Liberia: Michigan Army to Train AFL

Friends and family bid farewell to soldiers from the Michigan Army National Guard, on Sunday, January 6th at the Fort Custer Training Center as they departed for Fort Benning, Ga., and then Liberia for a 12-month tour of duty.

Soldiers from several Michigan Army National Guard units will deploy to Liberia where they will be part of a Traveling Contact Team responsible for teaching the Armed Forces of Liberia everything from drill and ceremony to basic infantry tactics. Operation Observant Liberty is a joint service effort of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who will all participate in the training of the AFL.

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