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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The Marine Enlisted Commissioning Program
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June 7, 2023 | 1:07
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael Blua, an aircraft maintenance officer, and Lt. Zachary S. Buker, an adjutant officer, both with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, speak about their experiences with the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECEP) on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2023. The MECEP program gives the opportunity for enlisted Marines to transition to the commissioned ranks and advance their career, the selection process for these programs is extremely competitive and requires a process of indoctrination completely different from the enlisted mindset. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Tahlia Rivera)
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