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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Former ‘Fighting 69th’ commander takes charge of National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade
New York National Guard
July 20, 2021 | 0:59
New York Army National Guard Col. Sean Flynn assumed command of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during a change of command ceremony at Fort Drum, New York on July 17. Flynn took over the light infantry brigade, which includes more than 4,000 Soldiers across New York, Masachusetts, and Rhode Island, from Col. Robert Charlesworth. (Army National Guard Video by Sgt. 1st Class Warren Wright)
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