Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) Brig. Gen. Frank Tei, deputy chief of staff officer for operations and training provides opening remarks during the African Lion 24 Ghana Final Planning Event (FPE) in Accra, Ghana February 26. AL24 Ghana will see the integration of forces from six African nations, alongside comprehensive U.S. military participation, including active duty, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve units, with joint support from the U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy. The FPE brought planners from around the world to conduct the final refinement of the plan for the upcoming exercise taking place May 1st through May 31st.
2024 marks the 20th edition 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 7,100 participants from over twenty nations, including contingents from NATO. African Lion 24 focuses on enhancing readiness between the U.S. and partner nation forces. This multi-component, multinational exercise will showcase a full array of capabilities in the land, air, maritime, and cyberspace domains including HIMARs-HIRAIN employment, airborne operations, medical treatment missions and more, with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and showcase the ability to establish operational readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Phil Regina)
Date Taken: | 02.26.2024 |
Date Posted: | 03.08.2024 03:21 |
Photo ID: | 8276706 |
VIRIN: | 240226-O-HF423-5411 |
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