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 Sgt. Marcos Alvarado
Bilateral Casualty Pick Up Iron Fist 23 B-roll Package
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
March 12, 2023 | 2:37
U.S. Navy Sailors, with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, conduct a bilateral simulated casualty pick up in Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 10, 2023. The training simulated a casualty air evacuation granting the bilateral medical team an opportunity to actively practice medical care in transit with closely simulated pressure and conditions during Iron Fist 23. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Marcos A. Alvarado)
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