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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2025 U.S. Army National Guard Region 1 Best Warrior Competition Day 1 Recap
114th Public Affairs Detachment
May 22, 2025 | 0:48
Fifteen soldiers from Army National Guard units across the northeastern United States compete in an expert physical fitness assessment and undergo board examinations before a panel of senior enlisted leaders as part of the first day of the 2025 U.S. Army National Guard Region 1 Best Warrior Competition May 20, 2025, at the Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke, N.H. The competition, hosted by the New Hampshire Army National Guard, was scheduled to last a week, and tested soldiers' ability to perform at a superior level under stress physically and mentally. (U.S. Army National Guard Video by Staff Sgt. Sean Ferry, 114th Public Affairs Detachment)
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