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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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Force Headquarters Group commanding general and sergeant major visit 6th ANGLICO for change of command
U.S. Marines with 6th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, perform motivational pushups with Brig. Gen. Raymond L. Adams, commanding general, Force Headquarters Group, and Sgt. Maj. Russell D. Boley, sergeant major, FHG, before a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington, May 4, 2024. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Dominic Fattore passed command of 6th ANGLICO to Lt. Col. Candice Creecy, who is the first female commanding officer of an ANGLICO unit in Marine Corps history. ANGLICO Marines specialize in deploying small teams to attach to joint and multi-national forces to conduct the coordination and deconfliction required for those commanders to access Marine Corps close-air support, artillery, rockets and naval gunfire. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gunnar Rice)

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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...