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 Seaman Codie Soule
Keen Sword 19 - Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement Logistics Exchange
Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5
Nov. 1, 2018 | 1:40
181031-N-PJ626-0001 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 31, 2018) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Ryan Quinn, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, delivers a repair part to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Huyuga (DDH-181) for an Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement Logistics Exchange during Keen Sword 19. Keen Sword 19 is a joint, bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability of the Japan-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaila V. Peters)
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