Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Nicolas A. Cloward | The 14th Marines Regiment is leading the way during African Lion 2012. Lt. Col. David...... read more read more
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AGADIR, Morocco - The 14th Marines Regiment, out of Fort Worth, Texas, is leading the way during African Lion 2012, an annual, bilateral training exercise between U.S. and Moroccan forces, April 7-18.
The AL-12 training exercise spans over a period of two-weeks, in which U.S and Moroccan forces will work side-by-side in humanitarian aid, field training exercises and peace support operations.
“The planning involved in African Lion 2012 was significant,” said Col. Roger A. Garay, commanding officer for 14th Marines Regiment and task force commander for the exercise.
Planning for AL-12 started in August of 2011, with an initial conference meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, where they met with Marine Forces Africa planners to begin orientation to the exercise. They then conducted a series of addition monthly meeting to plan the operation.
During the planning process, the 14th Marines command would work bilaterally with their Moroccan partners breaking down every aspect of the AL-12 mission and then putting it back together.
“When the final model of AL-12 was complete, the two forces signed off on ‘the minutes’ which is a contractual agreement between both parties in which they agreed on their part of the exercise,” Garay said.
With the Moroccans as the host nation, it was their part to shape the exercise, Garay added. They were very specific about what they expected out of the operation. They wanted a larger, more complex event involving heli-bourn and amphibious operations.
These special operations required assistance from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. “They bring tremendous capability to the exercise,” said the task force commander.
The 24th MEU is an asset to the African Lion operation, he said. They have the capability to project and move forward with training and teaching of amphibious operations to the Moroccan military.
The African Lion operation involves more the 1,200 military members. Many of which are reservist and Army National Guardsmen from across the U.S.
This diversity of units brings an assortment of capabilities, along with a dynamic of military skill sets that should help provide the support needed to make African Lion 2012 a ‘roaring’ success.
| Date Taken: | 04.07.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 04.14.2012 10:40 |
| Story ID: | 86756 |
| Location: | AGADIR, MA |
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