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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Desert Hammer B-Roll
56th Fighter Wing
Dec. 13, 2024 | 3:46
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing work together on the first day of the Desert Hammer exercise, Nov. 13, 2024, in Gila Bend Air Force Auxillary Field, Arizona. They were transported via U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys from Luke Air Force Base to the forward operating base in Gila Bend AFAF, where training took place to prepare for future deployments and hone their skills as mission-ready airmen. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman Belinda Guachun-Chichay)
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