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Marines


African Lion

This page archives news and photos from Exercise African Lion in 2018. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement with partner nations.

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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.

 

 

VIDEOS

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PHOTO GALLERY

Commandant and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps visit Marine Forces Reserve

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, speaks to Marines about the future of Marine Warfighting at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Sept. 4, 2019. Gen. Berger and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black explain to the Marines of Marine Forces Reserve that Reserve and active duty Marines need to be prepared to deploy at a moments notice by changing the way we train and educate our forces to fight in future conflicts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Serine Farahi)

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Photo by: Cpl. Serine Farahi |  VIRIN: 190904-M-EG964-016.JPG

 

ARTICLES

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...