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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3 Way Knee to Wall
U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command
Sept. 27, 2017 | 0:43
Lower Body Flexibility & Mobility
Target Area – Calves
Preparation:
The Marine will start facing a wall with the toes of their right or left foot 4 to 6 inches off the wall. They will place both hands on the wall at shoulder height.
Execution:
The Marine will keep the front foot flat and both hands on the wall, they will then try to drive the knee forward and touch the knee cap on the wall. They will drive the knee over the big toe, middle toe, and, little toe returning to the neutral position after each one.
Common Mistakes: - Letting the heel come up when driving the knee forward
- Not being on the ball of the rear foot
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