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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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ERDC Support for Saltwater Intrusion

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center

Oct. 12, 2023 | 7:25

Building upon decades of research and expertise, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is supporting the USACE New Orleans District and emergency officials as they respond to the intrusion of saltwater along the Mississippi River in south Louisiana.

Lower precipitation totals across much of the central portion of the United States this summer have not only caused drought conditions in multiple states but have also led to a smaller and weaker Mississippi River.

As a result, saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico that is normally held back by the force of the Mississippi River is now slowly making its way up the river, causing significant threats to communities in south Louisiana and their drinking water.

In addition to modeling and forecasting the creep of saltwater up the river, ERDC is also providing world-class engineering support in mitigation efforts that include modifications to a sill – or underwater dam – that is designed to slow the intrusion.

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