African Lion

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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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Marines Call for Navy Close Air Support on Fort Pickett

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Steve Vasquez (left), a field radio operator with Headquarters Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, from Garden Grove, California, and Lt. Col. Seth Tufvesson (right), the air officer for 23rd Marine Regiment, from San Diego, California record flight data during a tactical air control party (TACP) primer course on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Feb. 3, 2022. Marines called for notional close air support from U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9 (HSC 9). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

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Photo by: Cpl. James Stanfield | VIRIN: 220203-M-BD822-1002.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...