Future Commandos prepare to conduct full spectrum of special operations

Photo By Bob Ditchey | Future Afghan Commandos conduct helicopter operations training during week 10 of Commando Qualification Course Class 22 at the ANASOC School of Excellence near Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2018. Focused on improving Commando’s shock and speed during helicopter assaults, the training reinforces weapons safety and personnel accountability. CDOQC is a 14-week course designed to assess and train Afghan soldiers for assignment in one of the ten Special Operations Kandaks. (NSOCC-A photo by Robert Ditchey)  

AFGHANISTAN

02.24.2018

Story by Bob Ditchey 

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

More than 1,000 Afghan National Army soldiers completed the Commando Qualification Course Assessment at the ANA Special Operations Command School of Excellence near Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb.14, 2018. More than 2,500 ANA soldiers in three courses are currently training to become Commandos, Afghanistan’s elite special operations force. “The growth of Afghan Special Forces and Commandos is on track,” said Gen. John Nicholson, NATO Resolute Support commander before the turn of the new year. “In 2018, we‘re going to see the Afghan security forces go on the offensive, and they‘re going to retake areas that have either been contested or been under Taliban control, and key to this effort are going to be the Commandos.” (NSOCC-A photo by Robert Ditchey)

• Date Taken: 02.24.2018
• Date Posted: 02.24.2018 07:46
• Story ID: 267085
• Location: AF