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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General Commander of the Chilean Marine Corps Rear Admiral Jorge Keitel Villagrán visits to attend the Commanders Update Brief: UNITAS XLV

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ryan Allen, commanding officer of Marine Air Control Group 48, Sgt. Melissa Rivas Casanova, walk with Chilean Marine Col. Francisco Cabezon Gonzalez through Expeditionary Advanced Base North, in Puerto Aldea, Chile, on Sept. 6, 2024, after a meeting about how the following days simulated amphibious raid practice will occur on Sept. 6, 2024, during UNITAS LXV. The simulated amphibious raid practice taking place on Sept. 7, 2024, is meant to prepare U.S. Marine Corps and Chilean units for the simulated raid taking place later on in the week. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity”, was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 65th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

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Tags: Maritime, unitas, MULTINATIONAL, UNITASChile2024, MFS UNITAS 24

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich | VIRIN: 240906-M-KI947-8002.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...