Building basic

Instructors with the 138th Regional Training Institute (RTI), Indiana National Guard and Basic Training Instructors from the Forces Armées Nigériennes pose for a group photo during the graduation practice of the Basic Training Enhancement Program (BTEP), March 26, 2022, in Niamey, Niger. The purpose of the BTEP is to standardize basic training by using the newly developed Soldier Manual that includes selected critical combat tasks to enable FAN Soldiers to shoot, move, communicate and survive. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jared Kindlespire)



By SETAF-Africa Public Affairs U.S. Army Southern European Task Niamey, Niger Apr 28, 2022
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