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Video by Senior Airman Kevin Long

African Lion 21 - ACE in Africa

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

June 16, 2021 | 1:08

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron participated in an Agile Combat Employment event during Exercise African Lion 21 on Guelmim Air Base, Morocco, 16 June 2021. ACE events prepare U.S. forces in Africa to protect and defend partners and generate lethal combat air power, anytime, anywhere.

African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal, 7-18 June. More than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL21 is a multi-domain, multi-component, and multi-national exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants.

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AfricaAfricanLionSETAF-AFU.S. Army Southern European Task ForceAL21African Lion 21