JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. —The U.S. Army Gen. Frank S. Besson, Jr. Logistics Support Vessel and her crew arrived to her home port at Third Port at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 5, marking the completion of exercise African Lion 23.
The vessel belongs to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary). The 597th Transportation Brigade played a supporting role during the exercise by providing marine cargo, documentation, port management, and subject matter expertise for the deploying and redeploying units.
“We are going to keep track of what’s being unloaded and make sure every item is accounted for,” said Ryan Kramer, transportation specialist, 597th Transportation Brigade.
The vessel is operated by Army Mariners assigned to the 1099th Transportation Detachment, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary).
African Lion takes place each year in mid-May to mid-June, and involves 5,000 troops from 24 nations primarily in Morocco, running large-scale live fire, medical readiness, air, maritime and forward command post training exercises in the Kingdom of Morocco, Tunisia, and Senegal.
| Date Taken: | 07.05.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 03.11.2024 10:40 |
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