Mauritanian soldiers of the 72nd Motorized Infantry
Mauritanian soldiers of the 72nd Motorized Infantry Battalion assemble for training during the opening days of Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. The Flintlock exercise, undertaken by approximate... More
Mauritanian youth at play during the opening days of
Mauritanian youth at play during the opening days of Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, February 12, 2020. Through exercises such as Flintlock, U.S. Africa Command, Special Operations Command Africa and U.S. Sp... More
Blueprint for Training - Public domain drawing
A Sénégalese military forces soldier draws a blueprint of a newly created close quarters battle training building in Kaedi, Mauritania on Feb. 14, 2020. During exercise Flintlock 20, Sénégal’s military forces a... More
Range pace count. Senegal, West Africa
Soldiers of Sénégal’s military forces count paces required to traverse a newly created shooting range in Kaedi, Mauritania on Feb. 14, 2020. During exercise Flintlock 2020, Sénégal’s military forces assumed dut... More
Kaedi families wash in the Sénégal River with the Grande
Kaedi families wash in the Sénégal River with the Grande Mosquee de Kaedi as the backdrop in Mauritania, February 14, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement exercise that has stre... More
Ready for Flintlock 20 - A man in a military uniform stands in front o...
A Mauritanian soldier pulls security during the opening days of Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. This year’s iteration of Flintlock will build on the success of previous exercises by focusing... More
Stacks of small arms line the parade field as soldiers
Stacks of small arms line the parade field as soldiers wait for an inspection of their camp by Mauritanian Army Colonel Ely Mohamed, Deputy Region Commander, in support of Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi, Maurtania, Fe... More
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers prepare a new
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers prepare a new shooting range on the outskirts of Kaedi, Mauritania by emplacing target boards for rifle training during the first day of Flintlock20 on February 17, 2020. ... More
Flintolock 2020 - A group of men standing next to each other in front ...
Mauritanian soldiers are screened for the Coronavirus during the opening days of Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. Screening took place as a preventive measure to mitigate contraction of the v... More
U.S. Airforce Tech Sgt. Ryan Kainrath gives a medical
U.S. Airforce Tech Sgt. Ryan Kainrath gives a medical brief during Flintlock 20 at Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement exercise that has strengthene... More
1st Lt. Karina Acevedo, base medical provider, and
1st Lt. Karina Acevedo, base medical provider, and Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Smith, senior medic, discuss triage rally points in the case of a mass casualty emergency during Flintlock 20 Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 18,... More
Army Sgt. Jeremy Johnson, signal and communications
Army Sgt. Jeremy Johnson, signal and communications technician, keeps the lines open during Flintlock 20 by maintaining satellite internet equipment Feb. 19, 2020 in Kaedi, Mauritania. Sgt. Johnson’s work enabl... More
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers train in tactical
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers train in tactical combat casualty care from their Sénégalese trainers near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2020. This training teaches partner forces a variety of lifesaving skill... More
Flintlock 20 - A group of soldiers with guns in the desert
A German Armed Forces instructor coaches Mauritanian soldiers refining their marksmanship skills during Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. Since 2005, nations from throughout Africa, Europe, No... More
U.S. Army Major Kris Appler, and other members of U.S.
