Capt. Nathan Sidwell, C-130 pilot with Marine Aerial

Capt. Nathan Sidwell, C-130 pilot with Marine Aerial Refueler Support Squadron 234 of Fort Worth, Texas, looks toward the runway of Tan Tan Airfield, Tan Tan, Morocco, while landing a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft in support of Exercise Africa Lion 2012, April 9. AL-12 is a U.S. African Command-sponsored, Marine Forces Africa-led exercise involving various types of training including command post, live-fire and maneuvering, peace keeping operations, an intelligence capacity building seminar, aerial refueling/low-level flight training, as well as medical and dental assistance projects. The annual exercise is designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation's military tactics, techniques and procedures.