Armée Nationale Gambienne / Gambian National Army

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Gambian Navy personnel on HMS Dauntless for boarding training

un Hai Ou patrol boat participant à l'exercice Saharan Express 2012. 3 autres unités sont en service chez les gambiens et c'est les plus importantes unités de leur petite branche navale constitutée de 250 marins

une info qui date mais intéressante ... j'ai des doutes sur le nom de la classe citée dans l'article

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Taiwan offre trois patrouilleurs à la Gambie



Vendredi 29 juin 2012

A l’occasion de la visite d’Etat que Yahya Jammeh, le président gambien, effectue à Taiwan du 26 au 30 juin, trois frégates de patrouille vont être offertes à la Gambie par Taiwan pour l’aider à mieux lutter contre la contrebande, a-t-on annoncé hier au ministère des Affaires étrangères.

Les trois frégates de patrouille, de type Cheng Kung , rejoindront trois autres vedettes rapides de patrouille que Taiwan a déjà données à la Gambie en 2009, a déclaré Hsu Mien-sheng [徐勉生], le directeur général du département des Affaires africaines au ministère. Il s’agit d’aider la Gambie à maintenir ses capacités de défense et ses moyens de lutte contre la contrebande le long de ses côtes, un problème particulièrement préoccupant pour cet allié, a expliqué Hsu Mien-sheng.

Celui-ci a expliqué qu’une quatrième vedette rapide offerte par Taiwan en 2009 avait été sérieusement endommagée au point qu’elle n’est plus utilisable. Plutôt que de la réparer, Taiwan a préféré faire don de ces trois patrouilleurs, qui sont actuellement stationnés sur une île au large de Taiwan. Ceux-ci seront rénovés et réarmés par le ministère de la Défense avant d’être envoyés en Gambie, a indiqué Hsu Mien-sheng.

Taiwan Info

oui trop gros/sophistiqué pour la gambie et en plus encore actifs..je mise sur ces 2 Lung Jiang decommissionés

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2011/12/29/327335/Navy-decommissions.htm

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U.S. Marines and Gambian soldiers practice firing on the move during a combat marksmanship range for exercise Western Accord 2012 in Thies, Senegal, July 15, 2012. Western Accord is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored, Marine Forces Africa-led multilateral field exercise and humanitarian mission in Senegal designed to increase interoperability between the United States and several West African partner nations.

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SÉCURITÉ MARITIME : LA GAMBIE S'ÉQUIPE

Ouestafnews- La Gambie va renforcer ses moyens de surveillance maritime avec l’arrivée à Banjul de trois bateaux de surveillance, indique le site spécialisé defenceweb.com.

Ces navires constituent un don de la république de Taiwan dont la Gambie est un des derniers partenaires en Afrique de l’Ouest.

« Nous continuerons de faire en sorte que nos eaux territoriales soient bien protégées, de dissuader et de punir les bandits qui agissent en mer », a déclaré la vice-présidente gambienne, Isatou Njie Saidy lors de la réception des navires le 23 août 2013 à Banjul.


Ces trois bateaux d’un poids de 8 tonnes et de dix mètres de long chacun, sont équipés d’une artillerie capable de riposter aux attaques, en plus de leur mission de surveillance côtière.

La présence des pirates maritimes qui ont massivement investis les côtes ouest africaines et le Golfe de Guinée poussent les pays de ces régions à s’équiper pour enrayer la menace.

Dans cette même optique, le Sénégal et le Togo ont fait la commande de plusieurs navires patrouilleurs chez le constructeur français Raidco Marine.

Selon defenceweb, ce don de Taiwan constitue un véritable coup de main à la marine gambienne, faiblement équipée jusqu’ici avec seulement trois vieux patrouilleurs.

La Gambie et le Burkina Faso constituent les deux derniers pays en Afrique de l’ouest à encore entretenir une coopération et des liens diplomatiques avec Taiwan, alors que beaucoup de pays africains lui ont tourné le dos pour ne pas s’aliéner la nouvelle grande puissance économique qu’est la Chine.

La Gambie est peut être la plus petite force aérienne au Monde avec 1 Su-25 et 2 AT802 en son inventaire .. le Su25 ex-Georgian Air Force a été reçu en 2004

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Gambia Peacekeepers Depart for Darfur
March 10, 2016

The Deputy Chief of Defense Staff of The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), Major General Yakubu Drammeh, has encouraged the Gamcoy 19 contingent to serve as a source of hope to the hopeless and bring joy and happiness to those in desperate conditions in the Sudanese troubled region of Darfur.

He as well advised them to desist from any acts or behaviours that have the tendency to tarnish the image of the contingent and The Gambia.

Major General Drammeh was speaking on Monday [March 7] at the Banjul International Airport before the departure of Gamcoy 19 to Darfur. The contingent consists of fourteen officers, one hundred and ninety-four other ranks, including eighteen female, led by Lt. Col Dembo Jarju.