U.S. Army Major Kris Appler, and other members of U.S. Army civil affairs meet with local ranchers to discuss an upcoming veterinarian treatment for cattle herds during Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.... More
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers learn patrolling
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers learn patrolling techniques from their German Bundeswehr instructors before executing a simulated patrol during Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 20, 2020. Units fro... More
Mauritanian army Sgt. Becar Mhd Eby poses next to the
Mauritanian army Sgt. Becar Mhd Eby poses next to the ambulance that he operates while being a lead nurse at his military base near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 20, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military ... More
A soldier with the Armed Forces of Senegal trains a
A soldier with the Armed Forces of Senegal trains a Chadian soldier on enhanced marksmanship skills during Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. Units from each of the 15 African militaries partic... More
Happy school children wave goodbye after receiving
Happy school children wave goodbye after receiving new school supplies donated by Flintlock soldiers stationed at the Kaedi, Mauritania military base on February 21, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated mil... More
A Mauritanian student shows off his new backpack from
A Mauritanian student shows off his new backpack from U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Mauritanian Civil Military Cooperation Team during exercise Flintlock near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 21, 2020. By 2050, 25 percent... More
U.S. Army Civil Affairs Teams work with a Mauritanian
U.S. Army Civil Affairs Teams work with a Mauritanian Army Civil Military Cooperation Team distributing school supplies to children during Flintlock 2020, Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.19, 2020. Flintlock is an annual... More
A Mauritanian soldier looks to advance position while
A Mauritanian soldier looks to advance position while executing unit movement techniques during Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 22, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcemen... More
U.S. Army Maj. Kris Appler, with the 91st Civil Affairs
U.S. Army Maj. Kris Appler, with the 91st Civil Affairs battalion, demonstrates a topical anti-parasitic that will be administered to cattle during Flintlock 20 in outside of Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.23, 2020.Fli... More
U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team 111 poses with villagers
U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team 111 poses with villagers after working with local veterinarians and ranchers to administer veterinary medication onto over 1300 cattle during Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.... More
German Bundeswehr Soldiers prepare to dismount from
German Bundeswehr Soldiers prepare to dismount from their vehicle during a mounted and dismounted patrol scenario with Mauritanian troops during Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.25, 2020. Flintlock is a... More
Mauritanian soldiers of the 72nd Motorized Infantry
Mauritanian soldiers of the 72nd Motorized Infantry Battalion assemble for training during the opening days of Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. The Flintlock exercise, undertaken by approximate... More
Mauritanian youth at play during the opening days of
Mauritanian youth at play during the opening days of Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, February 12, 2020. Through exercises such as Flintlock, U.S. Africa Command, Special Operations Command Africa and U.S. Sp... More
A horse dries after a wash in the Sénégal River where
A horse dries after a wash in the Sénégal River where local families go to wash clothes and collect water for gardens in Kaedi, Mauritania, February 14, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law... More
A Mauritanian Soldier stands in formation during an
A Mauritanian Soldier stands in formation during an inspection by Mauritanian Army Colonel Ely Mohamed, Deputy Region Commander, during the preparation phase leading up to Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi, Maurtania, Fe... More
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers prepare a new
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers prepare a new shooting range on the outskirts of Kaedi, Mauritania by emplacing target boards for rifle training during the first day of Flintlock20 on February 17, 2020. ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. La Keesha Porter, a bio
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. La Keesha Porter, a bio Environmental Engineering Technician, compares samples of local city water with the same water after treatment on a military base during Flintlock 20 near Kaedi... More
Soldiers with the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces practice
Soldiers with the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces practice tactical combat casualty care during Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 17, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement ex... More
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers train in tactical
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers train in tactical combat casualty care from their Sénégalese trainers near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2020. This training teaches partner forces a variety of lifesaving skill... More
Armed Forces of Mauritania Cpl. Yebba Mufan poses for
Armed Forces of Mauritania Cpl. Yebba Mufan poses for a portrait as the official bugler at his military base in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement ... More
Local ranchers congregate at a well to discuss an upcoming
Local ranchers congregate at a well to discuss an upcoming cattle treatment involving both U.S. Army civil affairs teams and local veterinarians during Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.19, 2020. Flintlo... More
A Mauritanian army color guard lowers the Mauritanian
