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 Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales
25-2LA Conducts Recovery Operations on Phou Pha Thi
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
April 4, 2025 | 22:59
B-roll package of recovery mission 25-2LA conducting recovery operations on Phou Pha Thi, Laos, Jan. 16-Feb. 11, 2025. Package includes tranportation to the site via Lao Skyway helicopters, team members navigating the site via rope systems, recovery operations, and interviews from Dr. Katie Rubin, DPAA forensic anthropologist, and Mindy Simonson, DPAA forensic archeologist.
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