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 Staff Sgt. Dennis DePrisco, Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Rognstad, Master Sgt. Robert Segin
USASMDC 2021 Best Warrior Competition
1st Space Brigade
June 15, 2021 | 1:03
Seven Soldiers representing U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command elements from across the globe met in Colorado Springs to compete in the command’s annual Best Warrior Competition, June 7-11. Competitors were Staff Sgt. Bradley Coss, Company B, 53rd Signal Battalion; Staff Sgt. Joshua Balasa, Company C, 53rd Signal Battalion; Sgt. Jonathon Baker, Company D, 53rd Signal Battalion; Sgt. Christopher Ortiz, 49th Missile Defense Battalion; Spc. Charlton Baltzegar, Company E, 53rd Signal Battalion; Spc. Adam Gellert, Company A, 53rd Signal Battalion; and Spc. Anthony Marlin, Company C, 53rd Signal Battalion. Coss and Gellert were named the command's 2021 Best Warriors.
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