These 208 military personnel will serve one year in Darfur.

“I do not doubt your credibility [both] individually or collectively,” Major General Drammeh said. He added that the Gamcoy 19 contingent undergone professional trainings and he, therefore, urged them to always reflect on those trainings they had, as this, he said will determine their success in the mission.

He went on to describe peace keeping as a very noble venture, while advising them to respect the culture and tradition of the people they are going to serve in order to win their hearts and minds.

He reminded them that the mission has a mandate, which they must strictly observe. “There is rule of engagements that guides you to your day to day activities; those rules must be observed in the cause of performing your duties as dignified individuals that represent the great country of Gambia,” he added.

As reported by Omar Wally for The Daily Observer





http://www.african-defense.com/defense-news/gambia-peacekeepers-depart-for-darfur/

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Marine Nationale

[Sécurité maritime dans le Golfe de Guinée 🌍 - African NEMO 18.2 : épisode 5] Interactions avec la marine gambienne
La marine gambienne a intercepté le navire « Marine 007 » en début de matinée. Malgré les preuves de pêche illicite à
bord, les autorités décident, après une discussion conjointe avec la #CSRP et le #CRESMAO de laisser repartir le navire
pour le saisir en flagrant délit dans les eaux territoriales du Sénégal.



 

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 Royal Gibraltar Regiment RG

Soldiers of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment have spent the last week in #Gambia training Gambian Army Instructors
and mentoring the Gambian Army's pre-deployment training for their United Nations mission to Darfur. This week
they covered Battle Exercises & Lessons, and tackled Law of Armed Conflict.

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Royal Gibraltar Regiment RG

Week 2 of the Royal Gibraltar Regiments Training and Mentoring Mission to #Gambia in aid of #UnitedNations mission in #Darfur led by UNAMID.

This week saw the Regiment train #Gambian #ArmedForces on Mine and IED awareness, utilising the Regiments experience from #Iraq, #Afghanistan & #Brunei. The end of the week saw #RG instructors teaching Section and Platoon Urban Operations skills, tactics and drills.

This training package is designed to enable the #Gambian #Army's Instructors to train their soldiers for Pre-deployment Training to #Darfur.

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Gambia Armed Forces

GAF AND BRITISH ARMY COMPLETES JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE

The Gambia Armed Forces Defence Intelligence and Security Company (DISEC) in partnership with the British Army Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) completed a month long Joint Training Exercise.

The training was meant to achieve two key objectives, which are; Collective Training (CT) and Defence Engagement (DE). The CT focused mainly on Fire Team and Platoon drills in all the phases of war. It was ensured through strengthening the mastery of participant’s skills on Counter Improvised Explosive Devises (CIED), Reconnaissance, Ground Manoeuvre (GM), Deliberate and Hasty Attacks, Breaching and Obstacle Crossing, Delivering Orders, Providing Framework Patrols, Partnering, Mentoring and CASEVAC amongst others.

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Turkey donates Otokar Cobras to Gambia

Guy Martin -29th Sep



The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) have taken delivery of a consignment of military hardware donated by Turkey, including two Otokar Cobra armoured personnel carriers.

The ‘non-lethal military items’ were handed over by Turkey’s embassy in Banjul on 20 September, the Gambia Armed Forces reported, and included the two vehicles, high frequency (HF) Radios, mine detectors, uniforms, winter jackets, rain coats and combat boots, amongst others.

Turkey’s ambassador to Gambia Tolga Bermek said the handover marked a significant milestone in the bilateral and military cooperation between Ankara and Banjul and allowed Turkey to contribute to Gambia’s foreign policy and peacekeeping efforts.

The Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Yakuba A Drammeh, said the donated equipment would go a long way in supporting United Nations peace support operations around the world.

Since 1965, both countries have maintained good relations bilaterally and multilaterally, especially at the United Nations and Islamic Cooperation Organization. Turkish military officers have provided training since the 1990s and between 1991 and 2007, Turkish military trainers trained around 7 000 Gambian soldiers. After the expiry of the training agreement between two countries in 2007, Gambian troops started receiving training in Turkey and since then more than 500 Gambian soldiers have visited Turkey for training. In January 2022, 250 Gambian soldiers arrived in Turkey to receive counter-terrorism training.

In 2014, defence cooperation was further deepened, and the Gambia Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey signed a bilateral agreement for the provision of logistical assistance to the Gambia Armed Forces. Turkey also donated $600 000 to help Gambia with its peacekeeping mission in Mali and other logistical issues.

In April 2022, Turkey provided security equipment to Gambia that included shields, gas masks, radios and other items. Other donations have included thousands of uniforms, tents, water bottles and other equipment. In 2019 it was announced that Turkey had provided $1.4 million in military assistance to The Gambia, the content of which was not disclosed.

Two Katmerciler Hizir armoured vehicles arrived from Turkey in Gambia last year, with a contract apparently in place for 20 vehicles.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/turkey-donates-otokar-cobras-to-gambia/