Top commander Lieutenant Colonel Amadou Bojang has said training afforded his troops in Turkey centered on UN peacekeeping and advanced military tactics – as his troops returned home.
Two hundred and fifty GAF personnel dubbed GAMCOY QRF 2 were airlifted to The Republic of Turkey for training in October.
The group landed in Banjul on over the weekend after the successful completion of a much cherished training, the military said in a statement.
The statement said: “According to the Contingent Commander Lieutenant Colonel Amadou Bojang, the training was a specialized and tailored one centering on UN peacekeeping procedures and advance military tactics. He was also quick to highlight the special gains made in the field of convoy operations, mine awareness drills amongst a cadre of peace operation courses. The training package is part of a series earmarked amongst others for Gambian QRF contingents to undergo prior to deployment in a peacekeeping environment.
“The troops were received at the Banjul International Airport by the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff Major General Mamat O Cham together with some GAF top brass. General Cham welcomed them back home and commended them for the good conduct they showed while in Turkey, noting that no adverse report or misconduct of any individual has reached the Defence Headquarters.”
