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Bomber Task Force participates in Exercise African Lion

9:37 AM6/21/2023
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from 7th Bomb Wing, conducted a Bomber Task Force Mission in support of Exercise African Lion 2023 (AL23) June 16, 2023. The bomber task force mission included a low-approach fly over in addition to close air support training with the Moroccan military at and around the TanTan Training Complex.
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‘Stronger Together’ Utah National Guard CBRN Task Force trains with Ghana Armed Forces during African Lion

2:05 PM6/15/2023
Utah National Guard Soldiers from the Homeland Response Force – Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Task Force, known as HRF-CBRN, traveled overseas to train with Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) as part of Exercise African Lion 2023, from May 31 to June 14, 2023.
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23rd Army Band entertains troops during African Lion 2023

1:01 PM6/15/2023
Utah National Guard shares a State Partnership Program with Morocco, dating back 20 years. U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Morgan Davidson, part of Utah's 23rd Army Band, reflects on the significance of that relationship and speaks to the universal nature of music.
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Father and Son Meet During Exercise African Lion

10:50 AM6/14/2023
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Larnach, an Active Guard Reservist serving as a Truck Master at the 129th Transportation Co., answers questions during an interview from Staff Sgt. David Graves with the 318th Theater Public Affairs Support Element during Exercise African Lion 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Vega)
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Father and son meet during Exercise African Lion

10:50 AM6/14/2023
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Larnach, an Active Guard Reservist serving as a Truck Master at the 129th Transportation Co., embraces his son, U.S. Army Sgt. Ethan Judkins with the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, during a chance meeting in Agadir, Morocco, June 04, 2023. The father-son pair have been serving in different locations for over a year and recently discovered they were to be assigned to the same host nation location during Exercise African Lion 2023 creating an opportunity to be reunited. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Vega)
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StrongerTogether Father and Son Meet During Exercise African Lion

10:50 AM6/14/2023
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Larnach, an Active Guard Reservist serving as a Truck Master at the 129th Transportation Co., stands with his son, U.S. Army Sgt. Ethan Judkins assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, during a chance meeting in Agadir, Morocco, June 04, 2023. The father-son pair have been serving in different locations for over a year and recently discovered they were to be assigned to the same host nation location during Exercise African Lion 2023 creating an opportunity to be reunited. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Vega)
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307th FRSD and Tunisian forces conduct MEDEVAC rehearsals during African Lion 23

5:51 PM5/28/2023
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 307th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, a U.S. Army Reserve unit from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Tunisian military forces conduct a medical evacuation rehearsal during exercise African Lion 23 in Tunisia, May 22, 2023.
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2nd SFAB Advises Members of the Tunisian Armed Forces

2:12 PM5/27/2023
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Dumlao (third from left), a training advisor assigned to the Maneuver Company Advisor Team, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, looks on as members of the Tunisian armed forces familiarize themselves with the M3 Carl Gustaf during a class as part of African Lion 23, May 23, 2023, Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia. U.S. Africa Command is committed to sustained engagement with our African partners, and African Lion 23 is designed to prevent conflict while simultaneously ensuring that the U.S. military is prepared to respond to any crisis. Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 23, U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in multiple countries to include Tunisia from May 13-June 18, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Sgt. HollyAnn Nicom)
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2nd SFAB Advises Members of the Tunisian Armed Forces

2:12 PM5/27/2023
BEN GHILOUF, Tunisia—Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 23, U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in multiple countries to include Tunisia from May 13-June 18, 2023.
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Stumbling into opportunity: National Guardsman supports African Lion 23

4:26 PM5/26/2023
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Bowling; a senior operations advisor with the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade; discusses training with a member of the Tunisian armed forces in Ben Ghilouf; Tunisia; during exercise African Lion 23; May 23; 2023. Bowling; from Tallahassee; Florida; has been working with U.S. Africa Command during African Lion 23 to enhance the capacity of members of the Tunisian armed forces to organize; train; maintain; and sustain their security forces. Eighteen nations and approximately 8; 000 personnel will participate in African Lion 2023; U.S. Africa Command's largest annual combined; joint exercise that will take place in multiple countries to include Tunisia from May 13 - June 18; 2023. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Maximilian Huth)
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Stumbling into opportunity: National Guardsman supports African Lion 23

4:26 PM5/26/2023
BEN GHILOUF, Tunisia, May 24 - When he initially joined in 2004, 17-year-old Chris Bowling enlisted in the infantry, wanting to serve his country following the tragedy of 9/11. Nineteen years later, U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Bowling reflects on how his career took an unexpected turn when his then mentor joined the 3rd Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade, and took him with him.
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19th Special Forces Group (Airbo

5:45 PM5/18/2023
U.S. Army AH-64D “Apache” attack helicopters, assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard, participate in a training exercise with partner nations to demonstrate the capabilities of multinational armies working together simultaneously in a combined arms live-fire mission during African Lion 22, June 28, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperadurbility among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Mackenzie Willden)
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AL23 begins

5:45 PM5/18/2023
The Royal Moroccan Navy fregate Sultan Moulay Ismai and the guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) dock during a port visit for distinguished visitors of African Lion 2022 to Agadir, Morocco, June 28, 2022. AL22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Katie Theusch)
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AL23 begins

5:45 PM5/18/2023
U.S. Marines, soldiers and Tunisian Armed Forces advance through a valley at a rehearsal for a live-fire exercise as a part of African Lion 22 in the Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia, June 23, 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Jacobs, 105th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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AL23 begins

5:45 PM5/18/2023
Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers move in formation to breach and clear a room during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 25, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6-30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Zachary Myers)
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100th Air Refueling Wing Public

5:45 PM5/18/2023
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing over Morocco during Exercise African Lion 2021, June 18, 2021. KC-135s support fighter aircraft in the creation of a safe, stable and secure Africa. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal, 7-18 June. More than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. African Lion is a multi-domain, multi-component, and multi-national exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Barron)
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African Lion 23 begins

5:45 PM5/18/2023
18 nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 2023, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia from May 13-June 18, 2023.
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African Lion 23 moves ahead

3:44 PM2/2/2023
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, fire the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during African Lion 2021, at Guirer Libouihi Air Base, on June 9, 2021. The 41st FAB is conducting a suppression of enemy air defense in support of an Airborne joint Forcible Entry during African Lion 2021. This dynamic force employment exercise is their fourth exercise in the Fires Shock series, and a sub-exercise of U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s Defender 21. African Lion 2021 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia, and Senegal, 7-18 June. More than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL21 is a multi-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zack Stahlberg)
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African Lion 23 moves ahead

3:44 PM2/2/2023
U.S. Army Col. Drew Conover, SETAF-AF Exercise Director, and Moroccan Colonel Major Moushine Bensdira sign the minutes of the African Lion 23 Main Planning Event in Agadir, Morocco, Jan. 20, 2023. AL23 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Djibouti, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, between May 13 and June 16, 2023. More than 8,000 participants from 13 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL23 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. Photo courtesy of the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco.
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African Lion 23 moves ahead

3:44 PM2/2/2023
U.S. Army medical specialists and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces doctors tour a military medical facility during the African Lion 23 Main Planning Event in Agadir, Morocco, Jan. 20, 2023. AL23 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Djibouti, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, between May 13 and June 16, 2023. More than 8,000 participants from 13 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL23 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (Photo courtesy of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces)
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