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U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group deployed from Fort Bragg, N.C., help inspect Malian army soldiers’ weapons at their garrison in Tombouctou, Mali, Sept. 4, 2007, during exercise Flintlock 2007. The exercise is meant to foster relationships of peace, security and cooperation among the Trans-Sahara nations.

U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group deployed from Fort Bragg, N.C., help inspect Malian army soldiers’ weapons at their garrison in Tombouctou, Mali, Sept. 4, 2007, during exercise Flintlock 2007. The exercise is meant to foster relationships of peace, security and cooperation among the Trans-Sahara nations.

U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group deployed from Fort Bragg, N.C., help inspect Malian army soldiers’ weapons at their garrison in Tombouctou, Mali, Sept. 4, 2007, during exercise Flintlock 2007. The exercise is meant to foster relationships of peace, security and cooperation among the Trans-Sahara nations.

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