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 Maj. Joe Legros
Italy-based soldier sends holiday greetings to family back home [Social Media 9:16]
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
Dec. 19, 2024 | 0:12
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Garrett Cochran, logistics specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), wishes his family ‘happy holidays’ during a Lions Legacy event at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Dec. 13, 2024. The monthly Lions Legacy series is designed to enhance unit cohesion and teamwork through a series of physical challenges. The December edition featured a ‘Santa Boot Camp,’ where teams competed with each other during holiday-themed physical activities. SETAF-AF directs and supports all U.S. Army activities with partner land forces in Africa, including conducting and supporting exercises and training events, security force assistance, and events like the Lions Legacy series. (U.S. Army video by Maj. Joe Legros)
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