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 Staff Sgt. Carter Acton
176th Soldiers, Kenya Defence Forces provide medical aid to local Kenyans
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
March 4, 2024 | 1:54
U.S. Army Reservists with the 176th Medical Brigade, 807th Medical Command, and Kenya Defence Forces personnel provide humanitarian aid during Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) at Archers Post Sub County Hospital, Archers Post, Kenya, March 1, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. (U.S. Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Carter Acton)

Shot List:
1. (00:00) WIDE SHOT: Panning shot of entrance to hospital
2. (07:01) WIDE SHOT: Kenyans standing in line to be seen
3. (14:07) MEDIUM SHOT: Kenyans getting height and weight
4. (21:28) WIDE SHOT: Army sergeant collecting patient data
5. (30:19) MEDIUM SHOT: Army sergeant collecting patient data
6. (38:23) MEDIUM SHOT: Tighter shot of Army sergeant collecting patient data
7. (47:18) CLOSE SHOT: Army sergeant writing on pad
8. (55:19) WIDE SHOT: Army medic receives new patient
9. (01:05:20) MEDIUM SHOT: Army medic checks patient’s eyes
10 (01:14:26) CLOSE SHOT: Army medic writes down info
11 (01:24:08) VERY CLOSE: Army medic recording info
12. (01:30:29) WIDE SHOT: Army sergeant uses a stethoscope on patient
13. (01:37:15) MEDIUM SHOT: Army sergeant writes on paper
14.(01:46:04) CLOSE SHOT: Army sergeant writes on paper
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