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 Lt.Cmdr. Aaron Kakiel
USS McCampbell Conducts HVBSS with EOD
Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5
Oct. 9, 2016 | 0:45
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 7, 2016) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 5 fast rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, to the flight deck of the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG-85) during a helicopter visit, board, search and seizure (HVBSS) exercise. McCampbell is on patrol with Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Senyk/Released)
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