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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MARFORRES Marines and Sailors Celebrate U.S. Navy's 250th Birthday

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Nugent Rosanna, left, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and Lt. Cmdr. Brad Johnson, operational planner and medical intelligence officer, Marine Forces South, cut the birthday cake during the Navy's 250th birthday ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 15, 2025. The birthday cake cutting ceremony between the oldest and youngest Sailors symbolizes the passing of knowledge and tradition from one generation to the next. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

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Tags: Marine Corps Support Facility, MarForRes, Sailors, Navy, Navy’s Birthday

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Edward Spears | VIRIN: 251015-M-KH336-1052.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...