About African Lion

African Lion 25 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, annual exercise, hosted across Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia. This joint, all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise includes more than 10,000 participants from more than twenty nations, including contingents from NATO. African Lion aims to strengthen interoperability among participants and build readiness to respond to crises and contingencies in Africa and around the world.

The exercise will include a command post exercise, field training exercises, a live-fire demonstration, and humanitarian civic assistance program events. Additionally, humanitarian civic assistance missions will feature a combination of medical, dental and veterinary assistance and exchanges across Morocco, Ghana and Senegal. 

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Video by Pfc. Mike Hernandez
Why We Stay: 0331 Machine Gunner
1st Marine Division
March 1, 2017 | 1:25
U.S. Marine Sgt. Joseph Andress, a machine gunner for 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, talks about his experience in the Marine Corps, the reasons why he enlisted and why he has decided to stay within the Marine Corps and serve his country for the future. The 1st Marine Division is seeking out quality Marines to remain within the infantry community.
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