The Gambia Armed Forces on Tuesday 02 July 2019 conducted a decoration ceremony for 19 Junior Officers. 3 were decorated from Second Lieutenant to Lieutenant and 16 from Lieutenant to Captain at the Joint Officers Mess (JOM) in Kotu. The milestone event followed suit after the decoration ceremony of Senior Officers of GAF last month […]
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137 soldiers of the Gambia Armed Forces newly established Defence Intelligence Security Company (DIS Coy) together with 40 soldiers of the British Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps on Friday 31 May 2019 completed a joint training exercise at the GAF Training School (GAFTS). The exercise was conducted in a Platoon and Section battle phase drill […]
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As the Gambia Armed Forces engages on promotion, 1 Infantry Battalion Yundum Barracks and Defence Headquarters Camp decorated 76 and 175 of their personnel respectively to various ranks ranging from Lance Corporal to Warrant Officer on Tuesday 30 April 2019 at Yundum Barracks. The promotion is geared to reward soldiers for their tireless service and […]
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Promotion in every institution is recognition of one’s dedication and commitment to duties. The Gambia Armed Forces is no exception to this practice. In this spirit, the Gambia Armed Forces Training School (GAFTS) on Tuesday 23 April, 2019 recognized the dedication and commitment to duties of 40 of her personnel due for promotion. They were elevated […]
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Major Gen Francios Ndiaye the Inspector General (IG) of the Senegalese Armed Forces and his delegation on Wednesday 27 March 2019 paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) Lieutenant General Masanneh N Kinteh at the Defence Headquarters in Banjul. The ten man delegation was received at the […]
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