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U.S. Army Southern European Task

3:12 PM5/16/2025
Members of the U.S. Air Force and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces work in the social tent looking after children while their parents are being treated at the Humanitarian Civic Assistance event in Anzi, Morocco, during African Lion 2025 (AL25) May 12, 2025. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. This photo was altered for patient privacy. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by: Master Sgt. Nicholas Perez)
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U.S. Army Southern European Task

3:12 PM5/16/2025
U.S. Army Capt. Benjamin Norton, assigned to the Womack Army Medical Center based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, performs a surgical removal of cancerous tissue on a Moroccan patient at the Humanitarian Civic Assistance event in Anzi, Morocco, during African Lion 2025 (AL25) May 12, 2025. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by: Master Sgt. Nicholas Perez)
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U.S. Army Southern European Task

3:12 PM5/16/2025
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shaundra Andress, 151st Wing, Utah Air National Guard, looks after children in the social tent while their parents are being treated at the Humanitarian Civic Assistance event in Anzi, Morocco, during African Lion 2025 (AL25) May 12, 2025. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. This photo was altered for patient privacy. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by: Master Sgt. Nicholas Perez)
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U.S. Army Southern European Task

3:12 PM5/16/2025
Utah National Guard and joint forces arrive in Anzi, Morocco, May 11, 2025, for the humanitarian civic assistance portion of African Lion 2025 (AL25). AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by: Master Sgt. Nicholas Perez)
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U.S. Army Southern European Task

3:12 PM5/16/2025
Members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces examine an x-ray of a patient's lungs at the Humanitarian Civic Assistance event in Anzi, Morocco, during African Lion 2025 (AL25) May 12, 2025. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by: Master Sgt. Nicholas Perez)
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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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U.S. Army Southern European Task

4:19 PM5/15/2025
A Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies next to a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 166th Air Refueling Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, based in Rickenbacker Air National Guard, Ohio, as the aircraft waits its turn to simulate air-to-air refueling for currency and qualification during African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Morocco, May 13, 2025. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 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. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)
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U.S. Army Southern European Task

4:19 PM5/15/2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Abdoul Yam, a material management craftsman assigned to the 121st Logistics Readiness Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing (121st ARW), Ohio Air National Guard, looks out the window of a KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 166th Air Refueling Squadron, 121st ARW, based in Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, to watch 16 Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons conduct simulated air-to-air refueling for currency and qualification during African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Morocco, May 13, 2025. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 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. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)
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U.S. Army Southern European Task

4:19 PM5/15/2025
A Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon gets into position for a simulated air-to-air refuel qualification by a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 166th Air Refueling Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio National Guard, based in Rickenbacker Air National Guard, Ohio, during African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Morocco, May 13, 2025. The KC-135R conducted simulated refueling for 16 F-16s during their mission. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 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. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)
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U.S. Army Southern European Task

4:19 PM5/15/2025
Three Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation next to a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 166th Air Refueling Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, based in Rickenbacker Air National Guard, Ohio, as the aircrafts wait their turn to conduct simulated air-to-air refueling for currency and qualification during African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Morocco, May 13, 2025. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 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. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)
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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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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

7:16 AM5/12/2025
The U.S. Army and Senegalese Armed Forces have launched African Lion 2025 (AL25) operations in Senegal this week as part of U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual combined training event.
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Senegal hosts African Lion 2025 with U.S. and Allied Forces

1:23 PM5/5/2025
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U.S. Army Southern European Task

10:32 AM4/30/2025
A joint precision airdrop system (JPADS) descends from the sky while carrying Class I (CL I) supplies during an airborne operation as part of exercise African Lion 2025 (AL25), Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia, April 22, 2025. The airdrop mission conducted by Kilo Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, involved the precise delivery of five container delivery systems (CDS), including two JPADS carrying essential CL I supplies, marking a significant milestone for the unit. 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 photo by Sgt. Mariah Y. Gonzalez)
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U.S. Army Southern European Task

10:32 AM4/30/2025
U.S. Army Spc. Colton Qurollo, left, and Spc. William Hawkins, attached to the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, drives down stakes to reset concertina wire during breach training at Ben Ghilouf Training Area in Tunisia, April 25, 2025. Exercise African Lion 2025 (AL25) enhances soldier readiness when encountering obstacles on the battlefield. AL25, set to be the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings 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 U.S. Africa Command, AL25 takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. This large-scale exercise enhances our ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations—preparing forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth Rodriguez)
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U.S. Army Southern European Task

10:32 AM4/30/2025
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the the U.S. Army Reserve’s 933rd Forward Resuscitative Surgical Company, 5th Medical Brigade, 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), successfully executed a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) evaluation alongside Tunisian medical personnel as part of the multi-national exercise African Lion 2025 (AL25) at Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia, April 24, 2025. This critical evaluation aimed to ensure that MEDEVAC procedures are effectively in place for rapid care in the event of injured service members during live-fire exercises. 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 photo by Sgt. Jose Lora)
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