Family Ties: Siblings strengthen readiness, relationships during African Lion 2025 [Image 2 of 4]

DODJI, SENEGAL

05.15.2025

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Solomon Navarro 

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

U.S. Army Maj. Carolyn Vandeventer, assigned to the 79th Theater Sustainment Command (Forward), U.S. Army Reserve, and her brother, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Stuart Vandevick, assigned to the 561st Regional Support Group, pose side by side for a photo at Centre d’Entraînement Tactique 2 (CET2) in Dodji, Senegal, May 15, 2025. The two are deployed together in support of African Lion 2025, providing complementary logistics and operational support during the multinational training exercise. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) on behalf of U.S. Africa Command, AL25 takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. This large-scale exercise enhances our ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations—preparing forces to deploy, fight and win. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Solomon Navarro)

• Date Taken: 05.15.2025
• Date Posted: 07.14.2025 02:32
• Photo ID: 9063853
• VIRIN: 250515-A-ZL157-2002
• Resolution: 3290x4935
• Size: 8.42 MB
• Location: DODJI, SN