Port operations move equipment, supplies in preparation of African Lion

Logisticians from multiple Southern European Task Force -Africa units, including the 839th Transportation Battalion, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade, and the 23rd Modular Ordnance Ammunition Company, all worked together at the Port of Livorno, Italy, to upload the Military Sealift Command Vessel, USNS Yuma on May 29, 2022. The equipment will transit from locations across Europe to Agadir, Morocco, as part of exercise African Lion 22.



By Elena Baladelli Training Support Activity Europe Livorno, Italy May 29, 2022
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