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Video by Staff Sgt. Aaliyah Craven

B-Roll: Multinational leaders attend planning exercise at African Lion 2025

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

May 17, 2025 | 2:01

Joint military leaders, including NATO allies and African partners attend a planning exercise (PLANEX) during African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Agadir, Morocco, May 18, 2025. The PLANEX established a Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) headquarters, enhancing multinational coordination, mission command and joint targeting. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Aaliyah Craven)

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(00:00:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: ROYAL MOROCCAN ARMED FORCE SERVICE MEMBER TALKING
(00:04:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: UNITED KINGDOM SOLDIER PATCH
(00:10:20) MEDIUM SHOT: UNITED KINGDOM SOLDIER TAKING NOTES
(00:16:28) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER GIVING A BRIEF
(0:21:25) MEDIUM SHOT: MULTINATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS HAVING A DISCUSSION
(00:27:04) CLOSE UP SHOT: MULTINATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS HAVING A DISCUSSION
(00:31:29) CLOSE UP SHOT: UNITED KINGDOM SERVICE MEMBER WORKING ON A COMPUTER
(00:36:10) MEDIUM SHOT: UNITED KINGDOM SERVICE MEMBER WORKING ON A COMPUTER
(00:39:16) MEDIUM SHOT: PORTUGUESE SERVICE MEMBER WRITING ON A WHITE BOARD
(00:45:29) LONG SHOT: U.S. AND PORTUGUESE SERVICE MEMBERS HAVING A DISCUSSION
(00:54:07) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. AND PORTUGUESE SERVICE MEMBERS HAVING A DISCUSSION
(01:04:25) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. AND PORTUGUESE SERVICE MEMBER HAVING A DISCUSSION
(01:14:08) MEDIUM SHOT: EGYPTIAN SERVICE MEMBER GIVING A BRIEF
(01:24:23) CLOSE UP: EGYPTIAN SERVICE MEMBER GIVING A BRIEF
(01:31:18) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER WRITING ON A WHITE BOARD
(01:37:04) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER UNIT PATCH
(01:44:06) MEDIUM SHOT: MULTINATIONAL MILITARIES HAVING A DISCUSSION
(01:49:07) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER WRITING ON A WHITE BOARD
(01:54:15) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER WRITING ON A WHITE BOARD