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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B-Roll: Multinational Airborne Forces Honor D-Day Legacy With D-Day 81 Jump
173rd Airborne Brigade
June 18, 2025 | 1:28
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, 11th Airborne Division, and multinational airborne forces execute a commemorative airborne operation onto Iron Mike Drop Zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France, June 7, 2024. The jump marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day, honoring the courage, legacy, and sacrifice of Allied paratroopers who spearheaded the liberation of Europe during World War II.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward stationed in Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build readiness and strengthen the alliance.

(U.S. Army video by Sgt. C Jay Spence)
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