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. 

Click here for the African Lion Photos, News and Video

African Lion 25 Announcment

African Lion Images
Press Information

 

Videos
Video by Senior Airman Mikaela Smith
71st and 308th FS build partnership and lethality
Joint Base Langley-Eustis
Oct. 13, 2023 | 1:48
The flight line's east ramp was filled with fourth and fifth generation fighter aircraft at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 21, 2023. The 308th Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, arrived at JBLE with a fleet consisting of 13 F-35 Lighting II's and four F-16 Fighting Falcon's, representing both Netherlands and Denmark. This exercise not only strengthened our relationship with coalition partners, but gave the oppertunity for pilots to "train as we fight", enhancing mission capabilities. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Mikaela Smith)
More