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197496
Wed, 07/27/2011 - 09:17
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Iran Offers to Train Air Marshals of Friendly States
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Tuesday that it is ready to train other countries' air marshals and transfer its experience in training flight security units to friendly states.
"As regards trainings for air marshals and given the valuable experiences of the Islamic Republic of Iran, we have announced our preparedness to hold (flight security) training courses if brotherly and friendly countries are interested," Lieutenant Commander of the IRGC Air Marshals told FNA.
The commander, however, pointed out that Iran has not received any specific request in this regard yet.
The commander underlined that Iran is not dependent on any foreign state for training its air marshals, and that all the relevant training courses have been devised inside Iran.
In the early years after the revolution, the country's enemies started hijacking Iranian planes, but after the IRGC set up an air marshal unit, no one dared to try hijacking Iranian planes for more than two decades. The only exception to this rule was a hijack attempt last year. In November 2010, the IRGC air marshals foiled an attempt to hijack an Iranian plane en route to Damascus.
"As regards trainings for air marshals and given the valuable experiences of the Islamic Republic of Iran, we have announced our preparedness to hold (flight security) training courses if brotherly and friendly countries are interested," Lieutenant Commander of the IRGC Air Marshals told FNA.
The commander, however, pointed out that Iran has not received any specific request in this regard yet.
The commander underlined that Iran is not dependent on any foreign state for training its air marshals, and that all the relevant training courses have been devised inside Iran.
In the early years after the revolution, the country's enemies started hijacking Iranian planes, but after the IRGC set up an air marshal unit, no one dared to try hijacking Iranian planes for more than two decades. The only exception to this rule was a hijack attempt last year. In November 2010, the IRGC air marshals foiled an attempt to hijack an Iranian plane en route to Damascus.
