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A French military training instructor teaches proper patrolling techniques with Nigerien troops during Flintlock 2014 in Diffa, Niger. Flintlock is a multi-national exercise with participants from Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, France, Germany, Italy, Mauritania, the Netherlands, Norway, Nigeria, Senegal, United Kingdom, United States and Niger focusing on building partner capacity to help strengthen stability across Africa.
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French trainers conduct basic weapon safety training with troops from Niger during Flintlock 2014 in Diffa, Niger. Flintlock is a multi-national exercise with participants from Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, France, Germany, Italy, Mauritania, the Netherlands, Norway, Nigeria, Senegal, United Kingdom, United States and Niger focusing on building partner capacity to help strengthen stability across Africa.
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A mixed platoon of Nigerian soldiers and sailors learn to work together during Exercise Flintlock 2014. Special Operations soldiers from the U.K. were responsible for teaching the Nigerian troops basic combat patrols and how to foil terrorist ambushes at a Diffa compound, one of the four designated sites for the 3-week exercise. Flintlock exercises began in 2005 and have grown to become a global endeavor spanning multiple countries, languages and cultures. Flintlock is an African planned, coordinated and executed multi-lateral exercise that seeks to further the training and counterterrorism capabilities and proficiencies of participating nations across the Trans-Sahara region, while fostering collaborative communication and coordination skills. (Photo by U.S. Navy Lt.j.g. Amy Forsythe, U.S. Africa Command.)
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A small team of French and Norwegian special operations forces participated in Exercise Flintlock 2014 by teaching small unit tactics and fostering cooperation with soldiers from Niger from Feb. 19 to March 9, 2014. The French team brought years of experience in training African military troops and said they enjoyed working in the multinational environment in Diffa, Niger. Flintlock exercises began in 2005 and have grown to become a global endeavor spanning multiple countries, languages and cultures. Flintlock is an African-planned, coordinated and executed multi-lateral exercise that seeks to further the training and counterterrorism capabilities and proficiencies of participating nations across the Trans-Sahara region, while fostering collaborative communication and coordination skills. (Photo by U.S. Navy Lt.j.g. Amy Forsythe, U.S. Africa Command.)
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Canadian Special Operations Regiment teaches Sgt. Sawani Anza Adamou, 22nd Battalion, to properly use an inclinometer to determine wind speeds during an air resupply drop operation in Agadez, Niger, Feb. 21, 2014. Air drop classes are part of the training schedule for Exercise Flintlock 2014. (U.S. Army Photo/Spc. Timothy Clegg/Released)
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Canadian Special Operations Regiment instructors teach soldiers from the Niger Army how to properly search a detainee in Agadez, Niger, Feb. 24, 2014. The training is a block of instruction during the Flintlock exercise to build partnership and the capabilities of partner African nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Timothy Clegg)
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A U.S. special forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect during Flintlock 2014, a U.S.-led international training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, March 4, 2014. On a dusty training ground in Niger, U.S. Special Forces teach local troops to deal with suspects who resist arrest. The drill in the border town of Diffa is part of Operation Flintlock, a counter-terrorism exercise for nations on the Sahara's southern flanks that the United States organises each year. Washington's aim is to tackle Islamist militants in the Sahel region while keeping its military presence in Africa light. A growing number of European nations taking part shows their increasing concern about security in West Africa. Central to the international effort is a blossoming relationship between the United States and France, the former colonial power and traditional "policeman" of the turbulent region. REUTERS/Joe Penney
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Members from the Nigerien Special Forces learn techniques for target marking during Flintlock 2014 in Diffa, Niger. Flintlock is a multi-national exercise with participants from Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, France, Germany, Italy, Mauritania, the Netherlands, Norway, Nigeria, Senegal, United Kingdom, United States and Niger focusing on building partner capacity to help strengthen stability across Africa. Photo by Scott Nielsen, AFRICOM Public Affairs.
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Members from the Nigerien Special Forces learn techniques for target marking during Flintlock 2014 in Diffa, Niger. Photo by Scott Nielsen, AFRICOM Public Affairs.
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A French military training instructor teaches proper patrolling techniques with Nigerien Troops during Flintlock 2014 in Diffa, Niger.
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Nigerien Soldiers ride to the training site during Flintlock 2014 in Diffa, Niger. Photo by Scott Nielsen, AFRICOM Public Affairs.
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An Italian military instructor teaches field first aid techniques to soldiers from Niger during Flintlock 2014 in Diffa, Niger. Photo by Scott Nielsen, AFRICOM Public Affairs.