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Senegal troops training with 2nd IBCT
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Senegalese Army staff officers (left), as host nation role players, address concerns with a liaison officer (center) from 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at the Joint Readiness Training Center during rotation 15-10 Aug. 28. Capt. Patrick Enriquez (right) from the Vermont National Guard observes. - photo by Photo by Capt. Chad Ashe
FORT POLK, La. – Senegal army staff officers, in an effort to build the foundation for its training center in western Africa, participated in rotation 15-10 at the Joint Readiness Training Center with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. Senegalese officers here replicate a battalion staff for a maneuver force battalion from Louisiana National Guard who execute planned ground movements in Fort Polk’s training area against opposing forces. They also replicate a host nation security force team, operating in training area Dara Lam.
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