A Malian soldier receives U.S. jump wings after participating in a joint airborne operation conducted near Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, April 16, 2018. Approximately 1,500 service members from more than 20 African and western partner nations are participating in Flintlock 2018 at multiple locations in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. Army photo by Sgt. Robert Monteith