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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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Lt. Gen. McMillian addresses Naval Order of United States at Annual Congress
Lt. Gen. Rex McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, addresses members of the Naval Order of the United States during their 125th Annual Congress Oct. 23, 2015, at the Intercontinental Hotel in New Orleans. McMillian joined Rear Adm. David Callahan, commander of Eighth Coast Guard District, and Capt. Scott Gootee, commander of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, to address the crowd about the history and evolution of the Marine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard and Naval Reserve components into the comprehensive readiness forces they are today. According to retired Navy Capt. Gary Bair, the host committee chairman for the National Congress of the Naval Order of the United States, the purpose of the congress is to preserve and promote naval service history and heritage. The NOUS is open to veterans of each of the naval services, as well as their descendants.

 

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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...