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. Duane Ramos
Mass Rescue Operation Exercise
129th Rescue Wing
May 7, 2023 | 0:58
Members of the 129th Rescue Wing California Air National Guard and United States Coast Guard participate in a Mass Rescue Operation exercise off the coast of Sonoma County coast, Calif., Apt. 25, 2023. The MRO exercise simulated a distressed cruise ship that suffered an explosion and fire, which resulted in injuries of a large number of passengers and crew. The objective of the exercise was to practice interoperability between different military and local assets to ensure a safe, and well-coordinated rescue of passengers from distressed vessels. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Duane Ramos)
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