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. Steven Tran
Capt. Mark Brokaw Jr. Explains the Role of a Foreign Area Officer
III Marine Expeditionary Force
March 6, 2016 | 0:57
Capt. Mark Brokaw Jr., a Foreign Area Officer for 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, explains his role during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016 in South Korea. Ssang Yong, meaning “Twin Dragons,” is a joint, amphibious exercise that reinforces the U.S. and Republic of Korea’s commitment to security in the Asia-Pacific region. The exercise comprises sea basing, naval integration between Marines and Sailors of the ROK and US, and partnership between the armed forces of the ROK, U.S., New Zealand and Australia. Brokaw is from Fredericksburg, Virginia
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