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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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.