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 David Flewellyn
85th Shimoda Black Ship Festival
Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka
Dec. 11, 2024 | 4:51
SHIMODA, Japan (May 19, 2024) B-roll package of events during the 85th Shimoda Black Ship Festival. Includes U.S. Navy personnel from commands throughout Japan, including the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76), forward-deployed to Yokosuka. Sailors interact with Japanese locals, particpate in ceremonies and parades, and lay wreaths as part of the festivities. The Black Ship Festival commemorates the 171st anniversary of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan in 1853, a historical event that marked the beginning of diplomacy and trade agreements between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Navy video by David Flewellyn/released)
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