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SUCCESS OF THE KENYA NAVY AND US SPECIAL FORCES JOINT COMBINED TRAINING The Deputy Commander Kenya Navy, Brigadier Lawrence Gituma, presided over the closing ceremony of the Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) Program on 30 April 2021 at the Kenya Navy Fleet, Mombasa. The JCET program is an exchange training program between the United States Army and Kenya Navy through the Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO). The program involved officers and service members drawn from the United States Army Special Forces Operational Detachment and the Kenya Navy Special Operations Squadron (SOS). The objective of the training was geared towards enhancing the capability of the Kenya Navy Special Operations personnel in maritime combat and security operations ensuring competent naval special warfare personnel are in place for effective deployment. ....
Jitegemee XXII at the Kenya Navy Dockyard earlier this week. Exercise Jitegemee is an annual Kenya Navy sea training cruise aimed at training young officers and sailors locally, equipping them with the practical knowledge and skills necessary to undertake tasks in fulfilment of the Kenya Navy mandate. The objectives of the exercise include acquisition of high standard of practical sea training for Junior Officers Under Training (JOUTS), crew training, testing the ship equipment and diplomatic visits. The training further reinforces the theoretical training the officers have received at the Kenya Naval Training College (KNTC) setting the foundation of having competent and skilled divisional ships’ officers able to conduct maritime operations effectively. ....
Inside New KDF Marine Commando Unit Securing Kenya s Shoreline Kenya s Marine Commandos pictured during a training exercise. File In 2020, the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) began training an elite first-of-its-kind group of marine commandos, a special unit with very special skills. The unit is an addition to the list of small but highly trained forces whose numbers have drastically gone up since the start of Operation Linda Nchi, when Kenyan military entered Somalia nine years ago. On January 5, 2020, three Americans were killed when al-Shabab attacked the Manda Bay military base in Kenya. This among other attempts by the outlawed militia necessitated the formation of this new elite force specialized in neutralizing threats at sea. ....