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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Reserve Marines conduct mortar drills during ITX 4-19

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Matthew Jones, left, and Lance Cpl. Zachary Hider, right, both mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division begin a drill with an 81mm mortar system during Integrated Training Exercise 4-19 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 5, 2019. ITX 4-19 is an essential component of the Marine Forces Reserve training and readiness cycle. It serves as the principal exercise for assessing a unit’s capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

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Tags: MarForRes, Mortar, Mortarman, MFR, Twentynine Palms, integrated training exercise, MORTARS, Reserve, training, ITX, Marine Forces Reserve, MFRITX419

Photo by: Cpl. Tessa Watts | VIRIN: 190605-M-XG560-002.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...