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[SOCAFRICA @USSOCAF]

🇳🇬🇺🇸U.S. @3rdSFGroup and Nigeria’s Special Boat Service members conduct casualty recovery and stabilization training during a #JCET. This strengthens their ability to operate in complex environments when standard medical evacuation is impossible, including combat zones, collapsed structures, confined spaces, and hostile terrain.@USAfricaCommand @USinNigeria

[SOCAFRICA @USSOCAF]

⚡Fast roping demands precision, trust & disciplined safety procedures.

🇲🇦🇺🇸Members of the Moroccan Groupement des Forces Spéciales trained alongside U.S. forces, strengthening interoperability and refining mission-essential skills. @USAfricaCommand @USEmbMorocco @FAR_Maroc_

[SOCAFRICA @USSOCAF]

🇺🇸🇱🇾🇨🇮U.S., Libyan, and Ivorian military planners from Exercise #Flintlock26 spoke during a♠️SOF Week panel highlighting the successes of collaborative SOF efforts in Africa @USAfricaCommand @USEmbassyLibya @USEmbAbidjan

[SOCAFRICA @USSOCAF]

23 years side-by-side. Utah's 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) - Morocco's State Partnership Program partner since 2003 - trained with Moroccan Groupement des Forces Spéciale during a recent #JCET near Tifnit. @USArmy @USSOCOM @USAfricaCommand @USEmbMorocco

[SOCAFRICA @USSOCAF]

🇲🇦🇺🇸Stronger together against shared threats. @USArmy SOF trained alongside the Moroccan Groupement des Forces Spéciale during a #JCET near Agadir, enhancing readiness, leadership, and interoperability. @USSOCOM @USAfricaCommand @USEmbMorocco

[USSOCOM @USSOCOM]

Panel 2: Strong SOF Partnerships, Stronger Alliances ♠️
This discussion brought together SOF commanders from across the globe to examine how alliances are evolving from coordination to operational integration, and how empowered SOF NCOs create an asymmetric advantage through decentralized leadership and adaptability. From the Pacific to the Middle East and Africa, the focus remains on readiness, interoperability and trust as the foundation for mission success.

Panelists: Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman David L. Isom, Major General Jasper Jeffers III (SOCCENT Commander), Major General Ferdinand B. Napuli (SOCOM AFP Commander), Major General Claude K. Tudor (SOCAF Commander), Brigadier General Rickard Johansson (SOCOM Sweden Commander)

#SOFWeek2026 #GlobalSOF #SpecialOperations #CollectiveReadiness 🌎

[SOCAFRICA @USSOCAF]

@USArmy @USSOCOM @USAfricaCommand @usembnouakchott

[SOCAFRICA @USSOCAF]

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

[Belgian Defence @BelgiumDefence]

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 https://t.co/IZFyQjvEMZ

[Belgian Defence @BelgiumDefence]

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 https://t.co/es05ozTnuU

[SOCAFRICA @USSOCAF]

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

[NATO Allied SOF Command (SOFCOM) @NATO_SOF]

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

[Estado Mayor Defensa 🇪🇸 @EMADmde]

🪖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

[SOCAFRICA @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

[SOCAFRICA @USSOCAF]

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[SOCAFRICA @USSOCAF]

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

[SOCAFRICA @USSOCAF]

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

https://t.co/pGf3rzg5BV

[SOCAFRICA @USSOCAF]

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

[Ministerio Defensa @Defensagob]

🤝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.