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07-04-2014, 22:45
International military police officers find common ground at African Lion 14

TIFNIT, Morocco – Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14.

The training engagement, out on the desert-lined coast of Tifnit, Morocco, focused on more than training alongside partners; it integrated the bilateral band of law enforcers as they ate, slept and worked together for the three-week exercise.

“We are coming together totally integrated with them; we’re not just doing this training as a group of Army, a group of Moroccans, a group of Marines… Everything we do is mixed up to ‘shuffle the deck’ a bit,” said Marine 1st Lt. Philip J, Casata, a platoon leader for 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Exercise African Lion 14 is an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

“The broad theme here is security and stability operations,” added the Portchester, N.Y., native.

Stability and security elements that were shared between the joint-contingent of U.S. military police officers and the Royal Moroccan soldiers included: convoy security, crowd and riot control, vehicle and entry control points, nonlethal-weapons employment, escalation-of-force operations, humanitarian assistance, and peacekeeping operations.

“We do everything as one unit and a lot of what we’re doing is sharing our [tactics and experiences], so there’s a little bit of ours and a little bit of theirs,” said Casata.

In addition to their roles as enforcers of law and order on military installations, Marine and Army military police and Air Force security forces fulfill various combat roles in Overseas Contingency Operations, such as Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

“The U.S. Military as a whole is very used to the last decade of combat operations, so we see things one way. Moroccans are used to doing a lot of U.N. peacekeeping operations, so it’s very important for us to come together and exchange what we know and how to do things,” said Casata.

U.S. military police in Afghanistan and Iraq have been used for duties ranging from convoy security, dismounted and mounted patrols to military working-dog operations, security details for VIPs and detainee handing.

Royal Moroccan Armed Forces are an important partner in the Maghreb, where a professional and established military is integral to peacekeeping and regional stability on the continent.

“They are the subject-matter experts in a part of the world we’re not used to operating in and on the other end, we bring a bit more of the combat expertise; we’re definitely able to exchange a lot of knowledge,” said Casata.

Bonds as a combined, joint contingent of military police officers were as important as the sharing of knowledge.

“It’s really interesting to see how many similarities we have and, at the same time, what each [U.S.] branch and each country does a little bit different,” said Tech Sgt. Matthew S. Devries, a lead noncommissioned officer from the 916th Security Forces Squadron, Seymore-Johnson Air Base, N.C.

“But since we are all ‘MP’ companies for the most part, it’s generally the same, so it’s easy for us to adjust quickly and work together,” added Devries.

The commonalties in riot and crowd control competencies helped the U.S. servicemembers work with their Moroccan partners more fluidly.

“When you have ‘MPs’ working together, the exercises and qualifications are the same; it’s really easy to relate to each other… the Moroccans are really good at what they do and it’s always good just to work together for a common goal,” added Devries.

The common goals go beyond proficiency in military police skill; it encompasses building on that proficiency with lessons learned by working with counterparts of different nations and different branches.

“The Moroccans are a very good military; they are very disciplined and very eager to learn and share their knowledge. What we’ve been able to do is learn the tactics of the Moroccan military and add it to our own procedures,” said Army 1st Lt. Branden T. Varga, platoon leader of the 230th Military Police Company, Baumholder, Germany.

“It’s important to build cohesion between the two different countries and their militaries and with the Moroccan military, who do a lot of UN peacekeeping missions, we can integrate their procedures and incorporate them into our techniques,” said the Vacaville, Calif., native.

Through all the shared tactics, techniques and procedures, the most important lesson might be one not found in the military learning objectives; one about the bond of an enforcer of the law, despite country or service or location.

“Everyone’s meshing pretty well; in general, we’re all some type of military police, whether Marines, Army, Air Force or Moroccan,” said Casata.

“Given the different backgrounds we came from, it’s by no means a teacher-mentee relationship; it’s been a level training field and a great experience for everyone so far.”








12-04-2014, 22:36


Exercice Jebel Tarik 2014

RG Visited During Exercise Jebel Tarik in UK

The Commandant Deuxieme Brigade d’Infanterie Parachutiste (2BIP), General de Brigade M’barek Moutaleb, of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, visited the Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG) during their annual UK training camp Exercise Jebel Tarik.

