PRT DIWANIYAH HAS RELOCATED TO THE PROVINCE

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 000576 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O.12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREZ IZ SUBJECT: PRT DIWANIYAH HAS RELOCATED TO THE PROVINCE ¶1. On February 22, the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Diwaniyah moved from REO Hillah and into temporary quarters at Camp Echo, a base operated by Coalition Forces. This move will greatly enhance the team's effectiveness to engage more frequently with Iraqi counterparts, and will relieve the team from the arduous and challenging land and air transportation movements previously made from Hillah to the province. The PRT will remain in temporary quarters until they move to permanent quarters that will be constructed at Camp Echo. ¶2. As a result of this move, the team changes status from a Provincial Support Team (PST) to a full-fledged PRT. This change now increases the count to 12 PRTs, with only six PSTs remaining. There are still 13 ePRTs for a total of 31 teams in Iraq. CROCKER