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 Spc. Bob Brown
The Coveted Badge
1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division
Feb. 5, 2012 | 2:38
B-Roll of 294 Minnesota National Guard Soldiers from throughout 1st of the 34th Brigade Combat Team attempted to earn their Expert Infantryman Badge. Only 20 percent of the candidates left FOB Gerber, Kuwait with the award. (Also see Package and Interviews)
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