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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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B-Roll: Multinational leaders attend planning exercise at African Lion 2025

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

May 21, 2025 | 2:01

Joint military leaders, including NATO allies and African partners attend a planning exercise (PLANEX) during African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Agadir, Morocco, May 18, 2025. The PLANEX established a Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) headquarters, enhancing multinational coordination, mission command and joint targeting. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Aaliyah Craven)

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(00:00:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: ROYAL MOROCCAN ARMED FORCE SERVICE MEMBER TALKING
(00:04:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: UNITED KINGDOM SOLDIER PATCH
(00:10:20) MEDIUM SHOT: UNITED KINGDOM SOLDIER TAKING NOTES
(00:16:28) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER GIVING A BRIEF
(0:21:25) MEDIUM SHOT: MULTINATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS HAVING A DISCUSSION
(00:27:04) CLOSE UP SHOT: MULTINATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS HAVING A DISCUSSION
(00:31:29) CLOSE UP SHOT: UNITED KINGDOM SERVICE MEMBER WORKING ON A COMPUTER
(00:36:10) MEDIUM SHOT: UNITED KINGDOM SERVICE MEMBER WORKING ON A COMPUTER
(00:39:16) MEDIUM SHOT: PORTUGUESE SERVICE MEMBER WRITING ON A WHITE BOARD
(00:45:29) LONG SHOT: U.S. AND PORTUGUESE SERVICE MEMBERS HAVING A DISCUSSION
(00:54:07) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. AND PORTUGUESE SERVICE MEMBERS HAVING A DISCUSSION
(01:04:25) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. AND PORTUGUESE SERVICE MEMBER HAVING A DISCUSSION
(01:14:08) MEDIUM SHOT: EGYPTIAN SERVICE MEMBER GIVING A BRIEF
(01:24:23) CLOSE UP: EGYPTIAN SERVICE MEMBER GIVING A BRIEF
(01:31:18) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER WRITING ON A WHITE BOARD
(01:37:04) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER UNIT PATCH
(01:44:06) MEDIUM SHOT: MULTINATIONAL MILITARIES HAVING A DISCUSSION
(01:49:07) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER WRITING ON A WHITE BOARD
(01:54:15) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER WRITING ON A WHITE BOARD

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