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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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Navy Reserve vice admiral visits chaplains and religious program specialists during MARFORRES Chaplaincy Training
Vice Admiral Robin Braun, chief of the Navy Reserve, presents Navy Reserve Centennial coins to Religious Program Specialist Seaman Kobi Cupps, an RP with Marine Expeditionary Fleet Religious Support Unit, and Religious Programs Master Chief Daniel Dodds, 4th Marine Division Force RP, at the Marine Forces Reserve Chaplaincy Training seminar at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Feb. 5, 2015. Braun spoke about the Navy Reserve’s goals for the next 10 years, including cultivating leadership, advancing technology, furthering force readiness and relevance, as well as upcoming changes to the Navy Reserve in light of its 100th anniversary on March 3, 2015. Established during World War I, the Navy Reserve’s mission is to deliver strategic depth and operational capabilities to the Navy, Marine Corps, and joint forces. The MARFORRES Chaplaincy training seminar focused on preparing chaplains and RPs throughout MARFORRES to support Reserve Marines across the world.

 

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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...