Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A US Army infantryman instructs another US soldier during an exercise to prepare the French Desert Commando Course, in Djibouti, ...

A few times a year, select US troops get to attend a very special course in the deserts of Africa. The French Desert Commando Course usually hosts French troops training to fight Islamist extremists.

More than 35 U.S. forces joined French Cadets, infantry and legionnaires to negotiate the French Desert Survival Course April 25 to May 10, in Djibouti. The course exposed the forces to the ...

CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI – French Armed Forces stationed in Djibouti alongside U.S. service members with Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) completed the four phases of the grueling ...

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KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- Second Lieutenant Chan Ming Youn, 25, emerged as the sole Chinese candidate to successfully complete the 12-week Basic Commando Course at the Special Warfare ...