A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion
A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion 313, instructs a U.S. soldier from Special Operations Command on operating a Heckler & Koch G36, assault rifle before the soldier attempts to qualify fo... More
Nigerien troops displayed pomp and circumstance during
Nigerien troops displayed pomp and circumstance during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2014 in Niamey, Niger, March 9, 2014. (Photo by U.S. Navy Lt.j.g. Amy Forsythe, U.S. Africa Command)
Special operation soldiers assigned to Special Operations
Special operation soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command Europe step off the ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a qualification jump at Malmsheim airfield near Malmsheim, Germany, May 19, 2015. (... More
Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command Africa
Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command Africa Signal Detachment loads a magazine with 5.56mm ammunition during a M4 qualification range on Panzer Kaserne, Boeblingen, Germany, Dec. 14, 2015. (U.S. Army ... More
A sergeant with Dutch Army Special Forces observes
A sergeant with Dutch Army Special Forces observes Burkina Faso soldiers as the treat a simulated casualty during Flintlock 2016 in Thies, Senegal, Feb. 23, 2016. Sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, Flintlock is ... More
U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa
U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, salutes a formation of Senegalese Soldiers during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. Flintlock, spons... More
U.S. Soldiers prepare to board a U.S. Airforce Lockheed
U.S. Soldiers prepare to board a U.S. Airforce Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft for an Airborne operations parachute jump out of Stuttgart Army Airfield, Germany, Sep 21, 2016. Led by jumpmasters from Special O... More
A Forces Armee Nigeriennes soldier practices evaluating
A Forces Armee Nigeriennes soldier practices evaluating a casualty in a simulated scenario during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger. Over 2,000 service members from 24 partner nations participated in the ... More
Nigerien soldiers train to carry casualties during
Nigerien soldiers train to carry casualties during combat as part of Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, February 25, 2017. More than 2,000 service members from 24 nations participated in Flintlock 2017, an annual ... More
Members of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Members of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command inspect weapons prior to entering a range during Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, February 25, 2017. Niger is one of seven African nations to host Flintlock ... More
Nigerien armed forces march to the parade field for
Nigerien armed forces march to the parade field for the opening ceremonies of Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, Feb. 27, 2017. Flintlock is a Special Operations Forces exercise geared toward building interoperabi... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher L. Paone, right, commander,
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher L. Paone, right, commander, Group Support Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), answers queries from Nigerien national media outlets during Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Nige... More
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Bg. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc,
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Bg. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc, commanding general of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, and Master Chief Petty Officer Richard Puglisi, SOCAF's senior enlisted advisor, visit the... More
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Gen. Raymond "Tony"
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Gen. Raymond "Tony" Thomas, commanding general of U.S. Special Operations Command, and Read Adm. Timothy Szymanski, commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, prepare to particip... More
Nigerien armed forces service members observe as the
Nigerien armed forces service members observe as the Belgian Special Operations Forces prepare for a capabilities demonstration during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 9, 2017. Flintlock bolsters ... More
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Gen. Raymond "Tony"
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Gen. Raymond "Tony" Thomas, commanding general of U.S. Special Operations Command, speaks with Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School Cmdr. Clay Pendergrass p... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks during a change of command ceremony for Special Operations Command Africa at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, June 29, 2... More
U.S. special operation forces assigned to U.S. Special
U.S. special operation forces assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command Europe exit from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft's side door during a qualification jump onto Malmsheim airfield near Malmsheim... More
171025-N-TI567-004 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. –
171025-N-TI567-004 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. – International students practice oxyacetylene fusion and cutting techniques at Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School facilities on the John ... More
The Burkinabe Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité
The Burkinabe Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité Police Force conduct a react to contact drill while members of 3rd Special Forces Group (Airbone) observe in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Feb. 15, 2019. The lo... More
Cameroonian sniper walks through tough terrain in order
Cameroonian sniper walks through tough terrain in order to get visibility on his target during Flintlock 2019’s interoperability week at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso February 18, 2019. During Flintlock 2019 Cam... More
A Nigerian soldier fireman carries his teammate during
A Nigerian soldier fireman carries his teammate during a casualty evacuation training exercise at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso February 21, 2019. Flintlock 2019 training challenges all participating partner nat... More
Local Burkinabe villagers are geeted by a U.S. Army
