Stumbling into opportunity: National Guardsman supports African Lion 23

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)



By Sgt. Maximilian Huth SETAF-Africa Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia May 26, 2023
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