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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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EUCOM Commander Scaparrotti Tours Arrow System, Hamas Tunnel, Tours IDF Exercise

U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv

March 7, 2017 | 1:28

Commander of the U.S. European Command General (****) Curtis M. Scaparrotti continued his visit to Israel today, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, with a tour of the Arrow Missile Defense System headquarters in Palmahim, accompanied by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot and Air Defense Commander Brig. Gen. Zvika Haimovitch. He then continued to an IDF field exercise and was briefed by Brig. Gen Ori Gordin and Maj. Gen (res.) Tal Russo. He then traveled south to Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip and visited a captured Hamas tunnel, accompanied by Gaza Division Commander Brig. Gen Yehuda Fox.
General Scaparrotti is in Israel for an official visit as the guest of Lieutenant General Eizenkot, to continue strengthening the military-to-military relationship between the United States and Israel. While in Israel, Gen. Scaparrotti met with Lt. Gen Gadi Eizenkot at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv. In their meeting, Gen. Scaparrotti underscored the strong and enduring military partnership and said it was built on trust developed over decades of close cooperation. He emphasized the U.S. commitment to maintaining Israel's qualitative military edge in the region and defensive capacities.
On Monday, March 6, 2017, General Scaparrotti met with President Reuven Rivlin at his residence in Jerusalem and reaffirmed the unwavering U.S. commitment to Israel's security. While in Jerusalem, Gen. Scaparrotti received a guided tour of Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum and laid a wreath at the Hall of Remembrance in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. This was General Scaparrotti's second visit to Israel as EUCOM Commander.