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 Spc. Brian Pearson
126th Army Band M4 Qualification
126th Theater Public Affairs Support Element
May 4, 2019 | 1:39
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kim Ferrante, Commanding Officer of the Michigan National Guard's 126th Army Band, discusses the importance of maintaining the basic marksmanship skills of her band members. The 126th Army Band, known as “The Governor’s Own,” performs both statewide and nationwide for civilian and military events and ceremonies. The unit consists of 35 band members, ranging from vocalists, percussionists and wind instrumentalists. The 126th Army Band is based in Belmont, Michigan and regularly attends drill at the Fort Custer Training Center for weapons qualification and other required annual training. (Video by Spc. Brian Pearson / released)
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