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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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MARFORRES Celebrates 244th U.S. Navy Birthday
Senior Chief Petty Officer Lanna Begnaud, left, the senior enlisted leader for 4th Marine Division, passes a slice of the Navy’s ceremonial birthday cake to Gregg T. Habel, right, the executive director of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. The 1,554 Sailors working for Marine Forces Reserve help accomplish the mission of always being prepared to alleviate the intense personnel and operational tempo of active forces in peacetime. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz)

 

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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...