U.S., Senegal continue fight against illicit trafficking in West African nation [Image 20 of 22]

THIES, SENEGAL

03.18.2016

Photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Peterson 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

Senegalese soldiers completed a month-long training exercise with U.S. Marines, March 18, at a military training facility in Thies, Senegal. U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, trained their counterparts with Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando, or COFUMACO, in infantry tactics, making this the 10th training engagement the forces. In an effort to combat illicit trafficking in the region, the Marines were in Senegal at the request of the host nation government in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Dakar. The Marines trained with the COFUMACO in Toubacouta in the southern part of the country for two weeks before moving up to Thies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Peterson)

• Date Taken: 03.18.2016
• Date Posted: 03.21.2016 09:47
• Photo ID: 2475877
• VIRIN: 160317-M-TM093-010
• Resolution: 2880x1920
• Size: 3.18 MB
• Location: THIES, SN