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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REEL (No Audio) - 173rd Airborne Brigade and 3rd Infantry Division Test FPV Drones During Swift Response 2025
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May 21, 2025 | 0:27
This social media reel features U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade and Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment (3–69 AR), 3rd Infantry Division conducting first-person view (FPV) drone training during Swift Response 2025 at Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, May 18, 2025. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is testing purpose-built, retrievable FPV drones against autonomous moving targets to improve battlefield readiness and integration with armored units. Video footage captured by U.S. Army Capt. Jennifer French.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

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