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A member of the 6th Special Operations Squadron discusses long-term aviation
maintenance standards at Senou Air Base near Bamako, Mali with Lt. Col.
Souleymane Bamba (forefront); pilot and operations officer with the Malian
Air Force, as his acting co-pilot, Lt. Col. Alan Stewart, 6th SOS mission
commander looks on. The "Air Commandos" of the 6th SOS are participating
this month in a military training engagement in the Trans-Saharan region to
provide specialized instruction to the Malian Air Force to help it sustain
its only aircraft, acquired over a decade ago and currently used for
transporting military personnel and cargo, as well as civilian agricultural
spraying. (Photo by Max R. Blumenfeld, JSOTF-TS PAO)