Task Force Red Dragon participates in French-led Exercise WAKRI 22- March 13-15, 2022

Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1-149th, Infantry Battalion, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, prepare for a participate in Exercise WAKRI 22 near Ali Adde, Djibouti, March 14, 2022. Exercise WAKRI 22, the largest annual French-led exercise on the African continent, was spread out across Djibouti and provided realistic training for French Armed Forces air, ground and sea components alongside their U.S. Allies. The three-day exercise demonstrated how the U.S. and France train together to defend against threats, strengthening their collective security forces and promoting regional security, stability, and prosperity.