What are US troops doing in Africa?

Currently, the US has 7,000 military personnel on rotational deployment in Africa. These troops carry out joint operations with African forces against extremists or jihadists.

What soldiers do on deployment?

7 Things Troops Do on Deployments That They Won’t Admit To

• Working out.
• Sleeping through Indirect Fire (IDF) sirens.
• Pirating movies.
• Insect fights.
• Way too intimate web-chats with a significant other.
• Laptops in portajohns.

How strong is Chad’s military?

approximately 25,000 soldiers
Chad’s armed forces, l’Armee National du Tchad (ANT), is divided into its land forces and air forces. Its overall strength is approximately 25,000 soldiers. Much of the effective leadership is drawn from President Deby’s Zaghawa ethnic group.

Do US soldiers deployed to Nigeria ever ask for money?

No real deployed U.S. serviceman will ever ask for money. The very few U.S. personnel deployed to Nigeria are not there in a combat role, and they never cruise dating sites looking for “love”. U.S. military personnel do NOT have their names affixed to their uniforms in reverse.

Does the US have military troops in Africa?

The U.S. does have some military presence in virtually every African nation, even if it’s small. Most nations, according to June figures from the Pentagon, have at least a handful of active-duty personnel temporarily deployed there.

Who are the Nigerian soldiers in Nigeria?

The soldiers are primarily trainers working with troops fighting Boko Haraam. They are not stationed in Nigeria but rotate in from other places. Anyone claiming to be one of them can be quickly found out.

Are there soldiers in the Nigerian embassy in Washington DC?

From my knowledge I would say that there are only a few soldiers in Nigeria and a few Marines at the Embassy. The soldiers are primarily trainers working with troops fighting Boko Haraam. They are not stationed in Nigeria but rotate in from other places. Anyone claiming to be one of them can be quickly found out.