The month long training exercise in Folkstone and Brecon has seen joint training with both regulars and reservists from the RG, a number of soldiers from 2BIP and elements of the Light Dragoons.

The Royal Gibraltar Regiment has a strong and long standing relationship with the Moroccan Armed Forces built up over the last 13 years through their annual joint training Exercise Jebel Sahara in Marrakesh.

The General said, ‘2 BIP has trained for many years with the RG and it has benefitted us both working in a multinational environment. Nations have long realized we can no longer work in isolation, and by building these relationships we become better educated and stronger for it. These joint exercises also increase our experience as soldiers and officers.

The General also went on to talk about the benefits of training in a completely different environment and the chance to improve language skills and cultural understanding.

‘This Exercise gives our Soldiers and Officers the ability to reach a new standard by training in an environment which is unusual to them, and conditions which they are not used to. This will help create Soldiers and Officers who are more adaptable and able to operate within the mission specific framework of our British counterparts.

‘We ensure there are a couple of English speaking Officers or Soldiers present, but it is also an opportunity for others to learn the language and culture. This enables members of the Moroccan Armed Forces to understand the British and to make for much more integrated training in the future.’

This visit was also an opportunity for the General to meet members of the Light Dragoons who will be training with the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and his Brigade on Exercise Jebel Sahara 14.

During their time in the UK on Exercise Jebel Tarik, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Gibraltar Regiment visited them. The Governor arrived in Sennebridge Training Area, Brecon, in the early hours and witnessed an early morning ‘Fighting in Woods and Forrest Attack’, all members of I Company and a Platoon from Moroccan Armed Forces 2BIP carried out the scenario under the Command of Major David King.

Following the attack he spent time talking to the soldiers of I Company before spending some time with Reservists soldiers in B Company who were going through mandatory Live Firing Training.








12-04-2014, 22:38
Exercice Jebel Tarik 2014

RG Visited During Exercise Jebel Tarik in UK

The Governor and Commander-in-Chief recently visited the Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG)
whilst they were on annual UK training camp, Exercise Jebel Tarik.

The annual training exercise takes place in Folkstone and Brecon and this year the exercise
combined joint training with Regular and Reservists soldiers from the RG, a platoon from
Moroccan Armed Forces 2BIP and elements of the Light Dragoons.

The Governor arrived in Sennebridge Training Area, Brecon, in the early hours and
witnessed an early morning ‘Fighting in Woods and Forrest Attack’, all members of I
Company and a Platoon from Moroccan Armed Forces 2BIP carried out the scenario under
the Command of Major David King.

Following the attack he spent time talking to the soldiers of I Company before spending
some time with Reservists soldiers in B Company who were going through mandatory Live
Firing Training which keeps their skillset current and ensures they receive their annual
Reservist Bounty.






12-04-2014, 22:45
Exercice African Lion 2014

Marines land in Morocco, demonstrate crisis response capability

MORON AIR BASE, Spain - In today’s security environment, the ability to quickly place military personnel on a location anywhere on the globe is at a premium. In order to stay ready for that task, the U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force conducted a training mission in Tifnit, Morocco, April 3, 2014.

Their mission was executed in conjunction with African Lion 14, a combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco and the U.S. that involves approximately 150 soldiers of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, 350 U.S. servicemembers and additional military personnel from European and African partner nations.

The Marines flew approximately 500 nautical miles in MV-22B tiltrotor Ospreys from Moron Air Base, Spain, to their landing zone in Tifnit. Once they arrived, a platoon of Marines from Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, which is the ground combat element for SP-MAGTF Crisis Response, quickly established security of the area.

“Our task was to provide assault support for the tactical insertion of the platoon from the GCE into a simulated U.S. compound in Morocco in order to safeguard U.S. citizens and government property,” said Capt. Kyle Stuart, the flight lead for the African Lion 14 mission.

This training focused on the primary mission for SP-MAGTF Crisis Response, which is to provide a highly responsive and mobile force in the defense of lives and defense of Department of State identified high risk facilities.

While the Marines are always ready for action, the success of a mission can often be determined by the amount of real-world planning and preparation that is conducted beforehand. For African Lion, there were a lot of details which needed to be established in order to make the mission go smoothly and safely.

