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    EAGER LION 2017

    Eager Lion 2017

    Eager Lion 2017    

    Eager Lion is an annual U.S. Central Command exercise in Jordan designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S., Jordan and other international partners. This year's iteration is comprised of about 7,200 military personnel from more than 20 nations that will respond to scenarios involving border security, command and control, cyber defense and battlespace management.

    19 Featured Videos

    Eager Lion CALFEX

    Eager Lion CALFEX
    05.17.17 | SSG Mickey Miller | 153PAD
    Jordanian, U.S. and Italian forces conducted a combined arms live fire exercise during Eager Lion 2017 in Jordan, May 17, 2017. Now in its...
    Eager Lion B-1B Global Strike Mission

    Eager Lion B-1B Global Strike Mission
    05.17.17 | SSG Mickey Miller | 153PAD
    Two B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, launched May 17 on a non-stop, “global strike mission” in support of Exercise...
    US Army partners with Jordanian Armed Forces for Eager Lion 17

    US Army partners with Jordanian Armed...
    05.16.17 | LTC Angel Jackson | USARCENT
    Soldiers with U.S. Army Central's Digital Liaison Detachment and 4th Infantry Division discuss their experience partnering with Jordanian soldiers...
    Eager Lion 17 crowd control training

    Eager Lion 17 crowd control training
    05.16.17 | Christal Crawford | USARCENT
    US and Jordanian Marines conduct crowd control training during Exercise Eager Lion 17. US Army Staff Sgt. Christal Crawford has the story.
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    302 Featured Images

    RAF Mildenhall KC- 135s support Exercise Eager Lion 2017

    RAF Mildenhall KC- 135s support Exercise...
    05.19.17 | SSgt Luke Milano | 100ARWPA
    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief prepares for the KC-135 take-off as the rest of the crew board the aircraft May 19, 2017, at Naval...
    RAF Mildenhall KC- 135s support Exercise Eager Lion 2017

    RAF Mildenhall KC- 135s support Exercise...
    05.18.17 | SSgt Luke Milano | 100ARWPA
    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer during Exercise Eager Lion 2017, May 18, 2017, over the Mediterranean...
    RAF Mildenhall KC- 135s support Exercise Eager Lion 2017

    RAF Mildenhall KC- 135s support Exercise...
    05.18.17 | SSgt Luke Milano | 100ARWPA
    A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer prepares to refuel during Exercise Eager Lion 2017, May 18, 2017, over the Mediterranean Sea. Exercise Eager Lion...
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    12 Featured Stories

    Strike, Access, Recovery: USAF Special...
    05.19.17 | MSgt Ryan Conroy | 24SOW
    One by one, parachutes pop open, silhouetted in the Jordanian sunset as joint nation special operations forces float toward the desert terrain below—completing a military free fall from 18,000 feet out of a U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules. Despite language barriers and differences in tactics, techniques and procedures, joint SOF teams from U.S., Jordan and Italy persevered and completed successful training missions, from recovering a...
    US Army Central inject experience at Eager Lion

    US Army Central inject experience at...
    05.18.17 | SFC Tom Wade | USARCENT
    Over a two-week period, U.S. Central Command service members and civilians, along with military forces from over 20 other nations, challenged...
    Greywolf kicks up dust, builds partnership in multinational exercise

    Greywolf kicks up dust, builds...
    05.18.17 | SFC Leah Kilpatrick | 3BCT-1CD
    WADI SHADIYA, Jordan – On a hilltop in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the calm morning silence is broken when two F-16 Fighting Falcons drop...
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