MAY 29, 2025 – U.S. Space Forces Europe – Space Forces Africa is advancing multinational collaboration and readiness by bringing cutting-edge space-based capabilities and electromagnetic warfare expertise to exercise African Lion 2025.
AL25, U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual joint exercise, brings together 41 nations and about 10,000 U.S. service members from April 14 to May 23. Taking place across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, the exercise features integrated training in airdrop, airlift, close air support, aeromedical evacuation and advanced space and electronic warfare operations.
SPACEFOREUR-AF greatly expanded its support this year, going from one day of space academics for AL24 to nine days of academics in AL25. This year, SPACEFOREUR-AF personnel completed six days of Space-EW academics lessons covering more than 30 hours of instruction for 30 Moroccan royal armed forces students, including 10 officers and 20 enlisted members from the Moroccan Army and Navy. The sessions in Agadir, Morocco, included contributions from a Moroccan Royal Armed Forces EW officer who delivered six hours of lessons, further enhancing bilateral collaboration.
Following the classroom instruction, the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 109th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron led a two-day live demonstration of the Night Owl Electromagnetic Support System. This hands-on demonstration provided Moroccan forces with a practical understanding of how EW systems can be employed in real-world operational scenarios.
The academic phase concluded with a presentation on the Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking program, or TacSRT, by Tech. Sgt. Anson Monestime, a space operations noncommissioned officer participating in the exercise. TacSRT, developed by Space Systems Command, is a cutting-edge capability that leverages a network of commercial vendors to deliver rapid, mission-relevant products through the Global Data Marketplace. The program allows small businesses to compete for quick-turn contracts, offering cost-effective and adaptable solutions for operational needs.
Monestime also delivered the TacSRT presentation to students in the Geospatial Intelligence Course, broadening its reach and showcasing the program’s versatility.
“Our goal here is to show how commercial space-derived and fused information can directly support operations, especially disaster response operations,” Monestime said. “It’s a privilege to be here representing our Space Component and sharing these tools with our African partners.”
In preparation for AL25, Monestime utilized TacSRT to map a simulated natural disaster evacuation route for U.S. embassy personnel in Morocco. This training scenario highlighted the program’s ability to generate unclassified, shareable products that improve coordination with host-nation forces.
“Using TacSRT, we demonstrated how to fuse fully shareable operational planning products, change detection and AI-analyzed social media feeds to support timely decision-making,” said Col. Galen Ojala, SPACEFOREUR-AF director of operations. “It’s fast, affordable and sharable with our African partners.”
By integrating advanced tools like TacSRT and delivering world-class training, SPACEFOREUR-AF is setting new standards for multinational collaboration and joint readiness. These efforts ensure U.S. forces and their partners are prepared to respond to a variety of challenges, shaping the future of contingency planning and crisis response operations across Africa.
By U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa