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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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2/23 Celebrates 241st Marine Corps Ball, 100 years of the Reserves
Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian (center left), commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North and Lt. Col. Garth P. Massey (center right), commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, stand at attention before the entry of the birthday cake during 2/23’s 241st Marine Corps Birthday Ball held Nov. 12, 2016, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif. The Marine Corps Ball has been a Marine Corps tradition since 1951 and continues to be a time every year when Marines set aside an evening to honor fallen comrades and toast to the future success of the Corps.

 

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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...