Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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DJIBOUTI - Task Force Bayonet with Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, conducts live-fire squad training during Alligator Dagger, Dec. 17, 2017.

Alligator Dagger, led by Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/ 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, is a dedicated, bilateral combat rehearsal that combines U.S. and French forces to practice, rehearse and exercise integrated capabilities available to the U.S. Central Command both afloat and ashore.