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U.S. Troops Train Ugandan Soldiers

Ugandan army soldiers stand in formation as they prepare to receive training instructions from U.S. Army soldiers on Forward Operating Location Kasenyi, Uganda, Feb., 12, 2008. The U.S. soldiers, assigned to The Old Guard, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Delta Company, are training the Ugandan soldiers in a 16-week military-to-military program.

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Leonard gives land navigation tips to Ugandan army soldiers before they head out to search the terrain for markers during a land navigation course on Forward Operating Location Kasenyi, Uganda, Feb. 13, 2008. Leonard is assigned to The Old Guard, 3rd Regiment, 1st Battalion, Delta Company, which is tasked with training Ugandan soldiers in a 16-week course.

A Ugandan army soldier uses his hand as a notepad to take navigation notes during a land navigation course on Forward Operating Location Kasenyi, Uganda, Feb. 12, 2008.

Ugandan army soldiers plot points on a map before heading out to find their markers during land navigation course on Forward Operating Location Kasenyi, Uganda, Feb. 12, 2008.

Ugandan army soldiers plot their points on a map before heading out to find their markers during a land navigation course taught by U.S. Army soldiers on Forward Operating Location Kasenyi, Uganda, Feb. 12, 2008.

Ugandan army soldiers plot their points on a map before heading out to find their markers during a land navigation course on Forward Operating Location Kasenyi, Uganda, Feb. 12, 2008.

Ugandan army soldiers use compasses to search the terrain for several markers after plotting points on a map during a land navigation course taught by U.S. Army soldiers on Forward Operating Location Kasenyi, Uganda, Feb. 12, 2008.

Ugandan army soldiers search the terrain for several markers with the help of U.S. Army Spc. Michael Christiani during a land navigation course on Forward Operating Location Kasenyi, Uganda, Feb. 12, 2008. Christiani is assigned to The Old Guard, 3rd Regiment, 1st Battalion, Delta Company, which is tasked with training Ugandan soldiers in a 16-week course.

Ugandan army soldiers walk single file back from their barracks after a lunch break to begin another session of a land navigation, Feb. 12, 2008.

U.S. Army Spc. Brian Marley scores a land navigation test for a group of Ugandan army soldiers on Forward Operating Location Kasenyi, Uganda, Feb. 12, 2008. Marley is assigned to The Old Guard, 3rd Regiment, 1st Battalion, Delta Company, which is tasked with training Ugandan soldiers in a 16-week course.

Ugandan army soldiers stand in formation before being released for the day after completing part of a land navigation course taught by U.S. soldiers on Forward Operating Location Kasenyi, Uganda, Feb. 12, 2008.

Ugandan army soldiers stand in formation as they prepare to receive training instructions from U.S. Army soldiers on Forward Operating Location Kasenyi, Uganda, Feb., 12, 2008. The U.S. soldiers, assigned to The Old Guard, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Delta Company, are training the Ugandan soldiers in a 16-week military-to-military program.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock