African Lion 21
A target detonates after being struck by tank rounds from Royal Moroccan Armed Forces M1A1 Abrams tank during a combined arms live-fire exercise closing African Lion 2021 at the Tan Tan Training Area, Morocco, June 18, 2021. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal, 7-18 June. More than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL21 is a multi-domain, multi-component, and multi-national exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class R.J. Lannom Jr.)