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 Lance Cpl. Alejandra Vega
Happy Holidays from VMFA-312, on UDP to Iwakuni, Japan
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Dec. 11, 2024 | 0:25
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaylan Anderson, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, a native of Baltimore, provides a holiday greeting from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 20, 2024. Marines with VMFA-312, based out of MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, are currently operating at MCAS Iwakuni as part of the Unit Deployment Program to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW. The UDP enables squadrons throughout the Marine Corps to exercise expeditionary capabilities while providing a forward presence in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alejandra Vega)
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