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. Jacob Colvin
(B-roll) Cobra Gold 18: Royal Thai Air Force, US Marines Conduct Arrested Landing at Korat Air Force Base
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Feb. 15, 2018 | 4:57
Wing 1, Royal Thai Air Force, and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 conduct an arrested landing at Korat Air Force Base, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 12, 2018 as part of Exercise Cobra Gold. Exercise Cobra Gold, in its 37th iteration, is designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force to address shared goals and
security commitments in the Indo-Pacific region.Thailand and the U.S. are committed to working together in support of peace and security in the region. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Colvin)
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