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African Lion

This page archives news and photos from Exercise African Lion in 2017. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement.

 

 

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Marine Reserve commander commemorates 100-year history in Denver

Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian (left), commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, pins a Vietnam pin onto retired Col. David Leighton to recognize him for his services as a pilot during the Vietnam War at the Lockheed Martin Event Center in Littleton, Colo., Jan. 17, 2017. McMillian attends the executive breakfast to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marine Corps Reserve. From World War I through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Reserve Marines have played an essential role in the Marine Corps Total Force by augmenting and reinforcing the active component across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dallas Johnson/Released)
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Tags: MFR, CENTENNIAL, McMillian, Marine Corps, Marine Forces Reserve
Photo by: Lance Cpl. Dallas Johnson |  VIRIN: 170117-M-WQ182-004.JPG
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Marines Manage Tactical Water Purification System during African Lion 2017
U.S. Marines with Maintenance Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 451, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, installed a Tactical Water Purification System during exercise African Lion 17 at Cap...

U.S. forces participate in multi-nation partner exercise African Lion 17
Approximately 2,800 U.S. service members and members from the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, Tunisian Armed Forces and Spanish La Infantería de Marina participated in the multi-national exercise African...