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.

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Senator's office visits Pima County Roadwork

Anil Phull, Military and Veterans staffer for Senator Krysten Sinema's office, visits with the Marines and workers from the Pima County Department of Transporation at their expeditious command center in Tucson, Arizona May 27th, 2021. The command center runs Pima County Roadwork, an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program project that is rebuilding a 2.3 mile stretch of road that acts as a daily road, airfield and bus route. The program pairs the needs of US communities with the training requirements of the military making it mutually beneficial. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Frans Labranche)

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Tags: MarForRes, Innovative Readiness Training, irt, Marine Forces Reserve, MFRPIMACOUNTY21, Pima County Roadwork 21

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Frans Labranche | VIRIN: 210527-M-KF902-1001.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...