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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MARFORRES TACP FIREX 23-1

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Thomas Mosiman, a joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) assigned to 6th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, checks radio equipment during Marine Forces Reserve Tactical Air Control Party Fire Exercise 23-1 at Rattlesnake Range, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Oct. 27, 2022. JTACs are Marines from ground combat communities who receive specialized training to coordinate and direct close air support. The purpose of TACP FIREX 23-1 is to maintain joint fires proficiency and readiness to support the total force. Mosiman is a native of Roslyn, Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

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Tags: Gunships, MARINE AVIATION, Fighter jets, close air support

Photo by: Cpl. James Stanfield | VIRIN: 221027-M-BD822-1014.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...