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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146th Airlift Wing Supports U.S. Forest Service with MAFFS C-130 Aerial Fire Fighting for Borel Fire
146 Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard
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U.S. Air National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) aircrew Maj. Nate Southwick, Maj. Derrick Hoxie, Tech. Sgt. Sean Silver, and Senior Airman Christopher Brown perform aerial fire fighting operations above the Borel Fire, California, Jul. 27, 2024. Currently, all four MAFFS-assigned Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units including the 302nd Airlift Wing, 152nd Airlift Wing, and the Wyoming Air National Guard, are providing surge support aerial fire fighting at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Tech. Sgt. Sean Silver)
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