“We had a pilot in each aircraft that was able to participate in one of the planning conferences that took place in Morocco,” said Stuart. “I had a chance to actually walk the landing zone back in December.”

Training opportunities like this are critical to maintaining and improving the tactics and skills of SP-MAGTF Crisis Response personnel.

“If you look at African Lion, even though the distance wasn’t as far as some of our other flights, it was in fact a full mission. We had one KC-130 and two MV-22’s fully loaded with a GCE of Marines on board,” said Stuart. “This was a great chance for us to team up with the GCE and fully rehearse a full mission into a foreign country’s training compound in a confined area and then have to execute a mission on the deck.”

SP-MAGTF Crisis Response's flight and insert also demonstrated the rapid-response capability to multinational observers from 14 different countries during the "Observer Program" of African Lion 14. The countries included: Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy and France.

12-04-2014, 22:47


Exercice African Lion 2014

Multinational participation plays key factor to Exercise African Lion

AGADIR, Morocco - In the current global-security environment, one nation isn’t enough. After decades of overseas contingency operations, from the sands of Afghanistan to the jungles of Mali, coalitions are a clear indicator of partner nations’ commitment to worldwide stability and security.

Exercise African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s flagship program in Northern Africa to build partner-nation capacity and interoperability. With more regional cooperation between North African nations, bringing more partners into the mix would increase expertise, capabilities and professionalism across the board.

“We are very keen to work together with [Moroccans]; they are great partners for us and we want to practice and exercise with them as much as possible,” said Italian Commander Fernando Cianci, STRIKFORNATO.

This year’s multilateral event wasn’t exclusively between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States; the three-week event hosted Geo-spatial intelligence professionals from the German Bundeswehr Geo-spatial Intelligence Office as well as members of Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), with representatives from the U.S., Portugal, Poland and Italy.

STRIKFORNATO is NATO’s premiere Maritime Battlestaff. One of their primary functions is to serve as a link for integrating U.S. Maritime Forces into NATO operations. The rapidly-deployable, maritime headquarters operates under a Memorandum of Understanding, signed between 11 nations, that “provides scalable command-and-control across a full spectrum of alliance fundamental security tasks,” according to its official webpage.

“It’s important because we have long-time friendships with these countries and we want to build a way to work together better,” said Cianci.

“When you work or exercise with other countries, you have to share; share the knowledge to do the jobs; we are showing them our ways to do jobs and they will show us their way and we find a good compromise for both of us to achieve the mission.”

The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

“It’s great training for the Marines and the Moroccans, but now we’d like to bring in some more participation and this was the first year we’ve had that opportunity with the Observer Program,” said Marine Brig. Gen. James S. O’Meara, deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa.

The African Lion 14 Observer Program was built to showcase the exercise to potential participants, setting the foundation for more robust military engagements in future iterations.

“So far it’s been very good, very positive,” said O’Meara. “It brings more of a coalition approach to help AFRICOM and Morocco, being a key player in Africa, this is a great exercise to do that.”

“Bringing in more of our partners from Africa and Europe will bring in different expertise, interoperability; it will help us work together in the future by helping different partners learn from each other. The more ‘multilateral’ we can make the exercise, the more we can each gain from it and, in the future when we need to come together for contingencies and crises.”

The observer program included an introduction about past iterations of African Lion exercises, the simulated scenarios, site visits to the Moroccan military and civilian ports, and a demonstration of stability operations by a contingent of military police officers from U.S. Marine, Army and Air Force personnel along with their counterparts. The Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response rapid-response capability was demonstrated with flight of two MV-22B Ospreys from Moron, Spain, directly to the northwest coast of Africa.

“It’s very important from a naval perspective; we say that no one can police the seas by themselves, so we have to do it together,” said Senegalese Commander Baye Khoule, an observer of African Lion 14.
“For [the Economic Community of West African States], we have 15 countries and have sent troops for UN mandated operations – we can have the world to do that. Working with our partners will help us a lot to accomplish those missions.”

Regional partners working together in an exercise the magnitude of African Lion will provide familiarity when the time comes for real-world contingencies.

“If you work together, train together, you start to think more alike, and our equipment works well together, all of that will make the transition for a coalition a little easier from an ice-cold start of never working together,” said O’Meara.

