Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A US Army infantryman instructs another US soldier during an exercise to prepare the French Desert Commando Course, in Djibouti, ...

For nearly 50 years, French soldiers stationed in Djibouti have made their way to Arta Mountains for the French Desert Commando course, a grueling five-day course designed to test soldiers’ physical, ...

NOUMÉA, New Caledonia—Soldiers from the 962nd Quartermaster Mortuary Affairs Company are being challenged physically and mentally at the commando obstacle courses during Exercise Croix du Sud 2025, on ...

Several times every year, a few select US troops get to attend a very special course in the deserts of Africa. Run by the elite French Foreign Legion, the French Desert Commando Course usually hosts ...