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 Airman 1st Class Kaleb Thueson
Combat Arms Training at Keesler Air Force Base
81st Training Wing
April 29, 2025 | 1:08
U.S. Air Force officers across the 81st Training Wing acquire their small arms qualifications on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 3, 2025. Service members are required to be qualified at firing rifles and small arms to ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Kaleb Thueson and Airman 1st Class Kurstyn Canida)
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