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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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Laser Focus | Force Headquarters Group Marines direct airpower during a tactical air control party evaluation
U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Omar I. Cardoso Bienes, a joint fire observer assigned to 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, conducts a debrief with his team during a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Dec. 07, 2023. The TACP consisted of Marine joint fire observers and joint terminal attack controllers who coordinated with aircraft to conduct close air support drills. Bienes is a Jovellanos, Matanzas, Cuba native and went to Hialeah Educational Academy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Sgt. Emely Gonzalez)
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Tags: Marine Corps Reserves, FHG, JTAC, Reservist, Camp Shelby
Photo by: MARFORRES COMMSTRAT |  VIRIN: 231208-M-JH066-1789.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...