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 Lance Cpl. Mason Coots
MWSS-273 Aviation Ground Support Leaders Course B-Roll
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
Aug. 4, 2023 | 6:02
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 28 participate in a Aviation Ground Support Leaders Course (AGSLC) at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 26, 2023. The AGSLC provided a baseline of knowledge to squadron leadership regarding the six activities of aviation ground support. The six activities include forward aviation combat engineering, airfield operations, forward arming and refueling, base recovery after attack, airfield damage repair, and aircraft salvage and recovery. The AGSLC was in support of MWSS-273’s mission to provide limited aviation ground support to enable a composite Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) and supporting or attached elements of the Marine Air Control Group to conduct expeditionary operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mason Coots)
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