Local Burkinabe villagers are geeted by a U.S. Army soldier while waiting to receive medical treatment at the MEDCAP event February 25, 2019 at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. The event was spearheaded by the Bur... More
A Burkinabe soldier hands out medical supplies to a
A Burkinabe soldier hands out medical supplies to a woman from a local village on the outskirts of Bobob-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso February 25, 2019. Burkinabe soldiers were handing out medical supplies and commu... More
Five U.S. Army soldiers exit a U.S. aircraft over a
Five U.S. Army soldiers exit a U.S. aircraft over a drop zone at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso February 26, 2019. Flintlock 2019 creates a platform where all partner nations are able to train for all types of op... More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson hands
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson hands the SOCAFRICA guidon to Command Sgt. Maj. Lyle H. Marsh during a change of command ceremony for Special Operations Command Africa at Kelley Barracks, Stuttga... More
Chief Information Systems Technician Charmaine Bacon,
Chief Information Systems Technician Charmaine Bacon, assigned to Special Operations Command Africa, is pinned with the CPO anchor by her husband, Gunnery Sgt. Ato Waite, during a ceremony at Patch Barracks, St... 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
A Burkinabe Soldier fires at a target during a squad
A Burkinabe Soldier fires at a target during a squad live fire while participating in Exercise Flintlock 2020 in Thies, Senegal Feb. 16, 2020. Units from each of the 15 African militaries participating in Flint... More
A 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Green Beret begins
A 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Green Beret begins field care on a notionally injured as they test the camp's casualty care procedures in preparation of Flintlock 20 in Mauritania Feb 16, 2020. Flintlock ... More
An Austrian special operations soldier observes a platoon
An Austrian special operations soldier observes a platoon of Burkinabe Soldiers during Flintlock 20 near Thies, Senegal, Feb. 16, 2020. Exercise Flintlock 2020 is designed to further the training and counterter... More
A Soldier assigned to the United Kingdom specialized
A Soldier assigned to the United Kingdom specialized infantry trains Nigerian forces on refined weapon-reloading techniques during Flintlock 20 near Thies, Senegal, Feb. 17, 2020. Exercise Flintlock 2020 is des... 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
Members of the Chadian Army prepare to board a U.S.
Members of the Chadian Army prepare to board a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 17, 2020. Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron provided aerial support for those participatin... More
A Burkinabe Soldier pulls security to improve squad
A Burkinabe Soldier pulls security to improve squad and unit tactics during Flintlock 20 in Thies, Senegal, Feb. 19, 2020. Units from each of the 15 African militaries participating in Flintlock build upon the ... 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
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
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
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 C-130J Super Hercules flies at low altitudes over
A C-130J Super Hercules flies at low altitudes over Mauritania, Feb. 21, 2020. While participating in exercise Flintlock 20, members of the 37th Airlift Squadron were able to practice maneuvers like low-level f... 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
A Mauritanian child looks to her mother as the group
A Mauritanian child looks to her mother as the group sits during the opening of the clinic during a medical civil action program Feb 24, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement exe... More
A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 352d Special
A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, based out of RAF Mildenhall, U.K., guides a Combat Craft Assault (CCA) boat, assigned to a U.S. Naval Special Warfare unit (NSW), onto t... More
Richard Herman, a visual information specialist with
Richard Herman, a visual information specialist with the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command in Stuttgart, Germany, records an airborne operation for the Special Operations Command, U.S. Africa Comman... More
A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion
A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion 313 instructs a U.S. Sailor from Special Operations Command on operating a Heckler & Koch G36, assault rifle before the soldier attempts to qualify for ... More
Special operation soldiers assigned to Special Operations
Special operation soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command Europe step off the ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a qualification jump at Malmsheim airfield near Malmsheim, Germany, May 19, 2015. (... More
Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command Africa
Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command Africa Signal Detachment check their target during a qualification range on Panzer Kaserne, Boeblingen, Germany, Dec. 14, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Informat... More
A medic with Dutch Army Special Forces receives a report
A medic with Dutch Army Special Forces receives a report from a Burkina Faso Armed Forces soldier after treating a simulated casualty during Flintlock 2016 in Thies, Senegal, Feb. 23, 2016. Special Operations F... More
U.S. Soldiers board a U.S. Airforce Lockheed C-130
U.S. Soldiers board a U.S. Airforce Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft for an Airborne operations parachute jump out of Stuttgart Army Airfield, Germany, Sep 21, 2016. Led by jumpmasters from Special Operations C... More
A Canadian Special Operations Forces Command medic
A Canadian Special Operations Forces Command medic provides instruction to members of the Niger Armed Forces during medical training as part of Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, February 25, 2017. Niger is one of... More
An Australian Special Operations soldier inspects a
An Australian Special Operations soldier inspects a Nigerien service member’s weapon prior to entering a range as part of Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, February 25, 2017. Niger is one of seven African nations... More
A Forces Armee Nigeriennes soldier practices evaluating
A Forces Armee Nigeriennes soldier practices evaluating a casualty in a simulated scenario during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger. Niger was one of seven African nations to host the exercise.
