US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs, Joey Hood said Morocco and the US join in 100 military engagements yearly, including African Lion, the largest annual U.S. military exercise.
The US and Morocco signed in late 2020 a 10 years long roadmap on military cooperation, aiming to enforce Morocco’s prowess.
US Major General Michael J. Turley had said Morocco has “one of the most modern armies and air forces and navies within the world.”
On June 8, more than 7,000 personnel from nine countries and NATO partook in the African Lion exercise, a “the training is focused on enhancing readiness for US and partner nation forces, ” Africom said on its website.
The manoeuvres took place about some 50km from the Algerian town of Tindouf, where the Polisario Front is based.
Hood, who is on a Middle East tour added ‘We consider Morocco as a gateway to the African continent. The two countries have benefited greatly from the free trade agreement with thousands of jobs created and more than 150 American companies are operating in Morocco.”
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