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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 with 2nd ANGLICO Fast Rope with Army Soldiers in Riley, Kansas
U.S. Marines and Soldiers fast-rope out of a CH-53E Super Stallion during an exercise within Gunslinger 22 in Riley, Kansas, June 21, 2022. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Soldiers from the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, operated alongside one another in a fast-rope exercise within Gunslinger 22. Exercise Gunslinger 22 is a joint exercise with the Kansas Air National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps designed to increase aircraft control and training for potential real world contingencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan L. Gonzalez)
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Tags: Army, MARFORRES, Reservists, Marine, Gunslinger 22, MFRGUNSLINGER22, 2ND ANGLICO
Photo by: Cpl. Jonathan Gonzalez |  VIRIN: 220621-M-MW005-1171.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...