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    U.S. Special Forces conducts Joint Combine Exercise Training with Benin Army Forces [Image 9 of 27]

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    Military personnel are gathered around a sand diagram drawn on a concrete or dirt floor, with a stick being used as a pointer to indicate positions on the diagram. Small objects (likely rocks or markers) and cardboard boxes are placed on the diagram, suggesting a tactical briefing or planning exercise. The scene appears to be an outdoor or semi-covered training area.

    OUASSA, BENIN, BENIN

    09.06.2022

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Jasmonet Holmes 

    Special Operations Command Africa

    Beninese soldiers from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion walk through mission plans on a hand drawn map with a U.S. Army Green Beret during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 6, 2022. Partnerships and alliances are the foundation of U.S. defense and diplomatic engagement.
    (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jasmonet Holmes)

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    Date Taken: 09.06.2022
    Date Posted: 09.16.2022 07:53
    Photo ID: 7418061
    VIRIN: 220906-F-VJ532-0161
    Resolution: 5343x3555
    Size: 1.41 MB
    Location: OUASSA, BENIN, BJ
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    Military personnel are gathered around a sand diagram drawn on a concrete or dirt floor, with a stick being used as a pointer to indicate positions on the diagram. Small objects (likely rocks or markers) and cardboard boxes are placed on the diagram, suggesting a tactical briefing or planning exercise. The scene appears to be an outdoor or semi-covered training area.
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