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 Cpl. Apollo Wilson
U.S. Marines conduct NATO drills in Norway
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa
May 2, 2025 | 1:36
U.S. Marine explosive ordinance disposal technicians and ammunition technicians with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Combat Logistic Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct demolition training during Swift Response 25 in Setermoen, Norway, April 29, 2025. The Marine Corps is providing direct combat service support to the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division to enable sustainment of multi-domain operations. Swift Response 25 is part of the DEFENDER 25 series and allows the rehearsal, deployment, employment, and integration of U.S. forces to focus on the expansion of critical capabilities on the battlefield in the High North and Baltics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Apollo Wilson)
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