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 Tech. Sgt. Steven Adkins
U.S. Air Force Riggers and C-130 crews load, drop, recover Low Cost Low Altitude airdrop
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa
May 24, 2024 | 0:30
A U.S. Air Force parachute rigger crew and C-130 loadmasters load, deliver, and recover a low altitude airdrop from a U.S. Air Force C-130H3 Hercules at the Ben Guerir Air Base drop zone, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco, May 22, 2024. International military air forces collaborated to strengthen their partnerships during African Lion 2024, the U.S. Africa Command’s premier, joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, with over 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)
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