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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52nd Fighter Wing
April 25, 2025 | 1:40
Members assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing respond to various scenarios and simulated threats during Exercise Swift Saber Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 21-25, 2025. The exercise challenged 52nd Fighter Wing Airmen across multiple disciplines, from emergency response and force protection to triage and chemical decontamination under realistic, high-stress conditions. Swift Saber 25 strengthened the 52nd FW’s warfighting capabilities by validating Agile Combat Employment concepts such as rapid threat response, dispersed operations and mission generation in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Demi Ebert)
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