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 Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel
Deadly in darkness: HMLA-267 rains fire from the night sky
I Marine Expeditionary Force
March 11, 2016 | 0:37
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Marines conduct low-light specific weapons
delivery training at Camp Pendleton March 3, 2016. The low-light training restricts visibility for the
Marines and allows them to improve communication and weapons proficiency under challenging
circumstances. The Marines are with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft
Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
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