A U.S. Army M109A5 Paladin howitzer from the 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery Regiment fires rounds during the African Lion 2021 distinguished visitor event near Cap Draa, Morocco, June 18, 2021. African Lion 2021 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia, and Senegal, 7-18 June. More than 7,00 participants from nine nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL21 is multi-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nathan Baker)