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. Landon Lingle, Lance Cpl. Fabian Ortiz
WTI 2-25: Pararescue Jumper Training
Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1
April 27, 2025 | 2:19
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) and U.S. Airmen with 48th Rescue Squadron, 563d Rescue Group, conduct military freefall, fast rope and hoist training during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-25 at Auxiliary Airfield 2, near Yuma, Arizona, April 24, 2025. WTI is a seven-week event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Landon Lingle and Lance Cpl. Fabian Ortiz)
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