Marines

HomeNews & PhotosOperations and Exercises2018African Lion

African Lion

about

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.

 

 

VIDEOS

Sorry, we couldn't find anything about . Please try again.

PHOTO GALLERY
2nd, 4th CEB and 8th ESB Marines complete first Reserve Sapper Course
Marines with 2nd and 4th Combat Engineer Battalions and 8th Engineer Support Bn. stand by during a breaching explosion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 24, 2013. Marines, all participants of the Sapper Leaders Course, spent one day executing urban demolition in order to learn advanced tactics, techniques and procedures in the combat engineer military occupational specialty. The course was the first of its kind, allowing Reserve Marines to participate with active-duty Marines to receive advanced training in the combat engineer MOS.

 

ARTICLES

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...