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U.S. Army Master Sgt. Joe Carson, from the 3-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho National Guard, observes training with Master Sgt. Aghzaf Abdelkrim, Moroccan Armed Forces, June 7, 2023, in Tan Tan, Morocco. Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel participated in African Lion 2023, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual combined, joint exercise that took place in Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, May 13-June 18,2023.

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