John Garrity
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John Garrity is an officer in the United States Army
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In 2009 he was appointed the camp commandant of the Bagram Theater Internment Facility
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He oversaw the closing of the old temporary facility built in a ruined hangar from the era of Afghanistan's Soviet occupation -- that had nevertheless been in use since early 2002—and the opening of modern facilities.
Prior to serving as camp commandant at Bagram he commanded the 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne) at Fort Bragg
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According to Saeed Shah, of the McClatchy News Service, Garrity was tasked to reverse Bagram's bad reputation.
Under his leadership, the Bagram Theater Internment Facility was closed and the Detention Facility in Parwan was opened. The Detention Facility in Parwan became a focal point in the reintegration of former Taliban Fighters back into Afghan society as healthy men, educated with a trade and motivated to care for their Family and village.
Garrity has since retired from the U.S. Military.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
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In 2009 he was appointed the camp commandant of the Bagram Theater Internment Facility
Bagram Theater Internment Facility
The Parwan Detention Facility , also called the Bagram Theater Internment Facility, is a United States-run prison located next to Bagram Airfield in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan.It was formerly known as the Bagram Collection Point...
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He oversaw the closing of the old temporary facility built in a ruined hangar from the era of Afghanistan's Soviet occupation -- that had nevertheless been in use since early 2002—and the opening of modern facilities.
Prior to serving as camp commandant at Bagram he commanded the 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne) at Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg (North Carolina)
Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate...
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According to Saeed Shah, of the McClatchy News Service, Garrity was tasked to reverse Bagram's bad reputation.
Under his leadership, the Bagram Theater Internment Facility was closed and the Detention Facility in Parwan was opened. The Detention Facility in Parwan became a focal point in the reintegration of former Taliban Fighters back into Afghan society as healthy men, educated with a trade and motivated to care for their Family and village.
Garrity has since retired from the U.S. Military.