A Mauritanian army color guard lowers the Mauritanian flag to close another training day during Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 20, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcemen... More
A soldier with the Armed Forces of Senegal instructs
A soldier with the Armed Forces of Senegal instructs Chadian soldiers on methods to improve marksmanship skills during Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. Units from each of the 15 African milit... More
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers learn patrolling
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers learn patrolling techniques from their German Bundeswehr instructors before executing a simulated patrol during Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 20, 2020. Units fro... More
A Mauritanian Army Civil Military Cooperation Team
A Mauritanian Army Civil Military Cooperation Team distributes school supplies to children during Flintlock 2020, Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.19, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement... More
U.S Army Civil Affairs and Mauritanian Civil Military
U.S Army Civil Affairs and Mauritanian Civil Military Cooperation Teams distribute supplies to a local school during Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 21, 2020. By 2050, 25 percent of the world’s popula... More
U.S. Army Cpt. Goodman from the 91st Civil Affairs
U.S. Army Cpt. Goodman from the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion talks with children after recieving school supplies donated by Flintlock soldiers stationed at the Kaedi, Mauritania military base on February 21, 20... More
Sidi Mohamed Abdi, Civil Military Cooperation Team,
Sidi Mohamed Abdi, Civil Military Cooperation Team, along with members of a U.S. Army Civil Affairs team, and local veterinarians arrive at a congregation of over 60 cattle ranchers to administer veterinary med... More
A Mauritanian soldier poses between close quarter battle
A Mauritanian soldier poses between close quarter battle drills during Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 22, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement exercise that has stren... More
U.S. Army Maj. Kris Appler, with the 91st Civil Affairs
U.S. Army Maj. Kris Appler, with the 91st Civil Affairs battalion, applies a topical anti-parasitic that was administered to over 1300 cattle during Flintlock 20 in outside of Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.23, 2020.Fl... More
Mauritanian troops execute a dismounted patrol training
Mauritanian troops execute a dismounted patrol training scenario while being assessed by German Bundeswehr Soldiers during Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.25, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated m... More
U.S. Marine Capt. Roger Thompson, logistics planner
U.S. Marine Capt. Roger Thompson, logistics planner for Special Operations Command, and Mauritanian Army Col. Alyzaid Mbarik, 72nd Motorized Infantry Battalion, exchange courtesies during the opening days of Fl... More
Mauritanian youth at play during the opening days of
Mauritanian youth at play during the opening days of Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, February 12, 2020. Through exercises such as Flintlock, U.S. Africa Command, Special Operations Command Africa and U.S. Sp... More
A child peeks over a stone wall to look at passers
A child peeks over a stone wall to look at passers by in downtown Kaedi Mauritania, February 14, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement exercise that has strengthened key partner-... More
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers prepare a new
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers prepare a new shooting range on the outskirts of Kaedi, Mauritania by emplacing target boards for rifle training during the first day of Flintlock20 on February 17, 2020. ... More
A Mauritanian Soldier applies a tourniquet to the arm
A Mauritanian Soldier applies a tourniquet to the arm of U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Ryan Kainrath an independent duty medical technician - paramedic, during a tactical combat casualty care class at Flintlock... More
U.S. Army Major Kris Appler, Army civil affairs discusses
U.S. Army Major Kris Appler, Army civil affairs discusses an upcoming veterinarian cattle treatment involving both U.S. Army civil affairs teams and local veterinarians during Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi, Mauritani... More
A Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldier simulates security
A Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldier simulates security during a react-to-contact drill with their Sénégalese trainers near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law e... More
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers refine marksmanship
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers refine marksmanship skills alongside their Sénégalese instructors during Flintlock 20 on the outskirts of Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 20, 2020. Units from each of the 15 African m... More
A Mauritanian army color guard carries the Mauritanian
A Mauritanian army color guard carries the Mauritanian flag while Cpl. Yebba Mufan bugles the local version of reveille during Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, on Feb. 19, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, inte... More
U.S. Army Civil Affairs Teams work with a Mauritanian
U.S. Army Civil Affairs Teams work with a Mauritanian Army Civil Military Cooperation Team to help distribute school supplies to children during Flintlock 2020, Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.19, 2020. Flintlock is an ... More
Happy school girls head back to class after receiving
Happy school girls head back to class after receiving new school supplies donated by Flintlock soldiers stationed at the Kaedi, Mauritania military base on February 21, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated ... More
A Mauritanian looks on as the U.S Army Civil Affairs
A Mauritanian looks on as the U.S Army Civil Affairs and Mauritanian Civil Military Cooperation teams distribute school supplies to children during Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 21, 2020. By 2050, 2... More
