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. Christopher Hernandez
U.S. Marines with VMFA-542 conduct air operations with U.S. Air Force during Exercise Razor Talon
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Aug. 8, 2023 | 3:56
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 participate in Exercise Razor Talon at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 25-27, 2023. Exercise Razor Talon was an opportunity for VMFA-542 to maintain readiness by training and improving proficiency in joint operations in eastern North Carolina. VMFA-542 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

This B-Roll package contains the following: Flight operations, ordnance training, and slow-motion video portraits.
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