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African Lion

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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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Train like we fight: Reserve Marines and Sailors take part in simulated training
Navy Capt. Michael L. Reineke (left), commanding officer of Exercise Global Medic, provides distinguished visitors with an overview of the training the Marines and Navy personnel have been participating in throughout the course of the exercise at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 19, 2016. The distinguished visitors included Dennis Biddick (second from the left), deputy assistant secretary of the Navy Reserve Affairs, Rear Adm. Christina M. Alavarado (second from right), commander, reserve component expeditionary medicine, and Dr. Andrew Jones (right), director of the Navy Total Force Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa Martens/Released)

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ARTICLES

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...