equipping the Afghan security forces are turned over to the Afghans the numerous bases around Afghanistan will slowly dwindle. Read more in "ANSF accepts Camp Julien in transfer ceremony", DVIDS, March 20, 2013.