JustifiedAccord

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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Behavioral Health Training for Soldiers - BH-GEAR Story-Short

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

May 10, 2024 | 3:53

Dr. Katie Nugent, Military Psychiatry Branch, research psychologist, and Capt. George Mesias, Military Psychiatry Branch, social work researcher, explain the importance of the BH-GEAR training. The Behavioral Health Guidelines for mEdic Assessment and Response training and study, developed by researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, is designed to teach combat medics basic behavioral health skills to Soldiers who are not traditionally train in the field. During the training, Soldiers learn how to assess for behavioral health concerns, offer strategies or interventions, manage risks to safety, determine whether a Soldier requires medical evacuation for behavioral health reasons, and the steps manage the evacuation process. The training consists of instruction, group and pair activities, demonstrations, and role plays, so Soldiers can practice utilizing these skills in realistic scenarios.