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Video by Sgt. Jenise Burnette

BRoll: New Hampshire National Guard conducts artillery rocket operations at African Lion 2025

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

May 17, 2025 | 2:00

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Regiment, New Hampshire Army National Guard, train with members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces on the operations of a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during African Lion 2025 (AL25) near Cap Draa, Morocco, May 17, 2025. Training with the HIMARS enhances precision strike capabilities, interoperability with allied forces and rapid deployment, ensuring effective joint operations in future multinational missions. 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 video by Staff. Sgt. Jenise Burnette)

Shot List
(00:00:00) LONG SHOT: U.S. Soldiers prepare to stabilize a military vehicle carrying rockets
(00:00:06) CLOSE SHOT: U.S. Soldier adds plate to bottom of military vehicle for stabilization
(00:00:13) MEDIUM SHOT: Straps are added to vehicle to prep for rocket unloading
(00:00:18.21) LONG SHOT: Rockets preparing to be be unloaded and loaded on to HIMARS
(00:00:23.22) LONG SHOT: Continuation of rocket unloading
(00:00:28) MEDIUM SHOT: Rear View of Rocket unloading with explosive sign
(00:00:40) LONG SHOT: Rockets being ground guided down to the ground
(00:00:50) LONG SHOT: Unclipping of crane chain
(00:00:56.25) CLOSE SHOT: Rockets close up
(00:01:02) LONG SHOT: HIMARS pulling up to get loaded
(00:01:08) LONG SHOT: HIMARS being ground guided
(00:01:23) MEDIUM SHOT: Rockets being raised up into HIMARS
(00:01:38) CLOSE SHOT: Over the shoulder viewpoint driving to HIMARS launch site
(00:01:44) LONG SHOT: HIMARS launch rocket