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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Marine awarded Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic actions

Lt. Col. Vincent Dawson (left), the executive officer of Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve, awards Cpl. David Qualls, a motor transport assistant operations chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, MARFORRES, the Navy and Marine Corps medal at the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment headquarters in Houston, Texas, May 20, 2017. In 2014, Qualls helped save a man stuck in a burning vehicle. According to Qualls’ award summary, had he not arrived when he did, the man would have surely died. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson)

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Photo by: Cpl. Dallas Johnson | VIRIN: 170520-M-WQ182-002.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...