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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, commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve greets and shakes the hands of, from left, Sgt. Logan Caldwell, Cpl. Adrian Avelar, Cpl. Matthew Maine, and Cpl. Benjamin Baker, from Delta Company, 4th Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve following a combined, U.S. and Brazilian, training evolution during UNITAS LXIIII at Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 6, 2022. 4th LAR trains side-by-side with Brazilian Marine counterparts as they exchange tactics, techniques, and procedures while building comradery and sharpening relationship throughout Exercise UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that brings together forces from 19 countries to include Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Uruguay. The exercise focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility. (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...