Exercice African Lion 2022

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Get ready for African Lion 2022! Planning for the return of the largest military exercise in Africa is getting started this week in Agadir, with military personnel from Morocco, the US, Tunisia, Senegal and Ghana gathering at the FAR’s southern zone headquarters. pic.twitter.com/6i6Jv4sdCP

— U.S. Embassy Morocco (@USEmbMorocco) October 26, 2021

L'Espagne comme l'année dernière sera exclue de la participation :

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España no participará este año en las maniobras "African Lion" en Marruecos

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/marruecos-eeuu_espa%C3%B1a-no-participar%C3%A1-este-a%C3%B1o-en-las-maniobras--african-lion--en-marruecos/47643576

Le Cycle académique qui a lieu en parallèle a AL a débuté aujourd'hui

https://fr.le360.ma/societe/debut-ce-lundi-du-cycle-academique-preparatoire-a-lexercice-african-lion-2022-261414

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African Lion 22 begins, runs June 6-30 in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and Ghana

MOROCCO
06.09.2022
Story by Maj. Cain Claxton
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
Subscribe 22

African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s premier annual exercise, involving more than 7,500 service members from June 6 - 30.

Led by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, African Lion 22 will execute in four countries: Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia.

Militaries from Brazil, Chad, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom will join U.S. and host nation troops. U.S. participants come from all service components, including the Reserves and National Guard.

African Lion 22 features a joint task force command post exercise, a combined arms live fire exercise, a maritime exercise, an air exercise including bomber aircraft, a joint forcible entry with paratroopers into a field training exercise, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear response exercise, and a humanitarian civic assistance program event.

The exercise bolsters interoperability among partner nations and supports U.S. military strategic readiness to respond to crises and contingencies in Africa and around the world.

The exercise involved months of collaboration between all participating countries to ensure proper COVID-19 mitigation.

Southern European Task Force, Africa, will establish the exercise’s combined joint task force headquarters, integrating AFRICOM components and international partners to solve a complex, trans-regional crisis.

U.S. participants come from all service components, including the Reserves and National Guard.

This effort involves strengthening our shared defense capabilities to counter transnational threats and violent extremist organizations, which is in the common good of the U.S. and African partner nations.

Excellent, des exercices annexes en Tunisie, Sénégal et Ghana ( nouveau)

ps : carte complete du Maroc sur l'affiche

Intéressant le Nigeria, Angola et la Mauritanie comme observateurs.

Et finalement l'Espagne y participe

Exercice amphibie au Maroc !!??
très intéressant

Un C130 tunisien

TUN42 https://fr24.com/TUN42/2c30e03e

Pas la peine qu'ils se cassent la tête pour le voyage retour,
Ils les laissent ici et peuvent les chercher plus tard

I am a little bit confused guys, I can't seem to find the exact time of the exercise, some places say June 6 to June 30 and some places say June 20 to June 30, when does the military drills start in Morocco ? thanks in advance

Duneraider a écrit:

I am a little bit confused guys, I can't seem to find the exact time of the exercise, some places say June 6 to June 30 and some places say June 20 to June 30, when does the military drills start in Morocco ? thanks in advance

For now the exercise is focused on logistics and academic side , the main live fire maneuvers will start on 20

En marge de l'African Lion...
Des concerts gratuits de la troupe de Jazz de l'armée US dans différentes villes du royaume...

حفلات موسيقية مجانية مع Free Groove! واش مستعدين تنشطو معانا 🪅 المعلومات على الرابطhttps://t.co/xdbnkshPGT
Free Concerts with Free Groove! Are you ready to party 🪅 Check the link for more info https://t.co/xdbnkshPGT pic.twitter.com/bLWsZlWaD6

— U.S. Embassy Morocco (@USEmbMorocco) June 14, 2022

Source : https://gafonline.mil.gh/news/1096

Les photos qui ont énervé GrosporcDZ

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Great surprise this morning when a french Phenix landed for the first time in Aviano operating a flight in support of exercise African Lion 2022.
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Armée de l’Air
Airbus A330-243MRTT Phenix
044 / F-UJCJ
Aviano AB [AVB-LIPA]
13/06/2022

https://ut.ng.mil/Home/Public-Notice-Article-Display/Article/3067294/utah-national-guard-ships-ah-64d-apaches-to-morocco-for-african-lion-22/

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Utah National Guard ships AH-64D Apaches to Morocco for African Lion 22
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah –
3 - 4 minutes

The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah National Guard, will package and send four AH-64D Apache helicopters to Morocco onboard a C-5 Galaxy, in support of African Lion 22, a U.S. Africa Command annual exercise on Saturday, June 18, 2022.

The 1-211th ARB aircraft maintaniners have to prep the aircraft for loading onto the C-5 by folding the blades and then members of the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, will load and secure the helicopters on the C-5 from Travis Air Force Base, California, for transportation to Morocco.

Approximately 65 members of 1-211th ARB will accompany the helicopters onboard the C-5 to support the Combined Joint Task Force, conduct team- to platoon-level, mission-essential training, integrate with partner forces, demonstrate AH-64D capabilities in advance of acquisition by the Royal Moroccan Forces, enhance the readiness of U.S. Forces, strengthen Africa partners, promote regional stability as part of the exercise, and further develop the Utah National Guard’s State Partnership Program relationship with Morocco.

“As long-standing state partners with Morocco, we are proud to be able to participate in African Lion 22 this year,” said Maj. Noe Vazquez, commander, 1-211th ARB. “This exercise will give us the opportunity to further enhance interoperability and capabilities with partner nations while strenthenging professional relationships.”

The 1-211th ARB will join other Utah National Guard members supporting African Lion 22. The Utah National Guard’s 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is participating in a command post exercise and Special Operations joint-training events at Agadir, Morocco; Utah Medical Readiness Detachment is providing humanitarian civic assistance at Taliouine, Morocco; and the 151st Air Refueling Wing is providing air refueling support.

African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s largest and premier annual exercise, involving more than 7,500 service members from June 6 - 30. Led by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, African Lion 22 will execute in four countries: Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia. Militaries from Brazil, Chad, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom will join U.S. and host nation troops. U.S. participants come from all service components, including the Reserves and National Guard.

The exercise sets the theater for access and bolsters interoperability among partner nations. The exercise also involved months of collaboration between all participating countries to ensure proper COVID-19 mitigation protocols are implemented.