A US Army infantryman instructs another US soldier during an exercise to prepare the French Desert Commando Course, in Djibouti, August 28, 2021.US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Christopher Dyer A few times a ...

STORY: Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commando unit that waded ashore on D-Day, has died. He celebrated his 100th birthday last October. Gautier was one of 177 French soldiers ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A raid to free a French intelligence agent held captive in Somalia for three years went horribly wrong, leaving 17 Islamists and at least one French commando dead in a ...

French police revealed that they are hunting a “commando” of four robbers who pulled off the daring heist of priceless valuables at the Louvre on Sunday — and now they’ve got some key evidence. No ...

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 ...

Sgt. Liliana Munday worked out three times a day to prepare for the French Desert Commando course in the rugged mountains of Djibouti. Munday was one of 40 U.S. service members who signed up for one ...

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 ...

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 ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A second French commando has died from wounds suffered during a failed attempt to rescue a French agent in Somalia held hostage by al Shabaab since 2009, the al Qaeda-affiliated ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A second French commando has died from wounds in Somalia after a failed attempt at the weekend to rescue a French agent held hostage by al Shabaab since 2009, the Somalian rebel ...