U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside partners in Kenya
12:00 AM7/1/2022
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command conduct a specialized training exercise with members of the Kenyan Army during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Isiolo, Kenya, on July 1, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.
Medical exercise provides real-world relief to local Moroccans
3:53 PM6/30/2022
Utah Army National Guard Medical Detachment Soldiers entertain local Moroccan children with crafts while their parents receive medical treatment from U.S. and Moroccan troops during a humanitarian civic assistance mission and medical readiness exercise in Taliouine, Morocco, June 24. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia from June 6 - 30, 2022.
Medical exercise provides real-world relief to local Moroccans
3:44 PM6/30/2022
The Utah Army National Guard, U.S. Army 30th Medical Brigade, and the Royal Moroccan Army collaborated to provide real-world humanitarian assistance to the local population while conducting medical readiness training during African Lion 2022.
Bomber Task Force mission supports African Lion 2022 and counter-illicit maritime efforts in Mauritania
12:00 AM6/30/2022
B-1B Lancer bombers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, fly with Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 and F-5 aircraft off the coast of Morocco on June 30, 2022, in support of African Lion 2022. After supporting African Lion, the B-1Bs flew south to Mauritania, where they worked with the Mauritanian Coast Guard to identify and track illegally operating vessels off the coast, such as those conducting illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing.
U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside partners in Kenya
12:00 AM6/30/2022
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command train with members of the Kenyan Army on the M224 60 mm Lightweight Company Mortar System during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Isiolo, Kenya, on June 30, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.
Bomber Task Force mission supports African Lion 2022 and counter-illicit maritime efforts in Mauritania
12:00 AM6/30/2022
The mission, which lasted more than 25 hours, supported the culminating live fire exercise for African Lion 2022, and then went on to support counter illicit maritime tracking efforts in Mauritania before returning to Texas.
U.S., Tunisian forces rehearse live-fire exercise at African Lion 2022
6:00 PM6/29/2022
U.S. Marines and Tunisian Armed Forces go over their battle plan as part of a rehearsal of a live-fire exercise during African Lion 22 in the Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia, June 24, 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia from June 6 - 30, 2022.
U.S., Tunisian forces rehearse live-fire exercise at African Lion 2022
6:00 PM6/29/2022
U.S. Marines and Tunisian Armed Forces go over their battle plan as part of a rehearsal of a live-fire exercise during African Lion 22 in the Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia, June 24, 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia from June 6 - 30, 2022.
U.S. Marines and Tunisian Armed Forces go over their battle plan as part of a rehearsal of a live-fire exercise during African Lion 22 in the Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia, June 24, 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia from June 6 - 30, 2022.
U.S. Army Maj. Thomas Olesen, officer-in-charge of the Ben Ghilouf Training Area, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Rojas, life support non-commissioned officer-in-charge, both assigned to the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, discuss a duty roster during African Lion 22 in Tunisia, June 23, 2022. The 311th ESC augments the U.S. Army Reserve’s 650th Regional Support Group in providing living facilities and services for units participating in the exercise.
When supporting participants in a military exercise like African Lion 2022, conducted in an austere environment, all activities are made possible by a group like the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command.
U.S. Army Europe and Africa welcomes new commander
12:00 PM6/29/2022
Gen. Darryl Williams, incoming commander, assumed command from Gen. Christopher Cavoli, outgoing commander, during a ceremony at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, Germany, on June 28, 2022.
Bomber Task Force mission supports African Lion 2022 and counter-illicit maritime efforts in Mauritania
12:00 AM6/29/2022
A B-1B Lancer bomber takes off from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 29, 2022, to support African Lion as well as conduct counter-illicit maritime activity with Mauritanian Navy vessels off the coast of Mauritania. Supporting Bomber Task Force conus-to-conus missions enhance bomber aviators' abilities and build relationships and interoperability with partner nations.
Bomber Task Force mission supports African Lion 2022 and counter-illicit maritime efforts in Mauritania
12:00 AM6/29/2022
A B-1B Lancer departs from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 29, 2022, in support of United States Africa Command's Exercise African Lion. The B-1 carries the largest payload of both guided and unguided conventional weapons in the United States inventory.
Approximately 80 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, along with counterparts from several states to include California, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin are training with the Royal Moroccan Army in the northern Sahara Desert as part of African Lion ’22.
Approximately 80 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, along with counterparts from several states to include California, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin are training with the Royal Moroccan Army in the northern Sahara Desert as part of African Lion ’22.
Approximately 80 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, along with counterparts from several states to include California, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin are training with the Royal Moroccan Army in the northern Sahara Desert as part of African Lion ’22.
Approximately 80 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, along with counterparts from several states to include California, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin are training with the Royal Moroccan Army in the northern Sahara Desert as part of African Lion ’22.
Approximately 80 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, along with counterparts from several states to include California, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin are training with the Royal Moroccan Army in the northern Sahara Desert as part of African Lion ’22.
Approximately 80 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, along with counterparts from several states to include California, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin are training with the Royal Moroccan Army in the northern Sahara Desert as part of African Lion ’22.