A Landing Craft Air Cushion (amphibious hovercraft) drops Marines on a beach at Cap Draa, Morocco, for a quick-strike, indirect-fire mission on a simulated enemy fuel convoy here April 9 during Exercise Africa Lion 2012. AL-12 is a U.S. African Command-sponsored, Marine Forces Africa-led exercise involving various types of training including command post, live-fire and maneuvering, peace keeping operations, an intelligence capacity building seminar, aerial refueling/low-level flight training, as well as medical and dental assistance projects. The annual exercise is designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation's military tactics, techniques and procedures.
| Date Taken: | 04.09.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 04.17.2012 13:51 |
| Photo ID: | 560713 |
| VIRIN: | 120409-M-IX060-023 |
| Resolution: | 1965x1217 |
| Size: | 444.77 KB |
| Location: | CAP DRAA, MA |
| Web Views: | 60 |
| Downloads: | 17 |
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