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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 with 2/14 conduct annual training at WTI 1-18
Lance Cpl. Michael Ryan, a tactical data systems technician with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, transports tent poles to set up the direct air support center at Landing Zone Bull Attack, near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 10, 2017, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18. Marines with MASS-3 established a DASC in coordination with Reserve Marines with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve. Marines of 2/14 are participating in WTI 1-18 to build proficiency with the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and to coordinate the live integration of HIMARS and the F-35B.

 

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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...