Army Spc. Jerry Mejia, a squad automatic weapon gunner, Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, takes a knee while receiving commands from his squad leader during a simulated training exercise of African Lion 22 at the Ben Ghilouf Training Area in Tunisia, June 24, 2022. AL22 is Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for and partner nation forces. AL22 is a j


Army Spc. Jerry Mejia, a squad automatic weapon gunner, Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, takes a knee while receiving commands from his squad leader during a simulated training exercise of African Lion 22 at the Ben Ghilouf Training Area in Tunisia, June 24, 2022. AL22 is Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.


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