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Marines


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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Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, shakes hands with Cpl. Jeison Guerrero, an administrative specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command 20, alongside Sgt. Maj. Scott D. Grade, sergeant major of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 11, 2020. Lt. Gen. Bellon presented challenge coins to two Marines for their hard work preparing for the mobilization of the task force. During Lt. Gen. Bellon’s visit, he also shared professional guidance and mentorship with the SPMAGTF-SC 20 Marines and Sailors from his experience working in Southern Command’s area of operations. The SPMAGTF are conducting a variety of pre-deployment training events and qualifications in order to enhance crisis response readiness for the Latin American and Caribbean region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)


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...