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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Ethan Burdette, a training officer assigned to the Bayonet Innovation Team, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), speaks about his role in BIT technology training at Cap Draa, Tan-Tan, Morocco, April 29, 2026. The exercise gave service members an opportunity to test artificial intelligence-powered and autonomous platforms, remote systems, and emerging technologies across attack, defense and mission command operations. The experimentation accelerated target detection, shortened decision timelines and delivered cost-effective warfighting solutions aligned with African partner priorities.
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. 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. Army video by Sgt. Caitlinn Belcher)
| Date Taken: | 04.29.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.06.2026 16:42 |
| Category: | Interviews |
| Video ID: | 1005715 |
| VIRIN: | 260429-A-BA877-7020 |
| Filename: | DOD_111682493 |
| Length: | 00:01:48 |
| Location: | TAN TAN, MA |
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