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 Senior Airman Nina Orlando
Deputy Secretary of State Blinken Visit to Obock, Part 1
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa
Feb. 9, 2016 | 1:56
Deputy Secretary of State, Mr. Tony Blinken, meets with refugee community leaders and UNHCR staff at Markazi Refugee Camp in Obock, Djibouti. He is accompanied by Mr. Tom Kelly, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti. Part 1 of 2.
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