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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547th Transportation Company Sharpens Combat Readiness at Fort Indiantown Gap
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June 17, 2025 | 0:31
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard, 547th Transportation Company, took part in a series of combat-focused training exercises during Annual Training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, on Jun. 4, 2025. The 74th Troop Command executed Annual Training in a Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) environment from May. 31, 2025 to Jun. 14, 2025, designed to sharpen lethality, strengthen cohesive teams, and enhance overall deployability and unit readiness. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Noel Williams)
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