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 Cpl. Genesis Miranda
B-Roll: 207th Military Intelligence Brigade conducts Lightning Focus 2024
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
Feb. 11, 2024 | 1:37
U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, participate in a foot march as part of a culmination event for Lightning Focus 2024 on Caserma Longare, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 31, 2023. Lightning Focus 2024 provides an opportunity for increasing individual and crew weapons proficiency, training on basic Soldier skills, junior Soldier and noncommissioned officer development, improving unit cohesion and team-building, and scenario-based operational intelligence support training to certify intelligence platforms; building readiness in support of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, U.S. Army Europe and Africa, and U.S. Africa Command. ​(U.S. Army video by Cpl. Genesis Miranda)

Shot List (Foot March)
60 fps

0:00-0:05: MED Shot of service members beginning foot march
0:05-0:08: MED Shot of service members preparing to pick-up rescue randy
0:08-0:13: MED Shot of service members picking up rescue randy
0:13-0:18: LONG Shot of service members carrying rescue randy
0:18-0:21: MED Shot of service members carrying rescue randy (Different SM and Angle)
0:21-0:24: CLOSE UP Shot of service members carrying rescue randy
0:24-0:29: CLOSE UP Shot of service members boots carrying rescue randy
0:29-0:35: MED Shot of service members preparing rescue randy on a litter
0:35-0:38: CLOSE UP Shot of service members tying a strap on rescue randy
0:38-0:43: MED Shot of service member conducting squats
0:43-0:51: MED Shot of service member conducting Kettlebell swings
0:51-0:54: CUTAWAY of service member counting
0:54-0:58: MED Shot of service member conducting Kettlebell swings
0:58-1:01: MED Shot of service member conducting push-ups
1:01-1:05: MED Shot of service member conducting foot march
1:05-1:08: MED Shot of service members carrying rescue randy (night-time)
1:08-1:13: MED Shot of service members carrying rescue randy (night-time/different SM)
1:13-1:20: MED Shot of service members pushing Humvee
1:20-1:24: LONG Shot of service members pushing Humvee
1:24-1:25: CLOSE UP Shot of Humvee tire
1:25-1:30: MED Shot of service members pushing Humvee
1:30-1:34: CLOSE UP Shot of hand pushing Humvee
1:34-1:37: MED Shot of service members pushing Humvee (Ground shot)
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