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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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MWSS-473 conduct FARP operation at Maple Flag 50
Lance Cpl. Devin Persons, a crash fire rescue Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, mans the hose as Lance Cpl. Taylor Bivona (front) and Lance Cpl. Casey Davson (rear), crash fire rescue Marines with MWSS-473, 4th MAW, MARFORRES, run to rescue simulated casualties from a burning aircraft at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake during exercise Maple Flag 50, June 1, 2017. Crash fire rescue is an essential aviation ground support requirement MWSS-473 provides to designated fixed-wing and rotor-wing components of an aviation combat element. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

 

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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...