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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Joseph A. Katz Frocking Ceremony to Brigadier General

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, the commander, Marine Forces Reserve, Marine Forces South, presents a Legion of Merit to Col. Joseph A. Katz, the chief of staff for Marine Forces Reserve during Katz’s frocking ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, May 9, 2025. Frocking is a tradition where Marines are advanced to the next pay grade, assuming the title and the responsibilities prior to their official date of promotion. Katz was frocked to the rank of brigadier general. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

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Tags: MarForRes, Force Headquarters Group, Promotion, CEREMONY, NEW ORLEANS, frocking

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Van Hoang | VIRIN: 240508-M-VH127-1172.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...