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Senegal takes on weapons training during African Lion 2024 [Social Media 9:16]

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

May 28, 2024 | 0:28

Senegalese soldiers participate in a live-fire zero and grouping weapons range led by U.S. Army Soldiers and members of the Royal Netherlands Army in Dodji, Senegal, May 23, 2024. Basic rifle marksmanship training provided Senegalese soldiers with an opportunity to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative readiness training in an austere environment. African Lion 2024 (AL24) marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premiere joint exercise, and the fifth year Senegal has hosted. Directed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, with over 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents, AL24 is the largest annual exercise in Africa. (U.S. Army video edited by Chris House) (U.S. Army Reserve video footage by Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. De La Pena)