On November 2025, the United States and Mozambique marked the completion of a counterterrorism training program with a graduation ceremony for 105 soldiers from the Mozambican Armed Defense Forces (FADM) at Moamba Training Camp.
General Jane Dos Santos, Chief of General Staff of the FADM, and Lieutenant Colonel Louis Cascino, U.S. Defense Attaché to Mozambique, attended the event. Both officials acknowledged the achievements of the graduates and emphasized their countries' ongoing commitment to bilateral security cooperation.
The training focused on improving the FADM’s capabilities in areas such as small-unit tactics, operational planning, battlefield medical care, and civilian protection. The graduates showed progress in readiness, coordination, and mission execution—skills considered vital for Mozambique's efforts to increase stability in provinces affected by violence and advance national goals related to resilience and community security.
According to both governments, continued engagement and joint training are viewed as essential for advancing collective security interests and strengthening cooperation between the United States and Mozambique.
"The training aimed to enhance the FADM’s ability to counter violent extremist threats through instruction in small-unit tactics, operational planning, battlefield medical care, and the protection of civilians. Graduates demonstrated measurable improvement in readiness, coordination, and mission execution—capabilities that directly support Mozambique’s ongoing efforts to improve stability in affected provinces and national objectives tied to resilience, community security, and counterterrorism response."
"Both countries reaffirmed that sustained engagement and joint training will remain essential to advance collective security and to strengthen the enduring cooperation between the United States and Mozambique."
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