▁road , ▁c af eter ia ▁and ▁lat r ine ▁construction ▁projects , ▁well - dr illing ▁requirements ▁and ▁numerous ▁in oc ulations ▁for ▁various ▁tropical ▁dise ases . ▁NR CC ▁contract ing ▁officers ▁awarded ▁contract s ▁for ▁these ▁projects ▁val ued ▁at ▁$ 6 3 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Fl int lock , ▁held ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 8 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Fl int lock ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ran ▁from ▁June ▁ 6 ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁having ▁been ▁planned ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁in ▁North ▁and ▁West ▁Africa , ▁specifically ▁Al ger ia , ▁Sen eg al , ▁Maur it ania , ▁M ali , ▁Niger ▁and ▁Ch ad , ▁with ▁forces ▁from ▁Europe , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Tre aty ▁Organ ization ▁( N AT O ) ▁taking ▁part . ▁The ▁primary ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁training ▁operation ▁was ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁cap ability ▁of ▁African ▁forces ▁to ▁halt ▁the ▁trade ▁in ▁ill ic it ▁weapon ry , ▁anti - ter ror ism , ▁illegal ▁goods ▁and ▁human ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁impro ving ▁command , ▁control ▁and ▁communic ations , ▁mark sm ans hip , ▁medical ▁skills ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁knowledge . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ' s ▁first ▁oper ational ▁deployment ▁of ▁the ▁V - 2 2 ▁O sp rey ▁sent ▁four ▁CV - 2 2 s