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Colonel Jean Paul Besse, the France's Operation Barkhane's medical directorate chief of staff, welcomes multinational attendees at the 1st Military Medical Symposium in N'djamena, Chad, on Mar. 1, 2017. The three-day symposium brings together military and civilian experts from military and civilian health services of six countries. Most presentations will revolve around stability, care and transportation of those wounded in action on the African continent. The symposium is a part of Flintlock, the annual special operations exercise involving more than 20 nation forces that strengthens securi
Colonel Jean Paul Besse, the France's Operation Barkhane's medical directorate chief of staff, welcomes multinational attendees at the 1st Military Medical Symposium in N'djamena, Chad, on Mar. 1, 2017. The three-day symposium brings together military and civilian experts from military and civilian health services of six countries. Most presentations will revolve around stability, care and transportation of those wounded in action on the African continent. The symposium is a part of Flintlock, the 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. ( Army photo by Richard Bumgardner)
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