BROLL: African Lion 24 features forensics classes on fingerprinting and tool markings

Credit: 1st Lt. Katherine Bustos Chaves | Date Taken: 05/01/2024
Members of the U.S. Forensic Exploitation Department, based at the Djibouti Joint Theater Forensic Analysis Center, instruct the Tunisian Armed Forces on transferring fingerprints to paper and examining tool marks on evidence during African Lion 2024 on April 30, 2024. This marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, with over 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents. (U.S. Army video by 1st Lt. Katherine T. Bustos Chaves) Shot List (00:00) WIDE SHOT: Megan Staudenmaier, laten print examiner, instructs Tunisian Armed Forces (TAF) how to put fingerprints on paper. (10:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: A member of TAF uses his hands to control the finger printing process of another member of TAF. (17:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: Staudenmaier instructs members of TAF how to properly assist another person with finger printing on paper. (25:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: A member of TAF uses his hands to control the finger printing process of another member of TAF. (35:00) MEDIUM SHOT: Staudenmaier instructs TAF how to properly assist another person with finger printing on paper. TAF take the feedback and try again. (55:00) MEDIUM SHOT: Staudenmaier demonstrates using fingerprinting tape to read fingerprints. (1:22:00) WIDE SHOT: Mary Ulloa, firearms and toolmarks examiner, gives class on using tool marks found on evidence to find the tools used. (1:35:00) WIDE SHOT: Ulloa gives class on tools markings. (1:59:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: Ulloa and TAF’s hands while Ulloa gives class on tools markings. (2:17:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: Ulloa gives class on tools markings, shot shows the hands of member of TAF. (2:22:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: Ulloa cutting up blue tube to use in tools marking class. (2:31:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: Closer shot of Ulloa hands cutting up blue tube to use in tools marking class.