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, ...

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 ...

DJIBOUTI – Vermont National Guard Spc. Caylen De Los Reyes completed the demanding French Desert Commando Course. An 11B infantry Soldier with Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry (Mountain), ...

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.