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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Tradewinds 23: Jungle Amphibious Training School

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mark Rodriguez, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, conducts movement drills while attending Jungle Amphibious Training School (JATS) during Tradewinds 2023 at Jungle Area Training Site, Guyana, July 18, 2023. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise designed to strengthen partnerships and interoperability, promote human rights, as well as increase all participants’ training capacity and capability to mitigate, plan for and respond to crises and security threats. Rodriguez is a native of South Hadley, Massachusetts and is currently a State Trooper. Rodriguez also graduated from South Hadley High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

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Tags: Marine Forces South, U.S. Southern Command, MFS, TW23, U.S. Embassy in Georgetown

Photo by: Cpl. Ryan Schmid | VIRIN: 230718-M-HT815-1253.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...