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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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Commandant of the Marine Corps' Award Ceremony
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Burger, commandant of the Marine Corps, presents the Recruiter of the Year award Staff Sgt. Devin J. Birk, recruiter, USMC Recruiting Station Phoenix, Az., is at the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ Combined Awards Ceremony at The Clubs at Quantico aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Jan. 22, 2020. The ceremony recognizes commands with the highest combined physical and combat fitness performance, as well as top recruiters, instructors, athletes, and career planners around the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Piper A. Ballantine)

 

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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...