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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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MALS-49 Change of Command Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David A. Goodman, incoming commanding officer, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49 (MALS-49), Marine Aircraft group 49, 4th Marine Air Wing, receives the battalion colors during the MALS-49 change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 12, 2025. The change of command ceremony represents the transfer of responsibility, authority, and accountability from the outgoing commanding officer to the incoming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hunter Brock)
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Tags: usmc, change of command, Tradition, CEREMONY, MCAS NEW RIVER
Photo by: Lance Cpl. Hunter Brock |  VIRIN: 250412-M-AG272-1037.JPG
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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...