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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Vice Adm. Nathan Moore, commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and Cmdr. Jared Silverman, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907), highlight the crucial role of Atlantic Area cutters in combating Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) during a significant drug offload of nearly $50 million in contraband, Aug. 23, 2024, in Port Everglades, Florida. Coast Guard presence in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is vital in disrupting the flow of illegal narcotics, safeguarding our nation's maritime borders, and protecting American communities from the dangers posed by TCOs. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard and Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg)
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