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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U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, hold a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 12, 2024. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Tricia M. Smith-Leavy relinquished her role as the battalion’s senior enlisted leader to Sgt. Maj. Rupert K. Palmer. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)
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