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 Sgt. Evan Jones
The Future of MARSOC with Maj. Gen. Peter D. Huntley and August Cole (Teaser)
Marine Forces, Special Operations Command
April 25, 2025 | 0:31
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Peter D. Huntley, commander, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, has an interview with August Cole, managing partner at Useful Fiction and co-author of Ghost Fleet, to discuss the future of Marine Forces Special Operations Command at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 31, 2025. Huntley discusses the future pathways of the command as well as various strategic challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Evan Jones)
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