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Flintlock 2018 Opening Ceremony

10:25 AM4/12/2018
NIAMEY, Niger – U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Marcus Hicks, commander, Special Operations Command Africa, applauds during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2018 in Niamey, Niger, April 11, 2018. Approximately 1,900 service members from more than 20 African and western partner nations are participating in Flintlock 2018 at multiple locations in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)
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Flintlock 2018 Opening Ceremony

10:25 AM4/12/2018
NIAMEY, Niger – Moutari Kalla, Nigerien Minister of Defense, inspects the troops to start off the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2018 in Niamey, Niger, April 11, 2018. Approximately 1,900 service members from more than 20 African and western partner nations are participating in Flintlock 2018 at multiple locations in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)
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Flintlock 2018 Opening Ceremony

10:24 AM4/12/2018
NIAMEY, Niger – A Nigerien Soldier marches across the airfield at the start of the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2018 in Niamey, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)
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Exercise Flintlock 2018 Begins

10:10 AM4/12/2018
Exercise Flintlock 2018 officially kicked off during an opening ceremony April. 11, 2018 in Niamey, Niger.
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Flintlock 2018 starts in Tahoua, Niger

10:03 AM4/12/2018
TAHOUA, Niger - Capt. Neal a U.S. Army Special Forces Operational Detachment – Alpha Commander in 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), addresses dignitaries during the Tahoua opening ceremony of Flintlock 2018 April 11, 2018. Flintlock 2018, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria/RELEASED)
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Flintlock 2018 starts in Tahoua, Niger

10:03 AM4/12/2018
TAHOUA, Niger - Col. Mohamed Toumba, Zone 4 Commander, Forces Armees Nigeriennes, or FAN, gives a speech to the dignitaries who attended the Tahoua opening ceremony for Flintlock 2018 in Tahoua, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock 2018, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people.
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Flintlock 2018 starts in Tahoua, Niger

10:03 AM4/12/2018
TAHOUA, Niger - Col. Mohamed Toumba, Zone 4 Commander, Forces Armees Nigeriennes, or FAN, does a pass and review of the Nigerian detachment participating in Flintlock 2018 in Tahoua, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock 2018, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria/RELEASED)
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Flintlock 2018 starts in Tahoua, Niger

10:03 AM4/12/2018
TAHOUA, Niger - Col. Mohamed Toumba, Zone 4 Commander, Forces Armees Nigeriennes, or FAN, does a pass and review of the FAN participating in Flintlock 2018 in Tahoua, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock 2018, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria/RELEASED)
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Flintlock 2018 starts in Tahoua, Niger

10:03 AM4/12/2018
TAHOUA, Niger - Col. Mohamed Toumba, Zone 4 Commander, Forces Armees Nigeriennes, or FAN, inspects international service members participating in Flintlock 2018 in Tahoua, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock 2018, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria/RELEASED)
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Flintlock 2018 starts in Tahoua, Niger

10:02 AM4/12/2018
TAHOUA, Niger - Governor Elhadj Mahamadou Zéti Maiga, the governor of the Tahoua Region gives a speech to the participants of Flintlock 2018 in Tahoua, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock 2018, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people.
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Flintlock 2018 starts in Tahoua, Niger

10:00 AM4/12/2018
Exercise Flintlock 2018 started with a local opening ceremony in Tahoua, Niger April 11, 2018.
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2:12 PM4/11/2018
U.S. Africa Command Foreign Policy Advisor Robin Cromer discusses embassy coordination during a tabletop exercise. AFRICOM and Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) co-sponsored a natural disaster response forum in Accra. The event brought together experts in disaster management from multiple organizations in Ghana and the U.S. and was conducted at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, March 12-15, 2018. (U.S. AFRICOM photo)
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2:11 PM4/11/2018
U.S. Africa Command J5 Civil Affairs NCOIC Sgt. First Class S Rahsann Soumas speaks on civilian-military coordination. AFRICOM and Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) co-sponsored a natural disaster response forum in Accra. The event brought together experts in disaster management from multiple organizations in Ghana and the U.S. and was conducted at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, March 12-15, 2018. (U.S. AFRICOM photo)
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2:08 PM4/11/2018
U.S. Africa Command personnel meet with Ghana's Minister of the Interior, the Honorable Ambrose Deby. AFRICOM and Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) co-sponsored a natural disaster response forum in Accra. The event brought together experts in disaster management from multiple organizations in Ghana and the U.S. and was conducted at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, March 12-15, 2018. (U.S. AFRICOM photo)
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2:08 PM4/11/2018
NADMO Deputy Director General Joseph Ankrah discusses disaster preparedness. U.S. Africa Command and Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) co-sponsored a natural disaster response forum in Accra. The event brought together experts in disaster management from multiple organizations in Ghana and the U.S. and was conducted at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, March 12-15, 2018. (U.S. AFRICOM photo)
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Ghana: A Leader in Disaster Response

1:33 PM4/11/2018
AFRICOM partners with Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organization to host 3-day natural disaster response forum in Accra
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11:15 AM4/11/2018
Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pack school supplies into backpacks to be given to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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11:15 AM4/11/2018
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Juan Vela, left, and 1st Lt. Aidan Dietz, right, both with Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), present a portable manual pencil sharpener mounted to a hand-made board engraved with their unit logo to Amin Houssein, a teacher in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugee students in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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10:22 AM4/11/2018
U.S. Navy Seabee Builder 2nd Class (BU2) Kenneth Carey, with the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 (NMCB 11) currently deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, hands out sandals to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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10:17 AM4/11/2018
U.S. Navy Seabee Construction Electrician 2nd Class (CE2) Crystal Dominguez, with the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 (NMCB 11) currently deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, hand out sandals to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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