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 Staff Sgt. John Foister
Ramstein C-130J Super Hercules aircraft drop cargo for Thracian Summer 24
86th Airlift Wing
Aug. 27, 2024 | 5:59
United States Air Force Airmen load, prepare and drop cargo from C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Ramstein Air Base during Thracian Summer 2024, August 23, 2024, at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria. The C-130J aircraft is capable of quickly dropping tons of supplies via parachute in support of humanitarian and military missions. Exercises such as Thracian Summer increase the ability of the U.S. and its partners to collaborate and operate in a joint, high-intensity environment, improve readiness, responsiveness and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Johnny Foister)
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