Nigerien armed forces participate in the opening ceremonies
Nigerien armed forces participate in the opening ceremonies of Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, Feb. 27, 2017. Flintlock is a multinational Special Operations Forces exercise geared toward building interoperabil... More
Ambassador Eunice S. Reddick, the U.S. Ambassador to
Ambassador Eunice S. Reddick, the U.S. Ambassador to Niger, takes a moment to pose for a photo with representatives of a women’s non-governmental organization from Diffa, Niger, during Flintlock 2017 March 7, 2... More
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Bg. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc,
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Bg. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc, commanding general of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, visits the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School for a brief by NAVS... More
Belgian Special Operations Forces demonstrate their
Belgian Special Operations Forces demonstrate their vehicle capabilities during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 9, 2017. Flintlock brings together forces who share the common goal of peace and st... More
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Gen. Raymond "Tony"
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Gen. Raymond "Tony" Thomas, commanding general of U.S. Special Operations Command, speaks with Capt. J.R. Anderson, Naval Special Warfare Group 4 commander, prior to a briefing at... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command (right) and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc participate in the traditional "passing of the colors" during a change of command ... More
U.S. special operation forces assigned to U.S. Special
U.S. special operation forces assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command Europe parachute from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during an airborne operation onto Malmsheim airfield near Malmsheim, Germ... More
171102-N-JK586-066 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. –
171102-N-JK586-066 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. – International students participating in the Outboard Motor Maintenance and Overhaul course complete practical exercises at Naval Small Craft Instruction and Tech... More
The Burkinabe Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité
The Burkinabe Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité Police Force conduct a react to contact drill while members of 3rd Special Forces Group (Airbone) observe in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso February 15, 2019. Co... More
A Cameroonian sniper gathers intelligence on a target
A Cameroonian sniper gathers intelligence on a target for a training exercise during Flintlock 2019’s interoperability week at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso February 18, 2019. Information gathering and stealth t... More
Nigerian soldiers stack onto each other prior to entering
Nigerian soldiers stack onto each other prior to entering a building for a training exercise at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso February 22, 2019. Flintlock 2019 exposes soldiers from all partner nations to a vari... More
Local Bukrinabe villagers sit under a tree for shade
Local Bukrinabe villagers sit under a tree for shade while waiting for medical supplies at the MEDCAP event February 25, 2019 at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Over 180 locals were given medical supplies inludin... More
A Burkinabe soldier hands out medicine to an elderly
A Burkinabe soldier hands out medicine to an elderly woman from a local village on the outskirts of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso February 25, 2019. The Burkinabe led Medical Civil Action Program event allows lo... More
U.S. Army soldier prepares to conduct a parachute landing
U.S. Army soldier prepares to conduct a parachute landing fall at a drop zone at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso February 26, 2019. Flintlock 2019 creates a platform where all partner nations are able to train for... More
The colors are displayed during a change of command
The colors are displayed during a change of command ceremony for Special Operations Command Africa at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, June 28, 2019. Special Operations Command Africa supports U.S. Africa C... More
Chief Yeoman Adam Colby, assigned to U.S. Africa Command,
Chief Yeoman Adam Colby, assigned to U.S. Africa Command, is capped with the Chief Petty Officer's combination cover during a ceremony at Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. Eight Chief Petty Officers from vari... 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 member of Dutch special operations oversees a Burkinabe
A member of Dutch special operations oversees a Burkinabe soldier engaging targets during a squad live fire exercise during Flintlock 20 in Thies, Senegal, Feb. 16, 2020. Units from each of the 15 African milit... More
Burkinabe Forces prepare for a patrol during Flintlock
Burkinabe Forces prepare for a patrol during Flintlock 20 in Thies, Senegal Feb. 16, 2020. Exercise Flintlock 2020 is designed to further the training and counterterrorism capabilities and proficiencies of part... More
A Senegalese officer observes training during Flintlock
A Senegalese officer observes training during Flintlock 20 near Thies, Senegal, Feb. 17, 2020. Exercise Flintlock 2020 is designed to further the training and counterterrorism capabilities and proficiencies of ... More
U.S. Combat medics and doctors inspect notionally injured
U.S. Combat medics and doctors inspect notionally injured Soldiers in order to provide proper medical as 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Green Berets test the camp's casualty care procedures in preparation ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Mitchell, left,
