Army Lt. Col. Christopher L. Paone, right, commander, Group Support Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), answers queries from Nigerien national media outlets during Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 7, 2017. Niger is one of seven host nations of this year’s Flintlock exercise.

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