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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12th Air Force (AFSOUTH) Mission Video 2019
Air Forces Southern
Aug. 22, 2019 | 3:35
12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) is responsible for two equally important missions. As part of Air Combat Command, 12th Air Force (AFSOUTH) organizes, trains and equips Airmen under its command for worldwide deployment. 12th Air Force also serves as the air and space component to U.S. Southern Command, working with partner nations in the region in order to support operations in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

12th Air Force (AFSOUTH)'s subordinate commands operate more than 360 combat aircraft with more than 20,300 uniformed and civilian Airmen. The command is also responsible for the operational readiness of 14 Twelfth Air Force-gained wings and other units of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. These units include more than 220 aircraft and 18,900 Total Force Airmen.
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