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A soldier of the 1ST Infantry Battalion Senegal Army charges an objective point with his M-16 Assault Rifle as part of a training exercise during Operation FOCUS RELIEF II (OFR II) in Thies, Senegal. OFR II is an operation provided by the US Army Special Forces to the Senegal Army for training on new equipment and fighting tactics to bring up their proficiency level for peace enforcement in Sierra Leone

Soldiers of the 1ST Infantry Battalion, Senegal Army members with M-16A1s and an M-60 Machine Gun, execute troop movement formations during OPERATION FOCUS RELIEF II (OFR II) in Thies, Senegal. OFR II is an operation provided by the US Army Special Forces to the Senegal Army for training on new equipment and fighting tactics to bring up their proficiency level for peace enforcement in Sierra Leone

Soldiers of the 1ST Infantry Battalion Senegal Army reload ammunition for their M-16A1 Assault Rifles while conducting troop movement training during Operation FOCUS RELIEF II (OFR II) in Thies, Senegal. OFR II is an operation provided by the US Army Special Forces to the Senegal Army for training on new equipment and fighting tactics to bring up their proficiency level for peace enforcement in Sierra Leone

Soldiers of the 1ST Infantry Battalion Senegal Army attend a training class on raid techniques during Operation FOCUS RELIEF II (OFR II) in Thies, Senegal. OFR II is an operation provided by the U.S. Army Special Forces to the Senegal army for training on new equipment and fighting tactics to bring up their proficiency level for peace enforcement in Sierra Leone

Soldiers of the 1ST Infantry Battalion Senegal Army practice troop movement techniques during Operation FOCUS RELIEF II (OFR II) in Thies, Senegal. OFR II is an operation provided by the US Army Special Forces to the Senegal Army for training on new equipment and fighting tactics to bring up their proficiency level for peace enforcement in Sierra Leone

A soldier of the 1ST Battalion 3rd Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, teaches basic platoon movement formations to soldiers of the 1ST Infantry Battalion Senegal Army during OPERATION FOCUS RELIEF II (OFR II) in Thies, Senegal. OFR II is an operation provided by the U.S. Army Special Forces to the Senegal Army for training on new equipment and fighting tactics to bring up their proficiency level for peace enforcement in Sierra Leone

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Soldiers of the 1ST Infantry Battalion Senegal Army siege an objective point as part of a training exercise during Operation FOCUS RELIEF II (OFR II) in Thies, Senegal. OFR II is an operation provided by the US Army Special Forces to the Senegal Army for training on new equipment and fighting tactics to bring up their proficiency level for peace enforcement in Sierra Leone. Senegal Army members are seen with the M-16 Assault Rifle

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Subject Operation/Series: Operation FOCUS RELIEF II

Base: Thies

Country: Senegal (SEN)

Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Infantry Battalion, Senegal

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Underwood, Jr., USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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