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 Master Sgt. Brandy Fowler
First Jump of 2025: Nebraska Guard Paratroopers Take to the Skies
National Guard Bureau
April 4, 2025 | 0:30
Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), Nebraska Army National Guard, conduct an airborne operation at the Husker Drop Zone, March 7, 2025. The event marked the unit’s first jump of the year, with more than 200 paratroopers participating. Airborne operations like this aim to help Soldiers maintain individual and collective proficiency, a key component of airborne training requirements following completion of the U.S. Army Airborne School at Fort Moore, Georgia. These exercises are intended to support unit readiness by reinforcing tactical skills and maintaining the capability to deploy by air when needed. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Gauret Stearns; Edited by U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Brandy Fowler)
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