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. William Holdaway
Cobra Gold 2016 - Interview 1st Lt. Steven Messer
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
Feb. 15, 2016 | 4:48
Interview with U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Steven Messer, combat engineer platoon commander, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, during the construction of a multi-purpose room at Ban Cham Kho School, Rayong, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 15, 2016. Cobra Gold, in its 35th iteration, includes a specific focus on humanitarian civic action, community engagement, and medical activities conducted during the exercise to support the needs and humanitarian interests of civilian populations around the region. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. William L. Holdaway/Released)
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