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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: Utah National Guard and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces conduct medical training during African Lion 2025 [Aspect Ratio 9x16]

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

May 28, 2025 | 2:07

Utah National Guard Soldiers and the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces work hand in hand during the African Lion 2025 (AL25) medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Anzi, Morocco, May 21, 2025. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) on behalf of the U.S. Africa Command, AL25 takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. This large-scale exercise will enhance our ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations—preparing forces to deploy, fight and win. (U.S. Army video by Libby Weiler)

Shot list:
(00:00:00): U.S. Army Flag and Morocco flags
(00:06:00): U.S. Soldier dances with the Moroccans
(00:14:00): Royal Moroccan Armed Forces paints a child's face, pans left to U.S. Soldier dances with the Moroccans
(00:27:00): U.S. Army dentist cleans a patient's teeth
(00:34:00): Royal Moroccan Armed Forces dentists cleans a patient's teeth
(00:39:00): U.S. Air Force dentist cleans a patient's teeth
(00:45:00): U.S. Air Force and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces dentists cleans a patient's teeth
(00:50:00): Royal Moroccan Armed Forces soldier weighs and gets the height of a Moroccan child
(01:01:00): U.S. Air Force and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces gives a prescription to the Moroccans.
(01:11:00): Pan of the base
(01:19:00): U.S. military and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces distinguished visitors learn about the services
(01:44:00): U.S. military and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces distinguished visitors learn about the services
(01:56:00): U.S. military and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces distinguished visitors learn about the services

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