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, ...

For nearly 50 years, French soldiers stationed in Djibouti have made their way to Arta Mountains for the French Desert Commando course, a grueling five-day course designed to test soldiers’ physical, ...

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 ...

Tamale, Oct 19, GNA – A total of 35 soldiers from the Ghana Army’s Special Operations Brigade, have graduated from the Basic Commandos Course 1–25, held at the 69 Airborne Force, Barwah Barracks in ...

BALING, July 11 (Bernama) – After failing on his first attempt, Second Lieutenant Muhammad Fadli Jamalluddin returned stronger to complete the Basic Commando Course Series AK/1/26, with 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.