U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Forces Reserve participate in a Total Force Fitness event at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Sept. 11, 2019. This was part of a MARFORRES Total Force Fitness event inspired by the 18th anniversary of 9/11 and the efforts of the first responders at the World Trade Center. The exercise consisted of Marines ascending and descending a five story stairwell 11 times, resulting in a total of 110 stories, which is equivalent to the height of the World Trade Center. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay)
Exercise African Lion 2019 was held from March 25-April 3, 2019 in several locations across Morocco, and in Tunisia. African Lion 2019 is a multinational, joint-force exercise that improves the interoperability and mutual understanding of tactics, techniques and procedures of nations such as the United States, Morocco, and Tunisia, along with the other five participating nations this year: Canada, France, Spain, Senegal, and the United Kingdom.
Each year, all around the country, men and women come together to reflect on the service and sacrifice of members of the U.S. military. Whether it be through public ceremonies, or private meditation, honoring those who have served is the true meaning of Veterans Day.
