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 Maj. Brian Andries
B-Roll: Senegal EOD Soldiers Complete First UN Intermediate IEDD Course, 23AUG23
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
Oct. 4, 2023 | 4:57
Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) instructor team from the U.S. Army 763rd EOD Co., Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. led Senegal's first 12-week UN Intermediate Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Course in Bargny, Senegal, Aug. 23, 2023. SETAF-AF coordinates and resources the training of Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel in Senegal and other African partner nations. SETAF-AF provides U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Europe & Africa a dedicated headquarters to synchronize Army activities in Africa and scalable crisis response options in Africa and Europe. (U.S. Army video by Maj. Brian Andries)
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