CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti — Thirty-one Army National Guard Soldiers and one Air Force Airman assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa completed the arduous French Desert Commando Course Feb ...

American service members tested their mettle against French standards earlier this spring as part of a desert survival course meant to prepare troops for battle in the high, dry mountains of eastern ...

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 ...

Several times every year, a few select US troops get to attend a very special course in the deserts of Africa. Run by the elite French Foreign Legion, the French Desert Commando Course usually hosts ...

The Royal Marines are famous for their grueling training. By Jeff Schogol | Published Dec 14, 2023 3:39 PM EST Royal Marines conduct jungle training in Ghana in 2013 (Picture courtesy of the British ...

Okinawa, Japan, July 27, 2007: Lance Cpl. Joshua Rodriguez, 22, from Fredricksburg, Va., an administrative clerk with Marine Air Control Group 18, pulls himself across a rope bridge Friday at Commando ...

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.