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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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Gen. John A. Lejeune statue unveiled at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans
U.S. Marine pose for a photo with Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Phyllis Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor Enterprises L.L.C. and Chairman of the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation during an unveiling ceremony for a statue of Gen. John A. Lejeune at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Sept. 20, 2023. Phyllis Taylor and her late husband, Patric F. Taylor, have been long-time loyal, dedicated and faithful supporters of the United States Marine Corps, donating multiple statues of Gen. Lejeune around the Corps. Taylor continues to support the Marine Corps through donations and contributions and was named the 76th Honorary Marine in 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

 

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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...