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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MALS-49 Change of Command Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David A. Goodman, incoming commanding officer, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49 (MALS-49), Marine Aircraft group 49, 4th Marine Air Wing, receives the battalion colors during the MALS-49 change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 12, 2025. The change of command ceremony represents the transfer of responsibility, authority, and accountability from the outgoing commanding officer to the incoming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hunter Brock)

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Tags: usmc, change of command, Tradition, CEREMONY, MCAS NEW RIVER

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Hunter Brock | VIRIN: 250412-M-AG272-1037.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...