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An armored vehicle sits in the middle of two rows of armored vehicles as guardsmen walk nearby in a desert-like area.

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Utah Army National Guardsmen load ammunition into M109A6 howitzers during African Lion, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual combined, joint exercise, in Morocco, June 8, 2023.

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Tags: AFRICAN LION, Exercises, partnerships, Africa Command
Credit: Army Staff Sgt. Ruth McClary VIRIN: 230609-Z-WI231-001M.JPG

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