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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Groundbreaking Ceremony for 1+1 Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing Barracks on Fort Wainwright
Fort Wainwright Public Affairs Office
May 18, 2023 | 2:28
On Friday, May 12, 2023 a groundbreaking ceremony took place at Fort Wainwright, Alaska celebrating the first new barracks to be built in 12 years. The new four-story, 252 bed, 1+1 Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing Barracks was awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District on January of this year to the Watterson Construction Company for $70 Million. Construction will be managed by USACE with additional coordination and oversite from the Fort Wainwright Directorate of Public Works. Completion date is slated for August 2025. The event was presided over by U.S. Army Garrison Alaska, Fort Wainwright Commander, Col. Nate Surrey.
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