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Academics sets stage for successful African Lion 2025

9:52 AM5/18/2025
AGADIR, Morocco — With more than 300 partner nation military students and 19 unique warfighting courses underway, the African Lion 2025 (AL25) academics program builds a formidable intellectual foundation for U.S. and partner forces ahead of the continent’s largest annual military exercise.
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Relationships drive readiness: SFAB advises through partnership in AL25

4:44 PM5/16/2025
In the arid heat of Centre d’Entraînement Tactique 2 (CET2), Soldiers assigned to Maneuver Advisory Team (MAT) 2112, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (2SFAB), build more than interoperability; they build relationships.
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US military medical personnel arrive in Morocco for joint medical mission at African Lion 2025

3:12 PM5/16/2025
ANZI, Morocco – U.S. and Moroccan military medical teams launched the annual joint humanitarian medical mission in Anzi, Morocco, May 11 through May 23, as part of African Lion 2025 (AL25), marking the beginning of a multi-week effort to deliver essential care to local communities.
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Fueling readiness: US, Morocco conduct air-to-air refueling operations at African Lion 2025

4:14 PM5/15/2025
A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 166th Air Refueling Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio National Guard, conducted simulated refueling for 16 F-16s during exercise African Lino 2025 (AL25).
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Dog Company strengthens regional ties, tests lethality at African Lion 2025

4:12 PM5/15/2025
After nearly a month of dynamic multinational training, Soldiers assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, concluded their participation in African Lion 2025 (AL25)—U.S. Africa Command’s premier annual combined joint exercise.
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Embrace the process: Master Sgt. Preston Lewis Reflects on service, leadership, legacy at African Lion 2025

4:12 PM5/15/2025
AGADIR, Morocco – On the surface, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Preston Lewis’s role in African Lion 2025 (AL25) might seem procedural—coordinating accountability, awards and human resource (HR) operations across four countries, including 50 multinational partner nations. But behind the spreadsheets, manifests and morning reports is a leader nearing the end of a 20-year journey through some of the most defining environments in the modern U.S. Army.
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African Lion 2025 opens in Senegal, strengthening regional security cooperation

7:20 AM5/12/2025
African Lion 2025 (AL25) officially opened May 4 at the Centre d’Entraînement Tactique 2 (CET2) training area here, marking the start of the Senegalese portion of U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual combined joint exercise.
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Aeromedical evacuation teams: Flying global ambulances

7:20 AM5/12/2025
In the fast-paced and often unpredictable world of military operations, U.S. service members are frequently mobilized across the globe to support exercises, conflicts and peacekeeping missions. These assignments come with unique challenges, and sometimes, life threatening emergencies.
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African Lion 2025 highlights US, Tunisian military partnerships and medical readiness

7:20 AM5/12/2025
During Exercise African Lion 2025, units from the U.S. Army’s 807th Theater Medical Command played a crucial role in health care operations alongside Tunisian Armed Forces. Key contributors included the 409th Medical Company Area Support, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Madison, Wisconsin; the 903rd Medical Detachment Preventive Medicine, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Machesney Park, Illinois; and the 172nd Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 261st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 44th Medical Brigade. These units provided essential services such as sick-call operations, casualty movement, preventive medicine, veterinary inspections and academics, and behavioral health classes across multiple training sites in Tunisia. Soldiers from the 807th also led knowledge exchanges with Tunisian counterparts, strengthening partnerships and enhancing joint operational medical readiness in a challenging environment.
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Senegal hosts African Lion 2025 with U.S. and Allied Forces

1:23 PM5/5/2025
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African Lion 2025 comes to an end in Tunisia, begins in other host countries

10:32 AM4/30/2025
Special forces paratroopers descending upon the barren north-Saharan desert, unfurling the crescent moon and star of the red and white Tunisian flag, during the final event of African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Tunisia. This marked the conclusion of nearly two weeks of warfighting training for more than 1,700 multinational service members.
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African Lion 2025 begins in Tunisia, sets stage for largest military exercise in Africa

3:48 PM4/22/2025
الشريكة تمرين الأسد الأفريقي 2025 (AL25) في تونس، يوم 22 أفريل 2025. هذا التمرين متعدد الجنسيات، والذي سيتواصل حتى 30 أفريل، يعزز الجاهزية العسكرية ويدعم قدرة الدول المشاركة على العمل في بيئة أمنية معقدة.
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US, Tunisia conduct opening ceremony of African Lion 2025

3:31 PM4/22/2025
U.S. Army Col. Drew Conover, left, director of training and exercises for the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), discusses the start of African Lion 2025 (AL25) with Tunisian Senior Col. Majid Mguidich, middle, AL25 exercise director, and Emily Katkar, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Tunis, Tunisia during the opening ceremony for AL25 at El Aouina Air Base, Tunisia, April 22, 2025. African Lion 25 (AL25) is set to be the largest annual military exercise in Africa, bringing together over 40 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 Reserve photo by 1st Sgt. Jay Townsend)
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US, Tunisia conduct opening ceremony of African Lion 2025

3:31 PM4/22/2025
Tunisian Senior Col. Majid Mguidich, exercise director for African Lion 2025 (AL25), middle, provides opening remarks to representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) during the AL25 opening ceremony at El Aouina Air Base, Tunisia, April 22, 2025. AL25 is set to be the largest annual military exercise in Africa, bringing together over 40 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 Reserve photo by 1st Sgt. Jay Townsend)
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US, Tunisia conduct opening ceremony of African Lion 2025

3:31 PM4/22/2025
Deputy Chief of Mission, Emily Katkar, U.S. Embassy Tunis, Tunisia, provides opening remarks to representatives from the Tunisian Armed forces and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) during the African Lion 2025 (AL25) opening ceremony at El Aouina Air Base, Tunisia, April 22, 2025. AL25 is set to be the largest annual military exercise in Africa, bringing together over 40 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 Reserve photo by 1st Sgt. Jay Townsend)
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African Lion 2025 begins in Tunisia, sets stage for largest military exercise in Africa

3:25 PM4/22/2025
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