Moroccan-American forces have conducted several military maneuvers in the Mahbes area in the Moroccan Sahara region near the Algeria borders under the “African Lion 2021” military exercise.
According to informed sources, the joint military exercise between Moroccan and American forces and other multinational forces, started yesterday, Wednesday, in the Mahbes area, where air and ground exercises were conducted.
The combined Moroccan-American exercise "African Lion 2021" was launched Monday in Agadir under instructions of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces.
This exercise will continue until June 18, 2021 in the regions of Agadir, Tifnit, Tan Tan, Mehbes, Tafraout, Ben Guerir and Kenitra, involving thousands of multinational military and a very large number of land, air and sea equipment.
The objectives of this exercise, considered one of the most important joint exercises in the world, are numerous: to reinforce the maneuver capabilities of the participating units, to consolidate interoperability between participants in the planning and conduct of joint operations within a coalition framework, to perfect tactics, techniques and procedures, develop cyber defense capabilities, train the air component to conduct fighter, support, and air-to-air refueling operations, consolidate maritime security cooperation, conduct naval tactics and conventional warfare exercises at sea, and conduct humanitarian activities.
It includes, in addition to training and simulation of command activities and training on operations against violent terrorist organizations, land, air, sea and CBRN (Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) decontamination exercises.
In addition, and as part of parallel activities with a humanitarian vocation, a medical-surgical field hospital will be deployed at Amlen (Tafraout) where medical and surgical services will be provided for the benefit of local populations in the region, by medical teams consisting of doctors and nurses of the FAR and the U.S. Army.
