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Transall - the workhorse of the French Air Force after landing on Ivorian soil. |
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Arrival at Abidjan, Ivory Coast's largest city. For most of the units arriving in the Ivory Coast the first few nights were spent in Abidjan inside the 43 BIMa camp, under extensive hangars improvised as sleeping areas. The simple metal foldable beds are fitted with anti-mosquito netting as malaria was a real danger. |
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Once our weapons arrived we were issued with our armaments and ammunition and it stayed with us - on the person - for the duration of the operation. |
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Offloading ammunition pallets. The wooden and plastic cases contained cartridges from 5.56mm to 12.7mm in calibre, in addition to hand and rifle grenades, mortar rounds, anti-tank rockets and anti-tank missiles. It was quite an arsenal of firepower for the entire company. |
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Instruction was given on how to disarm and subdue potentially hostile personnel - here one-on-one fighting tactics are taught. |
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How to take someone prisoner. |
