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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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End of Duty: a LCpl. Smarr Story

Guests attending Lance Cpl. Nicholas Smarr’s Navy and Marine Corps Medal presentation stand during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Ga., Dec. 7, 2018. Smarr, a Reserve Marine, was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his actions that cost him his life two years ago while serving as a police officer for the Americus Police Department. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Niles Lee)

Articles

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...