On the high instructions of HM King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, the combined Moroccan-US exercise “African Lion 2021” continues in the region of Grayer Bihi, located in the Mehbes sub-sector (Assa-Zag province).
In a statement to MAP, Colonel Hicham Amrani, head of the African exercise Lion 2021 in the region of Grayer Bihi, said that two major activities are scheduled in this region, namely an activity of airborne troops and a second air activity with live fire.
In parallel to these two major activities, he added, training is provided in the area for the benefit of elements of FAR by US and Moroccan instructors.
For his part, Colonel Robert Perry, commander of operations on the U.S. side, said that these exercises are an opportunity to work with a great partner, Morocco, and will allow the forces involved to strengthen their preparation and achieve more harmony.
The exercises are supervised by Lieutenant General Belkhir El Farouk, Commander of the South Zone, and Major General Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander and the U.S. Army Europe and Africa deputy commanding general.
The 17th combined Moroccan-US exercise “African Lion 2021” will continue until June 18, 2021 in the regions of Agadir, Tifnit, Tan-Tan, Mehbes, Tafraout, Ben Guerir and Kenitra, involving thousands of multinational military personnel and a very large number of land, air and sea equipment.
In addition to the United States of America and the Kingdom of Morocco, the 17th edition of this exercise brings together Great Britain, Brazil, Canada, Tunisia, Senegal, the Netherlands, Italy and the Atlantic Alliance, in addition to military observers from thirty countries representing Africa, Europe and America.
The objectives of this exercise, considered one of the most important joint exercises in the world, are numerous: to reinforce the maneuver capabilities of the participating units, to consolidate interoperability between participants in the planning and conduct of joint operations within a coalition framework, to perfect tactics, techniques and procedures, develop cyber defense capabilities, train the air component to conduct fighter, support, and air-to-air refueling operations, consolidate maritime security cooperation, conduct naval tactics and conventional warfare exercises at sea, and conduct humanitarian activities.
It includes, in addition to training and simulation of command activities and training on operations against violent terrorist organizations, land, air, sea and CBRN (Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) decontamination exercises.
In addition, and as part of parallel activities with a humanitarian vocation, a medical-surgical field hospital will be deployed at Amlen (Tafraout) where medical and surgical services will be provided for the benefit of local populations in the region, by medical teams consisting of doctors and nurses of the FAR and the U.S. Army.
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