Flintlock 2010 [Image 3 of 3]

MALI

05.10.2010

Photo by Africom Pao 

U.S. Africa Command

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Pair, jumpmaster assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara, conducts a jumpmaster personnel inspection on a parachutist from Senegal during a Basic Airborne Refresher class May 7, 2010, in Bamako, Mali, as part of the Flintlock 10 exercise. Flintlock 10 is a special operations forces exercise focused on military interoperability and capacity-building and is part of an U.S. Africa Command-sponsored annual exercise program with partner nations in Northern and Western Africa. The exercise, which includes participation of key European nations, is conducted by Special Operations Command Africa and designed to build relationships and develop capacity among security forces throughout the Trans-Saharan region of Africa. Approximately 1,200 U.S. and partner-nation participants from 14 nations are involved in military interoperability activities across the Trans-Saharan region during this event.

• Date Taken: 05.10.2010
• Date Posted: 01.05.2023 08:32
• Photo ID: 7579351
• VIRIN: 100510-O-DO492-522
• Resolution: 2718x2136
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• Location: ML