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 Daisuke Sato
Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Training
U.S. Army Garrison - Japan
March 5, 2020 | 2:34
Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Training:

Narration:
10 newly assigned Camp Zama law enforcement Soldiers took Oleoresin Capsicum - commonly referred to as pepper spray - qualification training in order to learn its effects as part of their Law Enforcement certification.

Interview: SSG Robert Collins, Non-lethal weapon instructor, 88th Military Police Detachments

Narration:
During the OC spray qualification training, Soldiers went through seven different stations controlling a non-compliant subject using Mechanical Advantage Control Holds techniques, batons, and handcuff skills, after being sprayed.

Interview: PV2 Zachary Mosher, Military Police Officer, 88th MP Detachment

Interview: PV2 Wade Wilson, Military Police Officer, 88th MP Detachment

Narration:
The week long Law Enforcement certification training not only gave these Soldiers a chance to practice their physical movements, but also provided them the confidence to determine how and when to use force to control different situations.

Interview: SSG Kerin Payne, Operations NCO, 88th Military Police Detachments

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