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. Michelle Di Ciolli
19th SOS Airmen train students from the 492nd SOTRSS aboard the MC-130H
492d Special Operations Wing
April 7, 2021 | 2:14
U.S. Air Force aircrew assigned to the 19th Special Operations Squadron train students from the 492nd Special Operations Training Support Squadron on air drop procedures aboard the MC-130H Talon II at Eglin Range Complex, Florida, April 5, 2021. The 492nd Special Operations Training Group is the Air Force Special Operations Command's formal school for the AC-130J Ghostrider and MC-130H Combat Talon II. They are responsible for assessing, educating and professionally developing SOF Airmen and rapidly developing innovative courses and technologies to meet emerging AFSOC requirements. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Michelle Di Ciolli)
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