U.S. Military in Africa Says Changes Have Been Made to Protect Troops
A U.S. army instructor works with Malian soldiers during an anti-terrorism exercise on April 12, 2018.
Photographer: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images
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Dakar, Senegal (AP) -- The U.S. military in Africa has taken steps to increase the security of troops on the ground, adding armed drones and armored vehicles and taking a harder look at when American forces go out with local troops, the head of the U.S. Africa Command said Monday.
Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser told reporters the U.S. also has cut the response time needed for medical evacuations — the result of a broad review in the wake of last year's ambush in Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers and four of their Niger counterparts.