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About African Lion

African Lion 24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise. This year’s event marks a significant milestone as U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) leads the exercise for U.S. Army Africa Command, which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the African Lion exercise series.

The exercise runs until May 10 in Tunisia, but will continue until May 31 in three other host nations: Morocco, Ghana and Senegal. While more than 1,000 military personnel from both the U.S. and Tunisia are participating here, more than 8,000 multinational service members from 27 countries and contingents from NATO will participate in the exercise.

Under the leadership of SETAF-AF, African Lion 2024 in Tunisia showcases the commitment of the U.S. military to maintaining robust relationships with allies and partners, embodying the core principles to its approach in Africa: partner-led and U.S.-enabled.

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Video by 1st Lt. Katherine Bustos Chaves

Preventive Medicine conducts data collection and training at African Lion 2024

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

May 3, 2024 | 3:07

U.S. Army Maj. Emily Allsop, environmentalist scientist with the 1863rd Medical Detachment Preventive Medicine, and Sgt. Rock Wester, a preventive medicine specialist with the 983rd Medical Detachment Preventive Medicine, 12th Medical Detachment Preventive Medicine, conduct entomological and water data collection at the 61st Officer’s Mess, in Bizerte, Tunisia, April 30, 2024. African Lion 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premiere joint exercise led by SETAF-AF, running from April 19 to May 31 across Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, with over 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine T. Bustos Chaves)

Shot List:
(00:00) WIDE SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop fill out public health data sheet .
(05:00) CLOSE SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop fill out public health data sheet .
(09:00) CLOSE SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop fill out public health data sheet .
(18:00) MEDIUM SHOT: SGT Wester describes part of their unit’s tasks.
(26:00) WIDE SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop look for mosquito larva in still water.
(33:00) MEDIUM SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop look for mosquito larva in still water.
(37:00) MEDIUM SHOT: MAJ Allsop annotates entomological activity in the area.
(46:00) WIDE SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop look for entomological activity in the area.
(52:00) WIDE SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop look for entomological activity in the area.
(58:00) MEDIUM SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop look for entomological activity in the area.
(1:03:00) WIDE SHOT: SGT Wester looks for entomological activity in the area.
(1:00:07) MEDIUM SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop look for entomological activity in the area.
(1:09:00) MEDIUM SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop prepare sample containers for water collection.
(1:11:00) MEDIUM SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop prepare sample containers for water collection.
(1:24:00) MEDIUM SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop prepare sample containers for water collection.
(1:35:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: SGT Wester and MAJ Allsop label sample containers for water collection.
(1:41:00) CLOSE UP: SGT Wester handles a colorimeter to prepare for water collection. It shoots laser into the water with a special chemical to read the refraction of light and calculate the chemical compounds within the water.
(1:42:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: MAJ Allsop takes out gloves from kit bag.
(1:45:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: SGT Wester puts on gloves.
(1:50:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: SGT Wester puts on gloves.
(1:54:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: MAJ Allsop goes through kit bag.
(2:00:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: MAJ Allsop handles a Kestrel 5700, a weather reading device designed to read and calculate heat index and wind.
(2:07:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: MAJ Allsop handles a Kestrel 5700, a weather reading device designed to read and calculate heat index and wind.
(2:08:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: MAJ Allsop handles a Kestrel 5700, a weather reading device designed to read and calculate heat index and wind.
(2:11:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: MAJ Allsop annotates Kestrel readings.
(2:16:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: MAJ Allsop handles a Kestrel 5700, a weather reading device designed to read and calculate heat index and wind.
(2:25:00) MEDIUM SHOT: SGT Wester, MAJ Allsop, and CPT Balke discuss radioactive materials service members may be exposed to during CBRN training.
(2:44:00) WIDE SHOT: Mobile water collection laboratory where all water testing and data collection are completed in Bizerte hotel room. Shot showcases incubator, specimen containers, and DR890 water colorimeter.
(2:46:00) MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT: Mobile water collection laboratory where all water testing and data collection are completed in Bizerte hotel room. Shot showcases incubator, specimen containers, and DR890 water colorimeter.
(2:50:00) MEDIUM SHOT: Mobile water collection laboratory where all water testing and data collection are completed in Bizerte hotel room. Shot showcases incubator, specimen containers, and DR890 water colorimeter.
(2:52:00) WIDE SHOT: Mobile water collection laboratory where all water testing and data collection are completed in Bizerte hotel room. Shot showcases incubator, specimen containers, and DR890 water colorimeter.
(2:57:00) MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT: Mobile water collection laboratory where all water testing and data collection are completed in Bizerte hotel room. Shot showcases incubator, specimen containers, DR890 water colorimeter, free chlorine/ total chlorine powder packs and a white bottle of phenol.
(3:03:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: SGT Wester demonstrating bacteriological and E.coli test showing water at the hotel has tested negative for E.coli (A positive E.coli test put under UV light would glow fluorescent green).