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

Moroccan officer Maj. Mamoud, right, explains range capabilities to Georgia Army National Guard Capt. Jeremiah Stafford during a site survey for exercise African Lion Jan 21, 2021. Scheduled for June, African Lion, U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise, has increased interoperability among U.S. partners and allies since 2003.



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