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 Lance Cpl. Alexander Devereux
B-roll: HMLA-367 and SOAR night raid
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
May 19, 2023 | 4:58
U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and a U.S. Army MH-47G Chinook with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), conduct night raid exercise during National Training Center Rotation 23-07 at Fort Irwin, California, April 27, 2023. During the exercise, HMLA-367 supported the 75th Ranger Regiment and 160th SOAR as the sole rotary-wing fire support element, enhancing joint planning and execution of long-range assault force escort, deep and close air support, and direct-action raids. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander O. Devereux)
More