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Mitchell, left, and Airman 1st Class Joseph Messex, right, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, stare out the back end of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Nouakchott, Maurita... 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
Burkinabe Soldiers practice squad movement drills to
Burkinabe Soldiers practice squad movement drills to improve squad and unit tactics during Flintlock 20 in Thies, Senegal, Feb. 19, 2020. Units from each of the 15 African militaries participating in Flintlock ... 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 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
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing, walk
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing, walk out to a C-130J Super Hercules at Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 21, 20. Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron provided aerial support for those participating in Flin... 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
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 child looks at the camera as the group
A Mauritanian child looks at the camera as the group sits during the opening of a medical civil action program at a local clinic Feb 24, 2020. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement ex... More
U.S. Special Warfare’s operators guide a Combat Craft
U.S. Special Warfare’s operators guide a Combat Craft Assault (CCA) boat assigned to a U.S. Naval Special Warfare unit (NSW), onto the ramp of an MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Win... More
Richard Herman, a visual information specialist for
Richard Herman, a visual information specialist for the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command in Stuttgart, Germany, videotapes airborne operation for U.S. Africa Command, Special Operations Command, SO... More
A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion
A German soldier from the 2nd Company, Airborne Battalion 313 instructs a U.S. soldier from Special Operations Command on operating a Heckler & Koch G36, assault rifle before the soldier attempts to qualify for... More
A soldier from Chad belts out a spirited cadence at
A soldier from Chad belts out a spirited cadence at the end of a long training day in Diffa, Niger as part of Exercise Flintlock 2014. Special Operations soldiers from Italy were responsible for training the Ch... More
Special operation soldiers assigned to Special Operations
Special operation soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command Europe step off the ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a qualification jump at Malmsheim airfield near Malmsheim, Germany, May 19, 2015. (... More
Soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command Africa
Soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command Africa Signal Detachment check their target during a qualification range on Panzer Kaserne, Boeblingen, Germany, Dec. 14, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Informa... More
A Burkina Faso Armed Forces soldier participates in
A Burkina Faso Armed Forces soldier participates in Flintlock 2016 in Thies, Senegal, Feb. 23, 2016. Soldiers from Burkina Faso partnered with Dutch Army Special Forces commandos to strengthen their infantry ta... More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command
A U.S. Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command Africa observes the wind conditions during an Airborne operations parachute jump over a drop zone near Stuttgart, Germany, Sep 21, 2016. Led by jumpmasters ... More
A Canadian Special Operations Forces Command medic
A Canadian Special Operations Forces Command medic provides instruction to a member of the Niger Armed Forces during medical training as part of Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, February 25, 2017. Niger is one o... More
A U.S. Army Special Forces Weapons Sergeant inspects
A U.S. Army Special Forces Weapons Sergeant inspects a Nigerien service member’s weapon prior to entering a range as part of Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, February 25, 2017. Niger is one of seven African nati... More
A Nigerien soldier simulates rendering medical treatment
A Nigerien soldier simulates rendering medical treatment to a U.S. soldier as part of Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger. This year, Exercise Flintlock included service members from 24 partner nations. (U.... More
Nigerien armed forces participate in the opening ceremonies
Nigerien armed forces participate in the opening ceremonies of Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, Feb. 27, 2017. Flintlock is a multinational Special Operations Forces exercise geared toward building interoperabil... More
Ambassador Eunice S. Reddick, center, the U.S. Ambassador
Ambassador Eunice S. Reddick, center, the U.S. Ambassador to Niger, and Governor Dan Dano Mahamadou Lawaly, third from left, the governor of Diffa region, take a moment to pose for a photo with dignitaries from... More
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Bg. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc,
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Bg. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc, commanding general of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, tours the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School's international Part... More
U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers observe as Nigerien
U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers observe as Nigerien armed forces service members fire their weapons with the assistance of Illumination rounds during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 9, 2017. Fl... More
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Gen. Raymond "Tony"
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Gen. Raymond "Tony" Thomas, commanding general of U.S. Special Operations Command, receives a tour of the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School's Fallen Hero... More