Two US Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, conducted a Bomber Task Force mission to Morocco and Mauritania on 30 June in support of Exercise African Lion 2022 and counter-illicit maritime efforts. Over Morocco, the B-1B aircraft were joined by Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16s and F-4s to conduct an interoperability demonstration including the employment of an inert weapon from a B-1B as part of exercise African Lion 22. African Lion is US Africa Command’s premier annual exercise, involving 7 500 service members from US and partner nations. The exercise bolsters interoperability among partner nations and supports US military readiness to respond to crises in Africa and around the world, Africom said. US Africa Command assists African partner nations’ efforts to safeguard continued, sustainable use of maritime resources and enable maritime trade, it said.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 12, 2022 20:24 UTC