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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3d Force Reconnaissance Company conducts swim qualifications and combatant diver training

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Holtz, a combatant diver with 3d Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, exhales through his SCUBA second stage regulator during dive training in Mobile, Alabama, Sept. 23, 2021. Dive training allows the Marines with 3d Force Reconnaissance Co. to have multiple means of amphibious insertions, allowing them to conduct multi-domain reconnaissance, limited scale raids, or deny the enemy freedom of movement in designated areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)

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Tags: MarForRes, Amphibious, Swim Qualification, Marine Forces Reserve, combatant diver, pool pt, 3d Force Reconnaissance Company

Photo by: Cpl. Brendan Mullin | VIRIN: 210923-M-JX780-1071.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...