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. Nicholas Bryan
Interview with Maj. Nicholas Kostovny, Alpha Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion
Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)
April 11, 2024 | 5:34
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Nicholas Kostovny, inspector-instructor, Alpha Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, speaks on the crew-level gunnery training exercise conducted by his unit on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, April 3-4, 2024. This training prepared the Marines for this year's Integrated Training Exercise 4-24, the Marine Corps Reserve's premier annual training event held at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Training Center, Twentynine Palms, California. ITX provides Marines with the opportunity to qualify on critical skill sets necessary for mission success. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Nicholas Bryan)
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