Geeta Pasi, Ambassador to Chad, Donald C. Bolduc, commander of Special Operations Command Africa, Brahim Mahamat, Chad Chief of Defense, Brig. Gen. Zakaria Ngobongue, general of Chadian Army, attend the opening ceremony of Flintlock 17. Flintlock is an annual special operations exercise involving more than 20 nation forces that strengthens security institutions, promotes multilateral sharing of information, and develops interoperability among partner nations in North West Africa.

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