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Burkina Faso Defense Minister Yero Boly and U.S. Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, deputy to the commander of U.S. Africa Command for Civil-Military Activities, greet foreign dignitaries and senior exercise participants from partner nations, May 3, 2010, to the opening ceremony for Flintlock 10 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Flintlock 10, a special operations forces exercise, is part of a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored annual program.

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Burkina Faso Defense Minister Yero Boly and U.S. Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, deputy to the commander of U.S. Africa Command for Civil-Military Activities, greet foreign dignitaries and senior exercise participants from partner nations, May 3, 2010, to the opening ceremony for Flintlock 10 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Flintlock 10, a special operations forces exercise, is part of a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored annual program.

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