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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Soldiers from 102 Oregon CERFP Arrive in Hawaii for Vigilant Guard/ Makani Pahili 2015 Exercise
117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii)
June 3, 2015 | 3:35
Soldiers from the 102 Oregon CERFP landed at Kalaeloa Airport to take part in Vigilant Guard/ Makani Pahili 2015 exercise. The unit from the Oregon National Guard arrived on one C-17 aircraft at approximately 1400 (2:00 p.m.). The aircraft carried the soldiers and three trailers filled with equipment needed to take part in the exercise. The soldiers from Oregon will be staying at Bellows Air Force Base in Waimanalo during their time in Hawaii. They are trained in search and rescue tactics and will be training along side members of the Hawaii Army National Guard through out the event.
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