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 Pfc. Megan Martinez
Hurricane Lane
25th Infantry Division
Aug. 30, 2018 | 1:16
HH-60M Black Hawk flight crews, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Hawaii, conduct rescue hoist training as part of Joint Task Force 5-0. The task force was established to respond to the effects of Hurricane Lane on the State of Hawaii on Aug. 28, 2018.

Local authorities and the State of Hawaii, through JTF 5-0, requested HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters with hoist capability to assist local authorities with recovery operations on the Isle of Hawaii.

JTF 5-0 is a joint task force led by a dual status commander that is established to respond to the effects of Hurricane Lane on the State of Hawaii. The Hawaii National Guard and Active Duty Soldiers of the task force remain committed to monitoring effects and incidents across the State of Hawaii to respond to any requests made by local and state authorities through FEMA. (U.S. Army video by Pfc. Megan L. Martinez, 28th Public Affairs Detachment)
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