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 Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani
UAS operator discusses MRF-D's first flight of RQ-21A in Australia
Marine Rotational Force - Darwin
Aug. 10, 2020 | 9:49
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathon Schumer with Air Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin discusses the significance of the Marine Corps' first flight of the RQ-21A Blackjack in Australia at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Aug. 7, 2020. Schumer, a native of Inola, Okla., is an unmanned aircraft system operator, trained to fly the RQ-21A. The RQ-21A provides aerial surveillance in austere environments without leaving more than a small footprint, as it doesn't require an airstrip to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani)
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