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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Fort McCoy Police Officer Raymond Brand II discusses receiving Civilian Service Commendation for rescue
Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office
Nov. 30, 2022 | 6:18
Police Officer Raymond A. Brand II with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department discusses Nov. 29, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., receiving a Department of the Army Civilian Service Commendation Medal for "exceptional service and performance" in an off-duty rescue he supported in February 2022. Brand was presented the medal by the Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger at the directorate headquarters. Brand, a retired Army senior noncommissioned officer, helped rescue two people from a burning vehicle that had been in an accident in Sparta, Wis., in February 2022. One victim did not survive and another did thanks to his quick action, according to the medal citation. Brand recalls what happened that day and more. (Video and interview by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
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