Readiness

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Vera, a forward observer with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, practices forward observer line-ups with an A/N PRC-152 Multiband Handheld Radio and Defense Advanced GPS Receiver during exercise African Lion 2019 at the Aoreora range near Tan Tan, Morocco, March 27, 2019. African Lion is an annual, multinational, joint-force exercise designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation’s tactics, techniques and procedures while demonstrating a strong partnership between nation’s militaries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)