A Beninese soldier shows his troops the proper shooting position for the AK-47 rifle during a joint U.S.-Benin live-fire training exercise at the Military Information Center here as part of Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2009 June 12. Exercise SHARED ACCORD is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa-planned exercise that supports U.S. Africa Command’s Theater Strategic Objectives. The exercise is scheduled to conclude on June 25.
Lance Cpl. Jad Sleiman, USMC
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