Mauritanian soldiers practice advanced assault techniques
Mauritanian soldiers practice advanced assault techniques during Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 22, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement exercise that has strengthene... More
Members of the 91st Civil Affairs battalion were invited
Members of the 91st Civil Affairs battalion were invited to eat with the local village leaders after helping treat over 1300 cattle with an ant parasitic spray during Flintlock 20 in outside of Kaedi, Mauritani... More
Mauritanian veterinarians administer a topical
Mauritanian veterinarians administer a topical anti-parasitic onto passing cattle during Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.23, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement exercise... More
Mauritanian troops execute a dismounted patrol training
Mauritanian troops execute a dismounted patrol training scenario while being assessed by German Bundeswehr soldiers after being trained by them daily during Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.25, 2020. Fl... More
Soldiers with the Armed Forces of Senegal arrive at
Soldiers with the Armed Forces of Senegal arrive at their training location for Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. The Flintlock exercise, undertaken by approximately 1,600 service members from... More
A Mauritanian interpreter listens to U.S. Air Force
A Mauritanian interpreter listens to U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Ryan Kainrath an independent duty medical technician - paramedic, as he teaches a tactical combat casualty care class during Flintlock 2020 in ... More
A German Bundeswehr soldier draws a quick practice
A German Bundeswehr soldier draws a quick practice target for Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers while they prepare a new shooting range on the outskirts of Kaedi, Mauritania during the first day of Flintlo... More
Local ranchers pull water from a well at a meeting
Local ranchers pull water from a well at a meeting point where ranchers, veterinarians, and military members plan an upcoming cattle treatment involving both U.S. Army civil affairs teams and local veterinarian... More
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers train in tactical
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers train in tactical combat casualty care from their Sénégalese trainers near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2020. This training teaches partner forces a variety of lifesaving skill... More
A Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldier prepares for
A Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldier prepares for marksmanship training with their Sénégalese instructors during Flintlock 20 on the outskirts of Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 20, 2020. Units from each of the 15 Afric... More
School children line up in their school yard to receive
School children line up in their school yard to receive school supplies from U.S. Army Civil Affairs Teams and a Mauritanian Army Civil Military Cooperation Team during Flintlock 2020, Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.19... More
Happy school girls head back to class after receiving
Happy school girls head back to class after receiving new school supplies donated by Flintlock soldiers stationed at the Kaedi, Mauritania military base on February 21, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated ... More
Over 1300 cattle are run through a cattle chute after
Over 1300 cattle are run through a cattle chute after U.S. Civil Affairs and Mauritanian Civil Military Cooperation Teams administer a topical anti-parasitic onto them during Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, ... More
U.S. Army Maj. Kris Appler, with the 91st Civil Affairs
U.S. Army Maj. Kris Appler, with the 91st Civil Affairs battalion, demonstrates a topical anti-parasitic that will be administered to cattle during Flintlock 20 in outside of Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.23, 2020.Fli... More
German Bundeswehr Soldiers assess a group of Mauritanian
German Bundeswehr Soldiers assess a group of Mauritanian troops as they dismount their vehicles and form a security perimeter while executing a dismounted patrol training scenario during Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi... More
A Senegal soldier is screened for the Coronavirus during
A Senegal soldier is screened for the Coronavirus during the opening days of Flintlock 20 near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. Screening took place as a preventive measure to mitigate contraction of the virus... More
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers prepare a new
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers prepare a new shooting range on the outskirts of Kaedi, Mauritania by emplacing target boards for rifle training during the first day of Flintlock20 on February 17, 2020. ... More
Mauritanian Soldiers practice packing combat gauze
Mauritanian Soldiers practice packing combat gauze into an artificial wound during a tactical combat casualty care class at Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 18, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated... More
Local ranchers pull water from a well at a meeting
Local ranchers pull water from a well at a meeting point where ranchers, veterinarians, and military members plan an upcoming cattle treatment involving both U.S. Army Civil Affairs teams and local veterinarian... More
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers learn patrolling
Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers learn patrolling techniques from their German Bundeswehr instructors before executing a simulated patrol during Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 20, 2020. Units fro... More
Happy school girls head back to class after receiving
Happy school girls head back to class after receiving new school supplies donated by Flintlock soldiers stationed at the Kaedi, Mauritania military base on February 21, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated ... More
U.S. Army Civil Affairs Teams work with a Mauritanian
