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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Dell, a logistician assigned to Foxtrot Company, 173rd Light Support Battalion, 173rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), secures a harness around a joint precision airdrop system for training during African Lion 26 at Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco, April 25, 2026. JPAD training enhanced precision airdrop capabilities by enabling joint forces to deliver critical supplies in austere environments, strengthening partner operational readiness.
AL26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest annual joint exercise, designed to strengthen collective security capabilities of the U.S., African nations, and global allies. Co-led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) from April 20 to May 8, 2026, and hosted in Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, AL26 involves over 5,600 personnel from more than 40 nations, using innovation to drive partner-led regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nash Truitt)
| Date Taken: | 04.24.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.29.2026 10:52 |
| Photo ID: | 9648014 |
| VIRIN: | 260425-F-BN500-1012 |
| Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
| Size: | 10.42 MB |
| Location: | BEN GUERIR AIR BASE, MA |
| Web Views: | 5 |
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