The 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade operated its capacity to integrate with partner-nation militaries and respond to contingencies if it were deployed to support contingencies with a scalable, joint task force of Marines and fellow U.S. service components.

“In a crisis, the first time you’re planning it, you don’t want the people you’re working with to be the first time you’ve ever seen them. This year, having the 2nd MEB and SP-MAGTF Crisis Response here, all that has added to the benefit of the exercise,” said O’Meara.

Next year’s scheduled iteration, African Lion 15, has already been slated as a more profound training engagement, with more servicemembers from more nations, robust live-fire engagements, and aerial tactics and training workshops with support from an international contingent of fighter-jet squadrons.

“If not for any other reason, to at least share the same concerns on a global perspective and try to find common solutions for common problems, there’s no better way with dealing with a problem or situation than knowing your partner, knowing where they’re strong, where they’re weak, so challenges can be easily overcome,” said Portuguese Navy Commander Manual A. Mota, STRIKFORNATO.

The engagement hopes to build more proficiency and maintain the partnerships it’s been built, progressing every year to work toward international integration of armed services sharing knowledge, tactics and procedures, especially those partners in the region.

“Any multinational coalition has this virtue, of bringing different ideas, different ways of doing the same business and bringing things into context and hopefully we, together, find the optimized solution for similar problems that each one individually would have to deal with.”

African Lion 14 concluded its ninth iteration April 5. The exercise hopes to bolster more robust participation to promote stability and security of the region by working with long-time partners and strategic friendships.








12-04-2014, 22:52
Exercice African Lion 2014

African Lion 14: Live Fire training

Marines and Moroccan soldiers conduct a weapons familiarization and live-fire range in Tifnit, Morocco, during Exercise African Lion 14., April 28, 2014. Exercise African Lion is a U.S. Africa Command directed, U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement that builds military capacity and interoperability with Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.

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Team 21, Soldiers from the 230th Military Police Company, 18th Military Police Brigade participated in Operation African Lion, a joint multinational training exercise in Morocco, Mar. 26 through April 5, to develop international #partnerships. First in Support-Ready Strong! #USARMY



Citaat:
Sgt. Ronald Lowe, 230th Military Police Company, 18th MP Brigade provides instruction on the M2 weapon system during Operation African Lion in Morroco.

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Spc. Andre Ackee, 230th Military Police Company, 18th MP Brigade conducts riot baton training during Operation African Lion in Morocco

Citaat:
Spc. Alexander Cornelius, 230th Military Police Company, 18th MP Brigade provides instruction on the M240B weapon system during Operation African Lion in Morocco.
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http://www.medias24.com/POLITIQUE/10963-Des-Marines-jugent-les-FAR-satisfaits-impressionnes-par-le-savoir-faire-marocain.html#haut

12-04-2014, 22:58
Gharb-Utah Rapid Response 2014

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SALT LAKE CITY — Members of the Utah National Guard and civilians with the Department of Public Safety are finalizing training plans for an upcoming trip to Kenitra, Morocco. For two weeks in March 2014, the exercise, known as Gharb-Utah Joint Rapid Response, will showcase the interoperability that Utah has developed within its emergency-management community by sharing this expertise with its Moroccan military counterparts.

“The objectives of this event are to strengthen our bilateral partnership, familiarize each other with our policies and procedures when responding to disasters and exercise emergency operations center response functions,” explained Lt. Col. Chris Caldwell, lead planner for the Utah National Guard.

The Utah National Guard, partnering with civilian agencies in state government, has built a strong relationship with Morocco over the past ten years, and although Utah Guard-members train with the Moroccan military every year, this exercise is significant because it is the “first-ever interagency exchange focusing on disaster response,” explained Caldwell.

Utah is taking military personnel to Morocco with expertise in disaster management along with civilians representing Unified Fire, Salt Lake County Emergency Management, Utah Division of Emergency Management and Utah Department of Health.

Under the auspices of the U.S. military’s State Partnership Program, Utah has worked diligently to foster a good relationship with Morocco. Recognizing this relationship, the U.S. Army’s Africa Command made this year's event possible by providing special funding through their Disaster Planning and Preparedness Program.

