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Exercise AFRICAN LION 18 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. Africa Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco, with a “spoke” in Tunisia. The U.S. will deploy approximately 900 U.S. service members to join nearly 400 members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, approximately 250 Tunisian armed forces, and members of the Federal Republic of Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Great Britain and Greek armed forces.

 

 

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D.C. Mega Muster draws in IRR Marines and other service chiefs
Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, speaks to the attendees of an Individual Ready Reserve mega-muster at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, March 9. "We are here for you," he said. "We are here to make sure you have the information you need to carry out your life." The muster, attended by 935 Individual Ready Reserve Marines, one is one of 11 held annually in order to meet the Marine Corps Title X responsibilities to ensure members of the IRR are administratively capable of reintegration and that their contact information is current.

 

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Hometown Heroes of African Lion 2018: Sgt. David Butler
Sgt. David J. Butler is a Tavares, Florida, native and Reserve Marine with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, participating in exercise African...

Hometown Heroes of African Lion 2018: Cpl. Dalen Reed
Cpl. Dalen P. Reed is a Lawrence, Kansas, native and Reserve Marine with Detachment 1 Supply Company, Combat Logistics Battalion-453, participating in Exercise African Lion 2018 in Morocco, April...