Plans underway for African Lion, Africa's biggest military exercise

A Royal Morocco Armed Forces officer explains the capabilities of a firing range during a site survey for exercise African Lion 21. Plans for this year's iteration will involve more than 5,000 troops from the U.S., Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and elsewhere.



By Maj. Cain Claxton Southern European Task Force, AFrica Morocco Feb 04, 2021
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