Soldiers assist Niger army enhance basic training program

Photo By Carmen Daugherty | Army Maj. Mamadou Sylla talks to Niger army basic training instructors as recruits disassemble and reassemble weapons Dec. 7, 2021. Sylla led a small team from U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa on a visit to Niger to discuss projects and plans to enhance the Forces Armées Nigériennes basic training in coordination with the U.S. Embassy Niamey, Office of Security Cooperation and the Regional Training Institute of the Indiana Army National Guard. The FAN basic training capability enhancement project, part of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program, is scheduled to be completed before April. Instructions from the Indiana ANG Regional Training Institute are set to train and certify the FAN basic training instructors. The project aims to standardize FAN basic training in order to provide continuity for a professional security force to counter regional threats and violent extremist organizations. The Indiana Army National Guard and Niger are matched in the National Guard and U.S. Africa Command State Partnership Program. (U.S. Army photo by Carmen Daugherty.)  

NIAMEY, NIGER

01.04.2022

Story by Sgt. Maj. Carmen Daugherty 

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

NIAMEY, Niger -- Soldiers from U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa visited Niger Dec. 6-10 to coordinate a program to enhance the Niger army's ability to train new recruits. The SETAF-AF team joined members of the U.S. Embassy Niamey Office of Security Cooperation, the Regional Training Institute of the Indiana Army National Guard, and Niamey army to discuss final project plans.

The basic training project aims to strengthen the basic training capability of Forces Armées Nigériennes. It is part of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act, authorized by U.S. Congress, and purposed to improve governance and the capacities of countries in North and West Africa. The basic training enhancement is scheduled to be completed before April.

The Regional Training Institute of the Indiana ANG is set to train and certify the FAN basic training instructors. The project aims to standardize FAN basic training in order to provide continuity for a professional security force to counter regional threats and violent extremist organizations. The Indiana Army National Guard and Niger are matched in the National Guard and U.S. Africa Command State Partnership Program.

• Date Taken: 01.04.2022
• Date Posted: 01.12.2022 04:52
• Story ID: 412432
• Location: NIAMEY, NE