U.S. Airmen begin African Lion humanitarian efforts

U.S. Air Force Maj. Soliman Yaqub, a physician with the 151st Medical DET-1, examines a patient in the cardiology section of the military field hospital on June 7, 2021 in Tafraoute, Morocco during African Lion 2021. 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 multi-domain, null-component, and multinational exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Annie Edwards).



By Tech. Sgt. Annie Edwards Southern European Task Force Afri ca Tafraoute, Morocco Jun 14, 2021
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