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Major Meeting

Army Major Kris Appler meets with local ranchers to discuss an upcoming veterinarian cattle treatment involving both U.S. Army civil affairs teams and local veterinarians in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb.19, 2020, during Flintlock 20. The annual integrated military and law enforcement exercise is focused on strengthening key partner-nation forces throughout North and West Africa.

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