A
total number of 100 Gambia Armed Forces personnel on Thursday completed a month
long training on Peace Support Operation, Ambush and Counter Ambush Drill,
Combat medic, Mounted and Dismounted Patrolling.
The
training was spearheaded by the German Mobile Training Team.
Deputy
Chief of Defence Staff Gambia Armed Forces Major Gen. Yankuba Drammeh, said the
training was the main stage of any organisation and The Gambia Armed Forces is
by all means an exception to the assertion.
Conscious
of these facts, he said, this is what the Chief of Defence Staff continues to
feature prominently training and retraining programmes that enhances
professionalism and regimentation within The Gambia Armed Forces.
“We
view this training as a very important component in our collective life to
transform and reorganise the armed forces” he added.
Commander of the Gambia Armed Forces, Lt. Col.
Omar B. Bojang said the unanimous
decision to conduct the training in The Gambia is a clear reflection of the
fraternal bond that continues to exist between the governments of Germany and
The Gambia.
“The
concept of joint operations is becoming indispensable in view of the emergence
of new political and military challenges that cut across multinational
frontiers”.
To
be successful, he said, military forces must train first and foremost on
warfare particularly the way they intend to fight.
“They must also train to conduct military
operations other than war (MOOTW) and be prepared to operate in inter-agency
and multinational environments,” he added.
German
chancellor to The Gambia, Ms Britta Salecker, said with the return to
democracy, The Gambia has become an important partner sharing the same values
in international politics and has also become a pillar of stability.
She said, Germany is supporting the
consolidation of democracy and the rule of law in The Gambia. “In the security
sector for instance we are doing this trough cooperation with the police, the
police academy and the GID, border management among others.”
