African Lion

This page archives news and photos from Exercise African Lion in 2018. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement with partner nations.

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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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3/23 Conducts Mission Rehearsal Exercise ahead of ITX 4-22

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Caleb Brown, a mortarman assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, fires an M252A1 81mm mortar system during a mission rehearsal exercise at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, May 19, 2022. Weapons Company convened with other units from 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment at Fort Campbell for a mission rehearsal exercise to prepare for the upcoming Integrated Training Exercise 4-22 in the summer of 2022. The mortar teams practiced quickly targeting and delivering indirect fires in support of infantry elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

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Tags: MarForRes, 23rd Marine Regiment, reserves, 4th MARDIV, 3/23

Photo by: Cpl. James Stanfield | VIRIN: 220519-M-BD822-2007.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...