Army National Guard 1st Lt. Joshua York (left), 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bayonet platoon leader, speaks with French service members on the first day of a French Desert Commando Course at the Djibouti Range Complex near Arta, Djibouti, Nov. 26, 2017. The 12-day course will expose service members to the fundamentals of desert combat, survival, and troop movements while also bridging language and cultural barriers between the French and American troops. ( Air Force

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