About Justified Accord

Justified Accord is U.S. Africa Command’s largest exercise in East Africa. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), this multi-national exercise brings together more than 20 countries from 3 continents to increase partner readiness for peacekeeping missions, crisis response and humanitarian assistance.​ 

Southern European Task Force - Africa leads this joint, all-domain exercise in East Africa to enable future operations, maintain strategic access, and build partner capacity to disrupt malign influence, aggression, and activity.

Justified Accord 25 features the first-ever night iteration of air-to-ground integration (AGI) operations where partner countries control Kenyan air assets to provide air support of multinational land forces.

This years iteration also marks the 10-year anniversary of the State Partnership Program between the Massachusetts National Guard and the Kenya Defence Forces. This milestone highlights a decade of sustained military cooperation, training exchanges and capacity-building efforts between the two forces.

Read the Press Release here.

   

 

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Video by Senior Airman Kaden Salmons
130th MARE Recap
130th Airlift Wing
Oct. 8, 2024 | 6:43
The 130th Fire and Emergency Services conducts a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, WV, October 5, 2024. Team Charlie West trained alongside its strategic partners of West Virginia International Yeager Airport and Kanawha County Emergency Services during MARE to strengthen partnerships and maintain readiness for any potential emergency. Interviews are with U.S. Air Force (1) Staff Sgt. Nickolas Weeks and (2) Staff Sgt. Calvin Slawson, firefighters assigned to the 130th Fire and Emergency Services. (U.S. Air National Guard video by SrA Kaden Salmons)
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