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A soldier manipulates a part on a howitzer as others stand nearby under a mesh covering outdoors .

Training Exercise

Army Spc. Clayton Lawrence, left, and Sgt. Joseph Tedford run an M119A2 howitzer dry-fire scenario as part of an African Lion 2024 training event in Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia, May 4, 2024. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s premiere joint exercise, with more than 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents participating in the 2024 iteration.

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