U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise

U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Company, Europe, Commander, Task Force - 68, and French armed forces soldiers conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain training during a joint forces readiness exercise in Timbuktu, Mali, April 16, 2021. This latest trip to Timbuktu tested the command’s ability to rapidly move troops from Europe into West Africa.



By Sgt. William Chockey U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Timbuktu, Mali Apr 19, 2021
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