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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Irivine, Calif. officials including City Manager Sean Joyce, Mayor Sukhee Kang, Police Officer Lt. Col. Thomas Allan, Police Chief David Maggard Jr., Tim Knight, Mya Sanders and Photographer Dan Jung pose for a photo with the Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is given annually to select employers throughout the continental U.S., Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to qualified employers who show outstanding support to employees who serve in the Reserve and Guard. The Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, approves the final winners of the Freedom Award.

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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...