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Video by Staff Sgt. Jon Cortez

B-Roll: US, multinational partners conduct planning exercise during African Lion 2025

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

May 15, 2025 | 1:27

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade conduct a planning exercise with members of the Ghana Armed Forces and other multinational partners during African Lion 2025 (AL25), May 12–15, 2025, in Tamale, Ghana. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) on behalf of the U.S. Africa Command, AL25 takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. This large-scale exercise will enhance our ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations—preparing forces to deploy, fight and win. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Staff Sgt. Jon Cortez)

Shot List
(00:00:00) MEDIUM SHOT: GAF soldier writing notes
(00:02:07) MEDIUM SHOT: Soldiers from partner nations discussing operations at laptop
(00:06:07) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. and GAF soldiers discussing planning operations
(00:09:27) CLOSE SHOT: GAF soldier using a protractor on map
(00:12:27) MEDIUM SHOT: GAF soldier giving input during planning discussion
(00:16:14) CLOSE SHOT: Armed Forces of Liberia soldier typing
(00:21:14) MEDIUM SHOT: Armed Forces of Liberia soldier typing with GAF soldiers paying attention
(00:25:1) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. airman giving input with GAF soldiers during discussion
(00:27:23) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. and GAF soldiers discussing planning operations in front of laptop
(00:31:23) MEDIUM SHOT: Forces of the Armées de Côte d’Ivoire soldier talking at podium
(00:35:06) MEDIUM SHOT: GAF soldier talking about planning operations at whiteboard
(00:38:09) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. soldier talking with multinational partner soldiers
(00:41:09) CLOSE SHOT: Multinational partners discussing planning operations at whiteboard
(00:44:12) MEDIUM SHOT: GAF soldier discussing planning operations at whiteboard with multinational partners
(00:47:12) MEDIUM SHOT: GAF soldier sharing information with U.S. soldier on laptop
(00:50:12) CLOSE SHOT: Multinational partners conducting wargames during training
(00:53:16) CLOSE SHOT: Multinational partners conducting wargames during training
(00:57:05) LONG/MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. soldier discussing rules to wargames training
(01:01:14) LONG SHOT: Multinational partners discussing their movements during wargames
(01:05:04) MEDIUM SHOT: Armed Forces of Liberia soldier makes his teams move during wargame training
(01:10:08) MEDIUM SHOT: Partner forces discuss their best course of action during wargame training
(01:13:13) MEDIUM SHOT: Partner forces make their teams move during wargame training
(01:17:13) MEDIUM SHOT: GAF soldier gives discusses medical information with command team
(01:21:14) MEDIUM SHOT: Command team of wargames listens to multinational teams decisions
(01:24:16) MEDIUM SHOT: Forces of the Armées de Côte d’Ivoire soldier makes his teams move during wargame training