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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Sergeant Armour III oversees de-arming

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, perform de-arming and hot break checks on an F/A-18A Super Hornet at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, TX, June 7, 2024. VMFA-112 is part of the air combat element for Integrated Training Exercise 4-24. ITX provides the Marine Corps Reserve opportunities to conduct force deployment planning, mobilization rehearsals, and increase combat readiness for all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Kilpatrick)

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Tags: Marine Aircraft Group 41, VMFA-112, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, MFRITX424

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Eric Kilpatrick | VIRIN: 240607-M-UH009-8840.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...