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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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Paying it forward, Marines volunteer with their local Youth Impact Program
Staff Sgt. Raphael J. Bell (center), armory chief with 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, bonds with boys in the University of Michigan Youth Impact Program. Six Marines from 1st Bn., 24th Marines, volunteered to help make the difference for more than 100 at-risk male students from 20 different middle schools in Detroit through the University of Michigan YIP July 6 – 18, 2015. The YIP is an innovative summer program that partners with universities across the United States.

 

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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...