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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171st Air Refueling Wing Wins Omaha Trophy (B-Roll)
171st Air Refueling Wing
May 15, 2025 | 18:44
The 171st Air Refueling Wing is awarded the Omaha Trophy during a ceremony May 1, 2025 at the Air National Guard base located near Pittsburgh Pa. During the ceremony U.S. Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of United States Strategic Command and Mike Cassling, a representative of the Strategic Command Consultation Committee, presented Col. Raymond L. Hyland Jr., 171st Air Refueling Wing commander, the trophy for the 171st demonstration of the highest performance standards in USSTRATCOM’s Global Operations mission area. The Omaha Trophy is presented to the top military units supporting USSTRATCOM’s strategic deterrence mission for their exceptional performance in the categories of intercontinental ballistic missiles, ballistic missile submarines, strategic bombers, and global operations. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Shawn Monk)
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