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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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80th Anniversary of Navajo Code Talkers

Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, presents a commander's award to key members of Navajo Nation during the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Navajo Code Talkers at Tse Bonito, N.M., Aug. 14, 2022. The Marine Corps is supporting the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Navajo Code Talkers and the vital role they played in the Pacific Island Hopping Campaign of World War II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz)
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Tags: Navajo Code Talkers, Marines, Navajo Nation, usmc, native american
Photo by: Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz |  VIRIN: 220814-M-BR906-1010.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...