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 Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Dobbs
Lt. j.g. Victoria Gural speaks with Media
Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Pittsburgh
Sept. 27, 2021 | 2:11
210910-N-RB168-1002 SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (Sept. 10, 2021) Lt. j.g. Victoria Gural, assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), answers questions from media after a lunch hosted by First United Methodist Church as part of a visit to commemorate 9/11. The U.S. Navy sent 40 members of the Somerset crew to Somerset County for a multi-day trip honoring the Department of Defense’s theme to “Educate and Remember” with participation in community relations events, school visits, and public appearances to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and the 40 heroes lost on Flight 93. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Dobbs/Released)
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