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Sep 2, 2015

Benin's Minister of Interior Placide Azande greets U.S Marines and sailors, with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa Detachment A, during an opening ceremony today that officially started training with between the U.S. Marines and sailors and Benin's National Surveillance Police at Benin's Natonal Police Academy in Cotonou, Benin. Today’s ceremony marks a new milestone of the partnership between Benin and the U.S. This training is the first time in the Nation Surveillance Police’s 10-year history a foreign military has come to train and mentor the specialized unit. Benin's Minister of Interior Placide Azande and U.S. Embassy Benin Chargé d'affaires Todd Whatley were on hand for the ceremony. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Peterson)

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