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. Jill Maynus
Advanced Wrath MQ-9 Reaper safety checks, taxi and takeoff
178th Wing
March 14, 2025 | 1:54
A remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper prepares for takeoff at the 178th Wing in Springfield, Ohio, March 13, 2025. This flight is a part of the exercise Advanced Wrath, an annual training highlighting Ohio’s role in advanced unmanned systems, rapid response, and national security. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Jillian Maynus, 178th Wing)
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