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 Maj. Joe Legros
REEL: US Army Europe and Africa soldiers prepare for Army Ten-Miler
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
Oct. 10, 2024 | 0:17
U.S. Army Capt. Jessica Knoll, commander of Charlie Company, Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and U.S. Army 2nd Lt. David "Alex" Fiorillo, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, conduct a combination of speed and long-distance running drills in Vicenza, Italy, Sept. 24, 2024. Together they will represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the 40th annual Army Ten-Miler (ATM) in Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2024. Over 459,685 runners have run the ATM since 1985, generating over $8 million in support of U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) programs since its inception. (U.S. Army video by Maj. Joe Legros)
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