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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 attend annual training at WTI 1-18
Sgt. Jansen Davis (right), a section chief with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and Lance Cpl. Justin Minor (left), a gunner with 2/14, operate a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the unloading of a launch pod trainer and then loading M31 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems munitions into the M142 HIMARS carrier, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18 at Landing Zone Bull Attack, near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 11, 2017. The Reserve Marines are participating in WTI 1-18 during their annual training to maintain proficiency and experience with the HIMARS, advancing their combat effectiveness and readiness for future exercises and deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson/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...