The US transfers ownership of 21 specialized vehicles to Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces

The United States Government transferred, Wednesday, the ownership of 21 specialized vehicles to the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces’ Special Operations Company (MSOF), the American embassy in Rabat said in a press release sent Thursday to Yabiladi. The operation is valued at $1 million, the same source added.

The US embassy’s Office of Security Cooperation and the Utalh National Guard have been in contact with the MSOF since 2017. The three agencies held «numerous combined events occurring each year in Tifnit, as well as other locations, through an $18 million grant», it added.   

To complete the trasfer of these specialized vehicles, the Post Commander of the FAR Southern Zone Training Center in Tifnit, Colonel Abderrahim Maddah and the Senior Defense Official of the U.S. Embassy Colonel Kenneth Gjone met. This transfer is «aimed at enhancing the MSOF capacity to conduct special operations and internal company command-and-control by the end of this year».

«While this delivery marks the completion of this multi-year security cooperation project with Morocco», said Colonel Gjone, «the military-military relationship between our two great countries is already strong and will continue to grow over the coming years», he added.

«we are proud to partner with Morocco in the development of the Moroccan Special Forces», U .S. Ambassador David T. Fischer said.