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, ...

BAGHDAD—The assault on the enemy fighting positions during the live fire exercise began with the explosion of a simulated improvised explosive device. Iraqi Army soldiers with 3rd Company, Commando ...

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

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.