A CV-22 Osprey from the 8th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., departs a landing zone during a joint training mission near Bamako, Mali, Nov. 12, 2008. Four Ospreys were in Africa supporting Exercise Flintlock, where they served as a training platform for Malian and Senegalese troops in conjunction with U.S. special operations forces and European partner nation military forces. (Photo by Sgt. Kieran Cuddihy)