Ghanaian Army soldiers teach U.S. Army troops Jungle Warfare.

Official photos release by the US Army Media team shows that Ghanaian Army soldiers took a lead role in the exercise teaching and instructing their American counterparts on the art of Jungle Warfare an area where the Ghanaian soldiers are particularly proficient in. The exercise took place at the Jungle Warfare school located the Achiase military base, Akim Oda, Ghana. The training exercise was aimed at assessing the participating members in Jungle Warfare, counter-insurgency and internal security operations.

The whole exercise consisted of three various parts which the service members must complete, it includes:

The Command Post Exercise (CPX) comprises of soldiers from 15 African countries and 7 western countries working through real-world scenario peace-keeping missions from the United Nations Multi-dimensional Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). The exercise also saw the use of computer-based scenario which was monitored by observer controllers. The African countries that participated in the CPX exercise includes Representatives from the ECOWAS, Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo. While the western countries who sent representatives includes Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and the U.K. 

At the Bundase Training Camp two hours drive from Accra the countries capital, soldiers from the Ghana Army 5th Infantry Battalion and the U.S. Army 1st Battalion 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne division trained side-by-side with live rounds and explosives. The FTX featured soldiers engaging in diverse war-fighting tactics such as Door-blasting demolitions, Sniper fire marksmanship, Frontal assault against fixed targets, IED defense, Command and Control and Combined Arms training including mortal fire training.

At the Jungle Warfare School (JWS) northwest of Accra, 62 soldiers from the U.S D Company, 1-506th Infantry Regiment received Jungle Warfare training from their Ghanaian counterpart. 

This marks the first time an African nation trained U.S. Army forces. The Ghanaian taught the U.S. how to survive and fight in the jungle. The training includes river crossing, day and night jungle navigation, survival techniques, obstacle crossing, emergency and medical procedures, wildlife hunting and identification of edible crops. 

A Ghanaian Army Major, The course commander of the school even went further to prepare and present a python snake dish. AU.S Army Soldier and a recent graduate of the GAF Jungle Warfare School said concerning the snake dish —

After the major exercises and drills, the participant went on a tour of the military facility guided by Lt. Col. Ct Broni who is the commander of the Jungle Warfare School. Before all the participant left for their various countries.