Parachutist Wings A Malian soldier receives U.S. jump wings after participating in a joint airborne operation conducted near Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, April 16, 2018. Approximately 1,500 service members from more than 20 African and western partner nations are participating in Flintlock 2018 at multiple locations in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. Army photo by Sgt. Robert Monteith SHARE: Download: Full Size (3.52 MB) Tags: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, USAFRICOM, africom, United Kingdom, canada, United States, denmark, US Africa Command, africa, spain, italy, belgium, sweden, France, Special Operations Command Africa, the Netherlands, GERMANY, Poland, Norway, US Embassy, socom, Austria, Security Assistance, WVANG, sof, Niamey, Security Cooperation, Flintlock, African partner nations, special operations exercise, SOCAFRICA, Special Operations Command Forward – North & West Africa, SOCFWD-NWA, US Special Operations Command, West Virginia Air National Guard, MALI, cameroon, niger, Nigeria, USSOCOM, Partnership, Flintlock 2018, Flintlock18, Flintlock 18, #Flintlock18, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), 3SFG(A), Ouagadougou Credit: Sgt. Robert Montieth VIRIN: 180416-A-FD965-001.JPG Photo Gallery