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Sergeant Jay Schenkel II speaks with soldiers with the Burundi National Defense Force (BNDF) after conducting practical application drills for improvised explosive device sweeping while patrolling in Bujumbura, Burundi, Nov. 6, 2014. Schenkel is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with SPMAGTF-Crisis Response-Africa training alongside the BNDF, teaching basic infantry tactics, engineering, logistical support, countering-IED, lifesaving techniques and convoy operations to prepare them for an upcoming deployment in support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin) - Sergeant Jay Schenkel II speaks with soldiers with the Burundi National Defense Force (BNDF) after conducting practical application drills for improvised explosive device sweeping while patrolling in Bujumbura, Burundi, Nov. 6, 2014. Schenkel is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with SPMAGTF-Crisis Response-Africa training alongside the BNDF, teaching basic infantry tactics, engineering, logistical support, countering-IED, lifesaving techniques and convoy operations to prepare them for an upcoming deployment in support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin)

US Forces prepare Burundi National Defense Force for upcoming deployment

U.S. Marines are training with the Burundi National Defense Force to prepare them for their deployment in support of African Union Mission in Somalia.“We’ve been conducting bilateral training with the Burundian National Defense Forces, trying to prep them for AMISOM and their future deployments,” said Cpl. Ryan Novak, a Newark, Del., native. “This

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