Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th

(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Logo

    AFRICAN LION

    African Lion

    African Lion    

    African Lion 23 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia. Training together from May 13 to June 16, more than 8,000 participants from 13 nations and NATO will focus on enhancing readiness between U.S. and partner nation forces. This joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

    406 Featured Videos

    SETAF-AF Command Video

    SETAF-AF Command Video
    10.23.23 | Chris House | SETAF-AF
    U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) directs and supports all U.S. Army activities with partner land forces in Africa,...
    Soldiers use BeaverFit portable gym during AfricanLion 23 [Social Media | 0:05]

    Soldiers use BeaverFit portable gym...
    06.12.23 | SPC shae cox | SETAF-AF
    U.S. Soldiers set up and use a portable gym during African Lion, June 12, 2023. Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will...
    773rd WMD CST conducts joint CBRN training during Exercise African Lion 2023 - scrubbed of African Lion outro

    773rd WMD CST conducts joint CBRN...
    06.13.23 | SPC Noah Carlsson | SETAF-AF
    U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kristofer Hellstrom, 773rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, speaks to the joint CBRN training scenario in...
    773rd WMD CST conducts joint CBRN training during Exercise African Lion 2023

    773rd WMD CST conducts joint CBRN...
    06.11.23 | SPC Noah Carlsson | SETAF-AF
    U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Hellstrom, 773rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, covers the Joint Military CBRN training scenario in...
    More Videos

    4,009 Featured Images

    Army Reserve Civil Affairs Soldiers deploy to Africa, Strengthen Partnerships

    Army Reserve Civil Affairs Soldiers...
    06.15.23 | CPT PHILIP REGINA | SETAF-AF
    U.S Army Reserve Capt. Dominique Mosbly, U.S. Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) Civil Affairs Team 21 chief, teaches a course in...
    Army Reserve Civil Affairs Soldiers deploy to Africa, Strengthen Partnerships

    Army Reserve Civil Affairs Soldiers...
    06.15.23 | CPT PHILIP REGINA | SETAF-AF
    U.S. Army Capt. Dominique Mosbly, U.S. Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) Civil Affairs Team 21 chief, teaches a course in civil...
    U.S. and Morocco conduct Airborne and Medical Operations ROC Drill

    U.S. and Morocco conduct Airborne and...
    06.08.23 | SGT Mikayla Fritz | SETAF-AF
    U.S. and Moroccan service members partner to conduct a rehearsal of concept (ROC) drill to plan an upcoming joint airborne and medical operation...
    U.S. and Morocco conduct Airborne and Medical Operations ROC Drill

    U.S. and Morocco conduct Airborne and...
    06.08.23 | SGT Mikayla Fritz | SETAF-AF
    U.S. Army 1st Lt. Keegan Parker, Air Operations Officer with 1st Squadron 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, participates in a...
    More Images

    152 Featured Stories

    African Lion 2024: Morocco hosts multinational planning meeting

    African Lion 2024: Morocco hosts...
    09.22.23 | MAJ Chris Bradley | SETAF-AF
    This past month marks the start of a new edition of the annual African Lion military exercises, a partner lead, U.S. enabled exercise executed...
    U.S. and Moroccan Armies Conduct Joint CBRN Training Exercise in Agadir, Utilizing Revolutionary USC Truck

    U.S. and Moroccan Armies Conduct Joint...
    06.12.23 | SPC shae cox | SETAF-AF
    U.S. Army Soldiers and their counterparts in the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces simulated responding to chemical threats using the revolutionary...
    Intelligence Soldiers capabilities tested at African Lion

    Intelligence Soldiers capabilities tested...
    06.27.23 | 1LT Katherine Sibilla | 207-MI-BDE
    For Spc. Jazmin Deloach, a geospatial intelligence imagery analyst with the Deployable Intelligence Support Element, bandwidth means everything....
    U.S., partner nations, hone planning skills in African Lion 2023 STAFFEX

    U.S., partner nations, hone planning...
    06.23.23 | CPT Megan Tidwell | SETAF-AF
    AGADIR, Morocco – Members of the U.S. armed forces and partner militaries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East and South America demonstrated...
    More News Stories

    20 Featured Audio

    African Lion 2021-Overall

    African Lion 2021-Overall
    06.18.21 | SGT Christopher Brecht | SETAF-AF
    African Lion 2021 has been another great year of partnership. African Lion 2021 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual...

    African Lion 202-1 musical cultural exchange
    06.10.21 | PO1 Terrence Siren | SETAF-AF
    The U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus conduct a cultural exchange with Saad Abid, a Moroccan social media activist and founder of...
    African Lion 2021- Hershel "Woody" Williams DV Engagement

    African Lion 2021- Hershel "Woody"...
    06.11.21 | SrA Frederick Brown | SETAF-AF
    A Key Leader Engagement was held onboard the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams between Major General Andrew M. Rohling, Commander of U.S. Army...
    More Audio

    4 Featured Graphics

    African Lion 2022 Info Graphic

    African Lion 2022 Info Graphic
    06.23.22 | Courtesy Graphics | SETAF-AF
    ­African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 -...
    African Lion 21 strategic overview

    African Lion 21 strategic overview
    05.14.21 | Rashawn Boykintest |
    African Lion is an exercise aimed at strengthening partnerships and building readiness, through joint all-domain, multi-national and...
    African Lion 21 by the numbers

    African Lion 21 by the numbers
    05.14.21 | Courtesy Graphics |
    More than 7,000 troops from nine countries will participate in the exercise – U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual exercise. The exercise...
    More Graphics