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African Lion is us Africa command's

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premier exercise in Africa .

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This multinational All Domain exercise

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provides realistic training in austere

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environments across 19 different

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locations .

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Welcome to the African Lion 2023

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led by us army Southern European task

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force , Africa . The exercise brings

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together 18 countries and NATO to

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increase interoperability among partner

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nations . The exercise

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consists of several major activities

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including staff , academics and

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planning , land forces , field training ,

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maritime and air training , a medical

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readiness exercise , humanitarian

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civic assistance programs ,

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airborne operations ,

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multiple exercises

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and special operations training with

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service members from all five military

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branches including the National Guard

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and Reserves . African Lion brings

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together the total force to train with

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our African partners . Demonstrating

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our shared commitment to African

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security and stability , African Lion .

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It's more than just an exercise .