Video by Capt. Rickey Grider | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.21.2024
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, conduct zero range live -ire operations with Ghana Armed Forces soldiers assigned to the 155th Armored Division in Damongo. Ghana, May 21, 2024. The exercise is designed to share range operation experience between the two nations as part of African Lion (AL24). AL24 marks the 20th......
Video by Capt. Rickey Grider | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.18.2024
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, execute a blank-fire squad tactical exercise in Damongo, Ghana, May 18, 2024. The event served as practice for the live-fire exercise occurring as a part of African Lion 2024. 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier, joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force,......
Video by Capt. Rickey Grider | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.16.2024
U.S. Army Sgt. David Thanga, 1st Battalion, 175 Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, discusses his first visit to Africa during exercise African Lion 2024 in Tamale, Ghana, May 16, 2024. African Lion 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier, joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across......
Video by Capt. Rickey Grider | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.15.2024
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexi Franklin, commander of 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard conducts an interview to discuss his unit's role in supporting exercise African Lion 2024 at Tamale, Ghana, May 16, 2024. This year marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command's premier and largest annual, combined, joint exercise African Lion. This year’s exercise will......
Video by Pfc. Trevor Seiler | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.09.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment of the Maryland National Guard conduct wash rack operations in Gabes, Tunisia, on May 9, 2024. African Lion 2024, marking the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), runs from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal,......
Video by Spc. Shawn Fogleman | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.07.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, work alongside Tunisian Armed Forces to intercept insurgents during exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24) in Bizerte, Tunisia, May 7, 2024. AL24 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premiere joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from......
Video by Sgt. Dylan Grace | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.07.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, conduct live infantry squad assault training with M4 rifles, M249 machine guns, and M3 84-mm Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon Systems (MAAWS) to improve their tactics, techniques and procedures in Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia on May 7, 2024. African Lion 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S.......
Video by Sgt. Dylan Grace | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.06.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, conduct infantry squad assault training without live ammunition to improve their tactics, techniques and procedures using M4 rifles and M249 machine guns in Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia on May 6, 2024. African Lion 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premiere joint exercise led by......
