U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in a desert survival training course led by the Tunisian Armed Forces during exercise African Lion 2025 (AL25), Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia, April 22, 2025. The course covered essential desert survival techniques, including methods for sourcing food, water and shelter in austere environments. AL25 is set to be the largest annual military exercise in Africa, bringing together over 40 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 the U.S. Africa Command, AL25 takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. This large-scale exercise will enhance our ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations—preparing forces to deploy, fight and win. (Video edit by U.S. Army Major Brian Andries, U.S. Army video by Sgt. Mariah Y. Gonzalez)
Date Taken: | 04.22.2025 |
Date Posted: | 05.21.2025 09:53 |
Category: | Package |
Video ID: | 962993 |
VIRIN: | 250423-O-JU826-5922 |
Filename: | DOD_111003532 |
Length: | 00:00:17 |
Location: | BEN GHILOUF, TN |
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