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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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Reserve Marines and Community Members Celebrate a Century of Service

Corporal Quami N. Dixon, an actor with Marine Corps Band New Orleans, highlights the history of African Americans in the Marine Corps Reserve at the Ponce La Perla Theater during a concert to celebrate the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial in Puerto Rico on Oct. 17, 2016. Marine Forces Reserve is commemorating 100 years of rich history, heritage, espirit-de-corps across the U.S. The Centennial celebration recognizes the Reserve's essential role as a crisis response force and expeditionary force in readiness, constantly preparing to augment the active component. (U.S. Marine photo by LCpl. Ricardo Davila/ Released)
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Tags: Puerto Rico, MFR, CENTENNIAL, usmcr100, Marine Forces Reserve
Photo by: Lance Cpl. Ricardo Davila |  VIRIN: 160830-M-YF952-007.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...