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From the bird’s-eye view to @USAfricaCommand boots on the ground - @USSOCOM training for the real thing 🪂🚁🇺🇸

En Côte d’Ivoire, environ 800 participants issus de 27 pays ont pris part à l’exercice multinational #Flintlock. Aux côtés de la Garde Nationale du #Bénin 🇧🇯, des militaires du 3e Bataillon de Parachutistes 🇧🇪 ont renforcé leurs capacités opérationnelles mil.be/fr/news/le-3-p…

In Ivoorkust namen ongeveer 800 deelnemers uit 27 landen deel aan de multinationale oefening #Flintlock. Samen met de Nationale Garde van #Benin 🇧🇯 versterkten militairen van het 🇧🇪 3e Bataljon Parachutisten hun operationele capaciteiten mil.be/nl/news/3-para…

We train together by choice & that choice makes us stronger. #Flintlock26 brought 30+ nations across #CoteDIvoire and #Libya. Ground. Maritime. Air. CQB. Vehicle interdiction. sUAS. VBSS. Law enforcement. Rule of Law. Legal Finish. Sovereign combat power with multinational support. This is the network. This is our asymmetric advantage. Who do you want to train alongside? See ya next year at #Flintlock2027 Nous choisissons de nous entrainer ensemble, et ce ce choix fait notre force. #Flintlock26 a rassemblé plus de 30 nations à travers la #CôtedIvoire et la #Libye. Terre. Maritime. Air. Combat en espace clos. Interdiction de véhicules. Drones. Visite, arraisonement, fouille et saisie. Maintien de l’ordre. État de droit. Conformément aux exigences légales. Une puissance de combat souveraine avec un soutien multinational. Voici le réseau. Voici notre avantage asymétrique. Avec qui voulez-vous vous entraîner ? À l’année prochaine pour #Flintlock2027 @USAfricaCommand @USSOCOM @NATO_SOF @USEmbAbidjan @USEmbassyLibya

Sensing the battlefield before the fight begins. During #Flintlock26, NATO Allied Special Operations Forces trained with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) — accelerating the integration of emerging technologies into operations. From intelligence gathering to mission execution, this training strengthens: 🎯 Operational effectiveness 💥 Counterterrorism capabilities 🤝 Interoperability across Allies and partners High readiness. Real-world capability. 📸 @US_SOCEUR & @USSOCOM | @USAfricaCommand | @JFC_Naples

🪖El Mando Conjunto de Operaciones Especiales #MCOE coordina la participación española en el #Flintlock26. 🪖Las unidades españolas de operaciones especiales se instruyen junto a unidades de países socios y aliados en operaciones de visita y registro de buques, apoyo sanitario, tiro de precisión y combate urbano. #MOPS @Armada_esp @EjercitoTierra @EjercitoAire @USSOCAF

#Flintlock26 isn’t just an exercise, it’s momentum. The work built here continues forward. The knowledge gained here must not remain confined to mission reports. It must flow into our units, enrich our doctrines, and strengthen our capabilities so that every effort becomes operationally relevant, every lesson helps save lives, and every bond of brotherhood translates into more effective coordination in service of our peoples. - Maj Gen Aly @MINDEF_CI #Flintlock26 n’est pas seulement un exercice, c’est un élan. Le travail accompli ici se poursuivra. Les connaissances acquises ici ne doivent pas rester confinées aux rapports de mission. Elles doivent irriguer nos unités, enrichir nos doctrines et renforcer nos capacités afin que chaque effort devienne opérationnellement pertinent, que chaque leçon contribue à sauver des vies et que chaque lien de fraternité se traduise par une coordination plus efficace au service de nos peuples. - Maj Gen Aly @MINDEF_CI @USAfricaCommand @USEmbAbidjan

30+ nations. One objective: readiness that delivers. #Flintlock26 concluded in #CôtedIvoire and #Libya with African-led command at the forefront and true multidomain integration throughout. From tactical lanes to the joint operations center, partners planned, trained & executed side by side. Trust earned. Capabilities sharpened. Lethality increased. @USAfricaCommand

Not at the #Flintlock26 closing ceremony? We've got you covered. #Flintlock26 ended with a @USSOCOM and Ivorian demonstration - a vehicle interdiction supported by #sUAS, executed in concert with local @GendarmerieRci. Watch the model in action: working as one to adapt to evolving threats. @USAfricaCommand @3rdSFGroup @USASOCNews youtube.com/watch?v=Gifrrl…

The ambush doesn't announce itself. Neither does the training. @FAR_MAROC special operations forces and Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie executed vehicle ambush training at #Flintlock26 - coordinating movement, communications, and contact initiation on moving vehicles to replicate real-world combat conditions. Two units. One standard. Built for the threats they face at home and across the region. @USAfricaCommand

🤝Adiestramiento, interoperabilidad y cooperación al más alto nivel. En el ejercicio 'Flintlock 26', que se desarrolla en Costa de Marfil, España aporta una respuesta conjunta y coordinada en operaciones especiales, con militares de los Ejércitos, Armada y la Guardia Civil.

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The battlefield is changing. #Flintlock26 changed with it. Flintlock integrated a small Unmanned Aircraft System familiarization course this year, bringing together 25 participants from 15 nations to build foundational drone skills from the ground up. After the course, partners integrated drones into their operations, testing techniques and exchanging best practices. @USAfricaCommand @USSOCOM @NATO_SOF

AFRICOM’s #Flintlock2026 exercise in Sirte featured military professionals from eastern and western Libya, U.S. special operations forces, and participants from 11 other nations coordinating on counterterrorism, anti-smuggling, and border security. Efforts like Flintlock help build trust and lay the groundwork for unified security institutions in Libya. The United States will continue to support our Libyan partners as they work to set aside the divisions of the past and focus on delivering prosperity and stability for the future of Libya.

Readiness isn't a status. It's a standard earned every day. #Guinea's special operations forces sharpened close-quarters battle skills with #India's #SOF at #Flintlock26, refining technique, improving coordination and building the muscle memory that matters when it counts. @EOIIvoryCoast @USAfricaCommand

When 30+ nations #SOF have a free evening, they don't rest. They compete. From a Humvee push to a stress shoot, warrior ethos doesn't clock out. #Flintlock26 partners came to train, and they stayed to prove it. The camaraderie built here is just as lethal as the skills. #MotivationMonday @USAfricaCommand @USSOCOM

Different flags. Same objective. Shoulder to shoulder. At #Flintlock26 in #Sirte, 🇺🇸 @3rdSFGroup, 🇬🇧 @DefenceOps, and 🇮🇹 @SM_Difesa trained alongside 🇱🇾 Libyan joint forces. From breaching buildings to providing security, multinational teams executed partner-led operations. @UKinLibya @NATO_SOF @USAfricaCommand @USSOCOM #Libya

Investing in the future of Côte d’Ivoire.  During #Flintlock26, 91st Civil Affairs Battalion soldiers joined Ivorian civil-military forces to provide school supplies to 600+ students and engage with 1,200+ young leaders at a national career forum. #StrongerTogether #IvoirianCoast