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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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UNITAS 2022
Brig. Gen. Len "Loni" Anderson, aft center, commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, and Contra-Almirante Marcelo Guimarães Dias (Rear Adm. Brazilian Marine Corps), aft right, commander of Brazil’s Amphibious Division, observe U.S. Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, alongside their Brazilian Marine counterparts, conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training at Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 6, 2022. Infantry Marines from both nations train together to keep their skills, tactics, techniques, procedures, and partnerships sharp throughout UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS, throughout its 63 iterations, has proven to develop and sustain relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster mutual cooperation, understanding, and respect among participating navies and marine corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Jeremy Wheeler)

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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...