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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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Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment tackle Range 410A at ITX 4-17
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Cpl. Travis Eastin (left) and Cpl. Joseph Bradley (right), both riflemen for Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve fire at pop-up targets at Range 410A during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marines Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26, 2017. ITX 4-17 is a combined arms exercise that trains Marines in such a way that they can seamlessly integrate with active duty Marines into a Marine Air Ground Task Force.

 

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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...