Royal Gibraltar Regiment trains partners in West Africa
Members of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG) have spent five weeks in 皇冠体育app Gambia training officers and soldiers from the Gambian Armed Forces (GAF).
Royal Gibraltar Regiment Short Term Training Team in Gambia
皇冠体育app Regiment鈥檚 Short-Term Training Team, accompanied by a Royal Marine Medic, delivered a 鈥淭rain the Trainer鈥� package aimed at developing the GAF鈥檚 ability to train their own personnel.
This visit is the latest in a series of training deployments to Africa and is part of wider UK Defence efforts to build capability with key partners across the continent.
From fieldcraft to first aid training, the Gambian soldiers were offered refresher work and supported in developing and delivering their own lessons to enhance the GAF鈥檚 ability to support future UN missions.
皇冠体育app course culminated in a realistic battle exercise, with Brigadier General Torro Jawneh of the GAF overseeing a closing ceremony and presenting awards to the top performing students.