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 Sgt. Chloe Barnes
Historic First NCO Induction Ceremony for Task Force Raptor (VIDEO 1 of 2)
ISAF Regional Command South
June 21, 2014 | 6:38
Soldiers of Task Force Raptor, where soldiers of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. and Tennessee National Guard are currently deployed, were recently promoted to the rank of sergeant. This is the first ever NCO Induction ceremony for Task Force Raptor.

This series includes interaction between inductees, a prayer, the National Anthem, ceremonial representations, the playing of Taps, honoring the fallen, a speech by CSM David Clark of 4th Infantry Division, sponsors introducing inductees and their hometowns across the U.S., soldiers walking through the NCO archway, the Army Song, the cutting of the cake, and words by SGM Tillman of 16th Combat Aviation Brigade.
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