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U.S. Army Southern European Task
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Fernandez, 352nd Civil Affairs Command, consults with a translator and patient during the medical civic action program (MEDCAP) event as part of exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24), in Damongo, Ghana, May 17, 2024. African Lion 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, with over 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Caitlinn Belcher)
Photo by: Sgt. Caitlinn Belcher
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U.S. Army Southern European Task
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Urias Jiminez, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuator, secures a ratchet strap to hang medical equipment during exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24) at Kenitra Air Base, Morocco, May 18, 2024. Aeromedical personnel from a variety of nations will learn new skills by integrating a variety of tests, scenarios and opportunities designed to enhance regional cooperation and integration between nations. AL24 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jenna A. Bond)
Photo by: Senior Airman Jenna Bond
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U.S. Army Southern European Task
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Erinayo Soniregun, 4th Civil Affairs Group, Force Headquarters Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, interacts with elementary students as they receive public health supplies from the 352nd Civil Affairs Command and Ghana Armed Forces during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) event held as part of African Lion 2024 (AL24). The MEDCAP provides an opportunity for US and partner nations to build relationships with local communities by providing medical care, treatment and supplies. AL24 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia, with over 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Caitlinn Belcher)
Photo by: Sgt. Caitlinn Belcher
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653rd Regional Support Group
A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah National Guard, watches carefully as he helps guide an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter off a C-17 Globemaster III, Agadir-Al Massara International Airport, Agadir, Morocco, May 17, 2024, in preparation for African Lion 2024. This year marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, with over 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Alun Thomas)
African Lion 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, with over 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents.
African Lion provides an opportunity to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative readiness training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands including U.S. Africa Command, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Central Command; as well as strategic maritime choke points and global shipping lanes.
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