U.S. Army Civil Affairs Teams work with a Mauritanian Army Civil Military Cooperation Team to help distribute school supplies to children during Flintlock 2020, Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.19, 2020. Flintlock is an ... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lief Christensen, 133rd
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lief Christensen, 133rd Security Forces Squadron, Minnesota Air National Guard Phoenix Raven team leader, checks outside after landing in a C-130J Super Hercules at Kaedi Airfield, Ma... More
A rancher moves a herd of cattle into a corral so that
A rancher moves a herd of cattle into a corral so that U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Mauritanian Civil Military Cooperation Teams can administer a topical anti-parasitic onto over 1300 cattle during Flintlock 20 ... More
U.S. Army Maj. Kris Appler, with the 91st Civil Affairs
U.S. Army Maj. Kris Appler, with the 91st Civil Affairs battalion, applies alongside his Mauritanian army counterpart, a topical anti-parasitic that was administered to over 1300 cattle during Flintlock 20 in o... More
Mauritanian troops stack up in preparation for a dismounted
Mauritanian troops stack up in preparation for a dismounted patrol training scenario during Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.25, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement exe... More
Mauritanian Soldiers unload supplies during the opening
Mauritanian Soldiers unload supplies during the opening days of Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. The Flintlock exercise, undertaken by approximately 1,600 service members from more than 30 Afri... More
An interpreter for a German Bundeswehr trainer translates
An interpreter for a German Bundeswehr trainer translates for Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers while they prepare for marksmanship training during the first day of Flintlock20 on the outskirts of Kaedi, M... More
Mauritanian Soldiers apply a compression wrap to a
Mauritanian Soldiers apply a compression wrap to a simulated wound during a tactical combat casualty care class taught by U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Ryan Kainrath an independent duty medical technician - par... More
The head of a local cattle ranchers association speaks
The head of a local cattle ranchers association speaks with U.S. Army Civil Affairs Soldiers and local ranchers to discuss an upcoming veterinarian treatment for cattle herds during Flintlock 2020, Kaedi, Mauri... More
A Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldier translates marksmanship
A Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldier translates marksmanship procedures alongside his Sénégalese instructor during Flintlock 20 on the outskirts of Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 20, 2020. Units from each of the 15 Afr... More
U.S. Army Civil Affairs Teams work with a Mauritanian
U.S. Army Civil Affairs Teams work with a Mauritanian Army Civil Military Cooperation Team to help distribute school supplies to children during Flintlock 2020, Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.19, 2020. Flintlock is an ... More
A Mauritanian Army Captain hands a school boy new school
A Mauritanian Army Captain hands a school boy new school supplies donated by Flintlock soldiers stationed at the Kaedi, Mauritania military base on February 21, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military... More
U.S. Army Maj. Kris Appler, U.S. Army Civil Affairs,
U.S. Army Maj. Kris Appler, U.S. Army Civil Affairs, prepares a topical anti-parasitic to administer onto over 1300 cattle during Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.23, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integra... More
U.S. service members participating in exercise Flintlock
U.S. service members participating in exercise Flintlock 20 work to load a bundle onto a truck at Kaedi Airfield, Mauritania, Feb. 22, 2020. Members of the 86th Airlift Wing participated in the annual exercise ... More
U.S. Army Maj. Kris Appler, with the 91st Civil Affairs
U.S. Army Maj. Kris Appler, with the 91st Civil Affairs battalion, applies a topical anti-parasitic that was administered to over 1300 cattle during Flintlock 20 in outside of Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.23, 2020.Fl... More
A Mauritanian Soldier leads a squad of troops executing
A Mauritanian Soldier leads a squad of troops executing a dismounted patrol training scenario while being assessed by German Bundeswehr Soldiers during Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.25, 2020. Flintlo... More
Mauritanian Soldiers unload supplies during the opening
Mauritanian Soldiers unload supplies during the opening days of Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. The Flintlock exercise, undertaken by approximately 1,600 service members from more than 30 Afri... More
A German Bundeswehr trainer observes Armée Nationale
A German Bundeswehr trainer observes Armée Nationale Mauritanienne soldiers while they prepare for marksmanship training during the first day of Flintlock20 on the outskirts of Kaedi, Mauritania, February 17, 2... More
Mauritanian Soldiers practice applying a chest seal
Mauritanian Soldiers practice applying a chest seal onto an artificial wound during a tactical combat casualty care class at Flintlock 2020 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 18, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrate... More
A local rancher meets with the cattle ranchers association
A local rancher meets with the cattle ranchers association to discuss an upcoming cattle treatment involving both U.S. Army civil affairs teams and local veterinarians during Flintlock 2020 at Kaedi, Mauritania... More
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers conduct marksmanship
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers conduct marksmanship training alongside their Sénégalese instructors during Flintlock 20 on the outskirts of Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 20, 2020. Units from each of the 15 Africa... More
A Mauritanian Army Civil Military Cooperation Soldier
A Mauritanian Army Civil Military Cooperation Soldier and a U.S. Army Civil Affairs Soldier purchase candy from local sellers in order to distribute it to children outside the elementary school during Flintlock... More