CV-22 deploys to Africa
A Malian boy stops to watch incoming Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 Ospreys carrying Malian and Senegalese troops during an October exercise near Bamako, Mali. Exercise Flintlock '08 marked the first deployment for the tiltrotor aircraft. The exercise provides U.S. Special Operations Command forces the opportunity to work with African and European partner nations in the effort to build bonds of trust and confidence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Bryan Purtell)