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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CLB-25 Conducts HST Training

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, observes as an CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), hovers over an H Beam at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

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Tags: MAG 29, 4th MLG, Det 1, CH-53K, hst, CLB-25

Photo by: Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez | VIRIN: 250327-M-DR174-2358.JPG

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ARTICLES

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...