Media Notes: Travel and exercise dates, and exact number of personnel are sensitive information. For SPP background go to http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41957.pdf. For additional information contact Maj. Bruce Roberts, exercise public affairs officer at richard.b.roberts16.mil@mail.mil or 801-716-9293.





















http://www.ut.ngb.army.mil/html/pao/pressrelease/2014/pr14-012.html

12-04-2014, 23:08
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Utah Guard and State Government Take Morocco Partnership to New Level

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http://www.ut.ngb.army.mil/html/pao/pressrelease/2014/pr14-012.html

12-04-2014, 23:14
Gharb-Utah Rapid Response 2014

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12-04-2014, 23:44
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http://www.ut.ngb.army.mil/html/pao/pressrelease/2014/pr14-012.html

14-04-2014, 20:40
U.S. Air Force Selects Cubic for Moroccan P5 Air Combat Training System

AN DIEGO, Calif. – April 11, 2014 – Cubic Defense Systems, a subsidiary of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) announced today it has been awarded a contract valued at more than $5 million from the U.S. Air Force to supply its P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) to the Moroccan Air Force. Morocco will join the United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, along with a number of international air forces, in using the P5CTS to support high-fidelity, TOPGUN-style live and post-mission training. The P5CTS will be used by Moroccan pilots who fly the recently-delivered F-16 aircraft.

“This contract is a demonstration of our commitment to the air combat readiness of one of the United States’ allies,” said Dave Schmitz, president of Cubic Defense Systems. “Cubic is dedicated to provide and develop best-in-class, cost effective, advanced flight training for pilot mission readiness. All foreign air forces that fly fighter or attack jets or conduct joint exercises and training with the U.S. should have a P5 system to maximize their training capabilities.”

Cubic is the prime contractor responsible for performance in all areas of systems engineering, and for development/integration/installation of the ground instrumentation subsystem. DRS Training & Control Systems, LLC, a subsidiary of DRS Technologies, Inc. is the principal subcontractor responsible for performance of the P5CTS airborne instrumentation subsystem to include design, development, aircraft integration and production.

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http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2014/04/usaf-cubic.html

17-04-2014, 22:03
Exercice: LEAPFEST

The Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pa., Army Airborne Rigger team placed as the number one United States team, and placed 2nd overall in the 30th edition of Leapfest held by the Rhode Island Army National Guard. The Moroccan Paratroopers were one of 52 U.S. teams and 10 international teams that competed in Leapfest 2012, which was held Aug. 4 through 7.

Leapfest is an exercise held every August which develops the command and control of Army Aviation to deliver a mobile force on the tactical objective with precision and in a timely manner to conduct combat operations. The competitive aspect to the exercise builds camaraderie and morale among the U.S. and international communities.


















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17-04-2014, 22:10


Malta International Airshow 27-28th September 2014

Royal Moroccan Air Force at Malta International Airshow 2014

The Royal Moroccan Air Force intends to participate with one aircraft for static display. Malta International Airshow is going to take place the 27 and 28th September 2014.

The latest update on our discussions with countries and their air arms concerning aircraft participation.

Talks are ongoing with Egypt and received official notification that the Royal Moroccan Air Force intends to participate with one aircraft for static display, no type of aircraft determined yet.

We are awaiting further replies from the Belgian Air Force, Italian Air Force, Polish Navy and the Turkish Air Force on a final decision on their participation in this year's edition of the Malta International Airshow.

We have been informed that the Austrian Air Force, Finnish Air Force, Italian Navy, Japanese Air Force, Royal Air Force of Oman and the Serbian Air Force are unable to participate in the Malta International Airshow 2014.

http://www.maltairshow.com/News/Article.aspx?id=71

19-04-2014, 22:46
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19-04-2014, 22:50
Marrakech Air Show 2014 - AeroExpo 2014

Dassault Aviation to Present Flagship Falcon 7X at Marrakech Air Show

MARRAKECH, Morocco, April 18, 2014/ -- Dassault Aviation will present its large cabin, long range Falcon 7X (http://www.dassaultfalcon.com/7X) at the fourth Marrakech Air Show, to be held in Morocco April 23-26. It will be Dassault's second appearance at the show, which bills itself as the foremost trade show in the African region...

http://www.zawya.com/story/Dassault_Aviation_to_Present_Flagship_Falcon_7X_at _Marrakech_Air_Show-ZAWYA20140418154616/



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