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U.S. Sailors and Marines assigned to Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team, Europe (FASTEUR), a part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Force Europe-Africa/Task Force (CTF) 68, stationed in Rota, Spain, traveled to Timbuktu, Mali, on April 16, 2021. The U.S. unit worked with French Operation Barkhane forces during the exercise. This latest trip to Timbuktu tested the command’s ability to rapidly move troops from Europe into West Africa. “Our Joint Response Force FAST deployment demonstrates our steadfast commitment to partner and support security in Western Africa,” said CTF 68 Commodore, Capt. ...

U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise By U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs ROTA, Spain ,   – The U.S. continues to partner with G5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger), French forces, and other international partners to fight against violent extremism across the Sahel. U.S. Sailors and Marines assigned to Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team, Europe (FASTEUR), a part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Force Europe-Africa/Task Force (CTF) 68, stationed in Rota, Spain, traveled to Timbuktu, Mali, on April...