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. Raquel Birk
Chaplain (Maj.) Mark A. Johnston speaks resiliency through humor
38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
May 27, 2020 | 4:27
Chaplain (Maj.) Mark A. Johnston, Opp, Alabama native and #PacificGuardian chaplain, speaks about how humor helps people through difficult times in their lives and remain ready and resilient.

The health benefits of a sense of humor are well documented and include boosting your immune system, reducing stress, relaxing muscles, lowering blood pressure, increasing your tolerance for pain, and hastening the healing process. Humor and the ability to get out of your own way can help you avoid becoming mired in feelings of negativity and helplessness so you’re better able to see what needs to be done to move forward.
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