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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B-Roll: Tropic Lightning Week Softball
2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Oct. 30, 2019 | 5:59
Tropic Lightning Soldiers with 25th Infantry Division participate in a softball tournament for Tropic Lightning Week Oct. 28-31, 2019 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

The 25th Infantry Division is celebrating its 78th birthday with their annual Tropic Lightning Week. The Division was formed October 1, 1941 at Schofield Barracks and saw combat during the Japanese attack across Oahu on December 7, 1941. TLW is a week-long event comprised of nine competitive events taking place between battalions throughout the Division. The 25th ID Softball Tournament splits the battalion teams into four brackets and culminates in a tournament playoff on the final day.

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