Marines


African Lion

about

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

Sorry, we couldn't find anything about . Please try again.


PHOTO GALLERY
US Marine task force conducts riverine training
A Marine with Special-Purpose Marines Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command engages a simulated target during immediate action drills at the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School, Mississippi, July 10, 2020. The training helped prepare the task force to conduct theatre security cooperation events with partner nations across the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. SPMAGTF-SC is the Marine Corps’ rapid response force designed to conduct crisis response in Latin America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo)

Download Image: Full Size (0.17 MB)
Photo by: Courtesy Image |  VIRIN: 200710-M-XX123-001.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...