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A US Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank drives and fires at targets at Camp Draa, near Tan-Tan, Morocco, during exercise African Lion 2011.
Militaries from the United States and Morocco met between 20 and 28 January to layout plans for the 17th episode of African Lion, scheduled for June.
Military planners surveyed training areas and converged training and readiness goals, while ensuring safeguards against COVID-19, Africa Command said.
“COVID-19 presents new challenges for us as exercise planners, but we are committed to ensuring we have the best fighting force, best partners, and everything we need for strategic access and readiness,” said Colonel Robert Perry, director of training and exercises, US Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-Africa).