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. Sebastian Rothwyn
Registered Nurse Jose Planillo plays the Piano at Javits Center Vaccine Site NY
New York National Guard
March 19, 2021 | 1:41
Jose Planillio, a registered nurse with NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University and vaccinator at Javits Center Vaccination site, plays the piano for New York residents waiting in the Observation Area during his break from administering vaccinations in support of state efforts to mass vaccinate New York residents, administered by the New York State Department of Health, at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, New York, March 15, 2021.
The National Guard has hundreds of Guardsmen and women deployed to the vaccination site to support staffing for the site. The New York State Department of Health conducts vaccination efforts for essential workers and members of the community over age 65 beginning January 13, 2021. Eligible members of the public, 18 and over, can register for a vaccine appointment through the Department of Health website: https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn)
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