D.C. National Guard Leadership Observe Flintlock 2019 in Burkina Faso

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Brig. Gen. Aaron Dean, adjutant general, D.C. National Guard, U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Andrew Young and Brig. Gen. Robert Ryan, commanding general, Land Component Command attend Flintlock 2019, a annual special operations and State Department exercise involving more than 2,000 soldiers, airmen, naval and police forces from 30 nation forces. Lessons learned at Flintlock strengthen global security institutions, promote multinational sharing of information, and develop interoperability among western and partner nations in North and West Africa.

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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Brig. Gen. Aaron Dean, adjutant general, D.C. National Guard, U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Andrew Young and Brig. Gen. Robert Ryan, commanding general, Land Component Command attend Flintlock 2019, a annual special operations and State Department exercise involving more than 2,000 soldiers, airmen, naval and police forces from 30 nation forces. Lessons learned at Flintlock strengthen global security institutions, promote multinational sharing of information, and develop interoperability among western and partner nations in North and West Africa.

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