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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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4th Combat Engineer Battalion returns home from deployment with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa
PARKVILLE, Md. – Sgt. Wayne McDaniel, a motor transport mechanic with 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, and his wife, Katelyn, hold their 3-month-old twins, Loui Gunner and Grey Patriot, at the 4th CEB’s homecoming celebration, Jan. 21, 2014. Marines who were deployed with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13.3 returned from a six-month deployment training African militaries in many areas, such as combat and logistical operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

 

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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...