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BOXER40 USAF C-40C inbound to JBA from Morocco depart.
This AC was in Tunis, Tunisia and Sigonella AB, Sicily on 0615
Departed for a ground stop at Tunisia from Sigonella AB on 0616 and then on to Morocco
Departure from Agadir (i think) Morocco earlier today
Morocco War Games End, Security Fears For Africa
A senior U.S. general warned of security fears in Africa as the large-scale U.S.-led African Lion war games with American, African and European troops in Morocco came to a close on Friday. A senior U.S. general warned of security fears in Africa as the large-scale U.S.-led African Lion war games with American, African and European troops in Morocco came to a close on Friday.
The African Lion war games, which lasted nearly two weeks, stretched across Morocco, a key U.S ally, with smaller parts held in Tunisia and Senegal. General Stephen J. Townsend, head of the U.S. Africa Command said he was concerned about the security situation across a band of Africa, from the Sahel region in the west to the Horn of Africa. He noted deadly attacks by al-Qaida and Islamic State-linked jihadis and al-Shabab. Townsend told reporters, "That's why America should care, because that problem is going to continue to metastasise and eventually where it will go, the problems will go once they take root in Africa, they'll spread to Europe and eventually the United States." "It may not be a threat to the US homeland right now but it is definitely a threat to US interests in the world," he added.
African Lion saw more than 7,000 troops from seven countries and NATO carry out air, land and sea exercises together. "It has been an exceptional exercise that has helped our interoperability, our joint capabilities, and provided readiness and a good opportunity to build cohesion across the forces," said Major General Andrew Rohling, commander of the U.S. Army's Southern European Task Force Africa.
The annual drills were skipped last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/africa/morocco-war-games-end-security-fears-for-africa.html