African Lion

This page archives news and photos from Exercise African Lion in 2018. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement with partner nations.

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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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MARFORRES Marine Achieves Gold Medal in USMC Shooting Competition

Cpl. Alvin H. Mei, an electro-optical ordnance repairman with Headquarters and Services Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, receives a gold medal during the 2016 Marine Corps Rifle and Pistol Matches Award Ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 22, 2016. The Marine Corps Rifle and Pistol Matches Award Ceremony marks the end of the annual Marine Corps Competition-in-Arms program. The Competition-in-Arms program has provided Marines around the world with the opportunity to achieve various medals and trophies by displaying their skill in small arms marksmanship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kimberly Aguirre/Released)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Kimberly Aguirre | VIRIN: 160427-M-NX410-837.JPG

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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...