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 Cpl. Keahi Sooman-Stanton
U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Jason M. Elson Retirement Ceremony
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Sept. 24, 2024 | 48:14
U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Jason Elson’s, a Virginia native and the director of logistics air systems, retires at the Semper Fidelis Chapel, National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, Sept. 20, 2024. Elson honorably served 28 years and directly supported the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Keahi J. Soomanstanton)
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