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Marines


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.

 

 

VIDEOS

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PHOTO GALLERY

7th Marine Regiment competes against 14th Marine Regiment during MAGTF Warfighting Exercise 1-25

U.S. Navy Hospitalman 2nd Class Antonio Garcia, a Harlingen, Texas native, hospital corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, provides medical attention to a simulated casualty during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 20, 2025. MWX is a comprehensive force-on-force training event designed to enhance the operational readiness and combat effectiveness of all MAGTF elements by simulating complex and dynamic battle scenarios while refining tactics. Service Level Training Exercise 1-25 is purpose built to increase readiness across Core Mission Essential Tasks, preparing composite task forces for force-on-force operations across a contested multi-domain distributed environment through modern training tools and data capture. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

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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...