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 Petty Officer 1st Class Amanda Kitchner
3rd Div. Marines Tour Guam Historical Sites (Social Media)
Defense Media Activity - Guam
July 27, 2016 | 2:25
SYNOPSIS:
Marines attached to 3rd Marine Division, based out of Okinawa, Japan, are given a tour of historical sites on the island of Guam that played a large part in the liberation of the U.S. Territory.

SUGGESTED LEAD:
WWII played a huge part in creating the America we know today, but for the people of Guam, the actions of one battle determined their entire way of life. Come with Petty Officer Amanda Kitchner and Marines of 3rd Division to see how the actions of those passed affected the lives of thousands.

SUGGESTED TAG:
While 3rd Marine Division played a huge role in the liberation of Guam, they were also accompanied by 77th Infantry Division, and the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as well as the III Amphibious Corps, who all worked together to overcome the Japanese Soliders who were occupying the island and return it to US control, liberating the people of Guam.
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