Chadian Soldiers secure a building and its perimeter during a beach infiltration training exercise as part of Flintlock 17 in N’Djamena, Chad, March 8, 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 and West Africa.

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