US generals head to Tunisia ahead of major military exercise

The Pentagon aims to bolster partnerships in North Africa with the African Lion exercise this summer.
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At left, US Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, head of the Southern Europe Task Force, is seen in 1 2018 photo. At right, Gen. Christopher Cavoli, European commander of the US Army, talks with soldiers during the Defender-Europe 20 joint military exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie training grounds in Poland on June 17, 2020. - US Army Europe (L) / JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images
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Two senior United States Army commanders will arrive in Tunisia on Wednesday to meet with local officials ahead of a planned multinational military exercise in North Africa.

Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the commander of all US Army forces in Europe and Africa, and Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, head of the Southern Europe Task Force, will meet with senior officials in Tunis.

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