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Marines


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.

 

 

VIDEOS

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PHOTO GALLERY

Shortening the Kill Chain | Reserve Marines Rollout, Train on new G/ATOR System

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 24 (MACS-24), 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve participate in a class during New Equipment Training (NET) for the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) at Dam Neck Naval Base, Virginia, May 2, 2022. The AN/TPS-80 replaces five of the Marine Corps' single-mission radars with one multi-mission system, moving the Marine Corps Reserve closer to objectives laid out by Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kolby Leger)

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Photo by: Cpl. Kolby Leger |  VIRIN: 200416-M-KF902-100.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...