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 Airman 1st Class Sarah Gottschling
26th Special Tactics Squadron honors MSgt. John Chapman in memorial workout
27th Special Operations Wing
March 13, 2024 | 0:37
The 26th Special Tactics Squadron honored Master Sgt. John Chapman in a memorial workout at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March 4, 2024. Chapman is remembered for his courage and sacrifice during the Battle of Takur Ghar, March 4, 2002, when he risked his life to protect his teammates. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2018 for his actions and promoted to Master Sgt.
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