A French marine instructor calls out scores to service members and French marines after their completion of the mountain obstacle during the French Desert Commando Course in Arta, Djibouti, Nov. 30, 2018. The course exposed troops to the fundamentals of desert combat, desert survival, weapons training, troop movements, and obstacle courses based on mountain and water environments. The service members, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, participated in the obstacle course alongside French marines to earn a coveted French Desert Commando Badge.

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