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    AFRICAN LION

    African Lion

    African Lion    

    2024 marks the 20th anniversary of AFRICOM’s premier and largest annual, combined, joint exercise African Lion. This year’s exercise will take place April 19 through May 31 and is hosted across Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia with more than 8,100 participants from over 27 nations and contingents from NATO. African Lion 24 focuses on enhancing readiness between the U.S. and partner nation forces. This joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

    436 Featured Videos

    African Lion celebrates 20th anniversary

    African Lion celebrates 20th anniversary
    05.17.24 | Chris House | SETAF-AF
    African Lion 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint exercise led by SETAF-AF, running from April 19 to May 31...
    B-ROLL: U.S. and Ghana participate in 2024 African Lion opening ceremony

    B-ROLL: U.S. and Ghana participate in...
    05.13.24 | CPT Rickey Grider | SETAF-AF
    U.S. Army and Ghana Armed Forces participate in the opening ceremony for African Lion 2024 with remarks by Ghanaian Brig. Gen. Frank Tei and U.S....
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    4,528 Featured Images

    US, Ghana unload bags at the start of African Lion 2024

    US, Ghana unload bags at the start of...
    05.13.24 | SGT Caitlinn Belcher | SETAF-AF
    Ghana Armed Forces help U.S. Army Soldiers unload gear during the reception, staging and onward integration (RSOI) portion of exercise African...
    US, Ghana unload bags at the start of African Lion 2024

    US, Ghana unload bags at the start of...
    05.13.24 | SGT Caitlinn Belcher | SETAF-AF
    Ghana Armed Forces help U.S. Army Soldiers unload gear during the reception, staging and onward integration (RSOI) portion of exercise African...
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    05.13.24 | SGT Caitlinn Belcher | SETAF-AF
    Pallets of meals, ready to eat (MREs), flown in from the Morocco spoke of African Lion 2024 (AL24) on a Forces Armées Royales (FAR) [Moroccan...
    U.S. Soldiers train Moroccan partners in Cyber Operations

    U.S. Soldiers train Moroccan partners in...
    05.13.24 | SGT Alisha Grezlik | SETAF-AF
    U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Meredith, a cyber operations specialist attached to the 11th Cyber Battalion, U.S. Army Cyber Command, stationed at Fort...
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    167 Featured Stories

    Signal and smile: Monterroso shines at African Lion 24

    Signal and smile: Monterroso shines at...
    05.15.24 | PHILIP REGINA | SETAF-AF
    ACCRA, Ghana — As the tactical communications manager for the Ghana spoke of exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24), U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class...
    African Lion 2024 concludes in Tunisia, kicks-off in other host nations

    African Lion 2024 concludes in Tunisia,...
    05.15.24 | MAJ Joe Legros | SETAF-AF
    TUNIS, Tunisia – Friendly forces identified several enemy four-by-four vehicles and an enemy air defense weapon, considered a high-value target,...
    Army reservist finds unlimited opportunity through service

    Army reservist finds unlimited...
    05.14.24 | Alun Thomas | 653RSG
    AGADIR, Morocco – These are the types of adventures Sgt. Triston Cody envisioned when he enlisted in 2021 – traveling across the world and...
    Water purification is a ‘game changer’ in Tunisia at African Lion 2024

    Water purification is a ‘game...
    05.12.24 | MAJ Joe Legros | SETAF-AF
    GABES, Tunisia – Perched between Algeria to the west and Libya to the southeast, most of Tunisia’s northern and eastern borders share a...
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    20 Featured Audio

    U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band & Chorus...
    06.26.22 | SFC Bridget J. Vian | SETAF-AF
    U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band & Chorus musical group, Free Groove, performs a sound check and concert set in conjunction with Tifawt, a...
    African Lion 2021-Overall

    African Lion 2021-Overall
    06.18.21 | SGT Christopher Brecht | SETAF-AF
    African Lion 2021 has been another great year of partnership. African Lion 2021 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual...

    African Lion 202-1 musical cultural exchange
    06.10.21 | PO1 Terrence Siren | SETAF-AF
    The U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus conduct a cultural exchange with Saad Abid, a Moroccan social media activist and founder of...
    African Lion 2021- Hershel "Woody" Williams DV Engagement

    African Lion 2021- Hershel "Woody"...
    06.11.21 | SSgt Frederick Brown | SETAF-AF
    A Key Leader Engagement was held onboard the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams between Major General Andrew M. Rohling, Commander of U.S. Army...
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    African Lion 2022 Info Graphic

    African Lion 2022 Info Graphic
    01.30.24 | Courtesy Graphics | SETAF-AF
    ­African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 -...
    African Lion 21 strategic overview

    African Lion 21 strategic overview
    01.30.24 | Rashawn Boykin | SETAF-AF
    African Lion is an exercise aimed at strengthening partnerships and building readiness, through joint all-domain, multi-national and...
    African Lion 21 by the numbers

    African Lion 21 by the numbers
    01.30.24 | Courtesy Graphics | SETAF-AF
    More than 7,000 troops from nine countries will participate in the exercise – U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual exercise. The exercise...
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