President Adama Barrow addressed troops at Kanilai Barracks in Kanilai on Thursday during a meeting with the servicemembers.
The president was in Kanilai to meet with the family of former President Yahya Jammeh.
The president also met with troops that form the Kanilai Barracks where he advised them to work in the interest of the nation.
The president said: “The security of this country is very important to me as commander-in-chief of the Gambia Armed Forces. But without your support, without your hardwork, that will be impossible.
“My piece of advice is: work together as a family, work together as unit, work in the interest of this country. This country belongs to all of us. The security, the development of this country is everybody’s business.”