15th Kenya Rifles Battalion

15th Kenya Rifles Battalion
Marine Corps Sgt. Edward Deptola exchanges his M16 rifle for a G3 gun with a soldier from the 15th Kenyan Rifle Battalion in March 2007.
Active 13 March 1989 (1989-03-13)
Country  Kenya
Branch  Kenya Army
Type Infantry battalion
Role Ground Combat, Ceremonial Duties
Garrison/HQ Mombasa, Mariakani Barracks
Nickname(s) The One five

The 15th Kenya Rifles Battalion is an infantry battalion of the Kenya Army. It was formed on 13 March 1989 as a coastal infantry unit that is based in the outskirts of Mombasa. The unit took part in the peace keeping mission in Namibia in 1990.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ BY NYAMBEGA GISESA ngisesa@ke.antionmedia.com. "Licensed to kill: The world of Kenya's elite forces". Nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. ↑ John Pike. "Kenya Army History". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
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