flintlock

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“This is very much us in support and partnered shoulder to shoulder with our African partners in the region,” Admiral Sands said in Accra after Flintlock was over.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

The drill in Ghana's Volta river on Saturday was carried out during the first ever maritime exercises organised by the U.S. military under its long-running Flintlock programme to bolster the skills of West African forces.

From Reuters • Mar. 16, 2023

Flintlock, a two-week event, is taking place amid growing anti-French sentiment in West Africa.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

The US organises a big annual counter-terrorism training exercise for countries in West Africa - though this year both Mali and Burkina Faso were absent from Operation Flintlock.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2022

Flintlock rifles were the usual arm, though here and there a man had a Cramer.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896 by Various