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March 2, 2011
THIES, Senegal - A Marine from U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command and a Spanish military medic check patient paperwork during a Medical Civic Action Program February 28, 2011 in Taiba Moutafa, an isolated village located about 40 miles east of Thies. The MEDCAP was conducted as part of Exercise Flintlock 11, U.S. Africa Command's premier Special Operations Forces exercise, which began February 21 and runs through March 11. During the Senegalese-led MEDCAP, U.S., European and African nation doctors and healthcare professionals provided medical care at a clinic which serves more than 40 small communities with limited access to healthcare. MARSOC members served as advisors during the event and Special Forces from Mauritania and Spain gained valuable hands-on training and experience in how to conduct security during a MEDCAP. Flintlock is conducted by SOCAFRICA's Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara and is focused on military interoperability and capacity-building for U.S., Canadian, European partner nations and select units in northern and western Africa. Approximately 800 personnel are involved in this year's exercise including participants from the U.S., Canada, Spain, France, The Netherlands and Germany, as well as from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria and Senegal. (Photo by Flintlock 11 Public Affairs)