U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Milton Sands gives his remarks during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2022 near Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on February 28, 2022. Flintlock reflects the mutual commitment of participating nations to countering malign activity and violent extremism throughout the region. Despite the challenge of COVID-19, this annual African-led military and law enforcement exercise has strengthened key partnerships throughout Africa. Flintlock has been run in partnership with international Special Operations forces since 2005. (U.S. Army photo by SSG Andrea Salgado Rivera)
OUALLAM, Niger -- Nigerien and U.S. doctors alongside U.S. joint service medical specialists established a temporary field clinic to provide medical treatment to citizens of Ouallam and the surrounding areas as a part of a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Ouallam, Niger, March 16, 2022. Together the teams treated approximately 550 patients, ranging from babies to the elderly.
