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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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14th Marines train with one of Corps’ deadliest rocket systems
Marines with Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve balance a rocket pod while offloading the unit from one truck to another before a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System test-fire at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., during their summer annual training exercise, “Iron Rage,” June 4, 2016. Iron Rage consisted of conducting field operations with HIMARS and testing command and control proficiency at platoon and regimental levels in conjunction with other batteries from 14th Marines in Alabama and Texas. The HIMARS is the Marine Corps’ most advanced artillery system, and 2/14 is the only battalion in the Reserve component that is trained and mission capable with HIMARS alongside 5/11, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.

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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...