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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Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
April 16, 2024 | 2:16
The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, located at Fort Moore, GA, provides professional military education and training to eligible U.S. and Partner Nation Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) organization personnel. Since 2001, WHINSEC has championed human rights and democracy by developing a new generation of ethical leaders to confront the uncertain and complex security challenges of the Western Hemisphere. Its education and training promotes innovative critical thinking built on basic respect for human rights. It encompasses education at all levels, ranging from tactical training to advance theory on the application of military doctrine in nationally and regionally accredited graduate level master’s degree programs. For over 20 years, WHINSEC has been the professional military education center of excellence for the Americas, graduating 1,000 – 1,200 military, police, and civilian students from across the Hemisphere annually.

Mission
Train, educate, and develop ethical leaders to strengthen democratic partnerships in the Western Hemisphere.

Vision
We strive to strengthen the mutual defense of our hemisphere; one ethical leader at a time.
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