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 Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza
Cal Guard's Joint Task Force Rattlesnake works CZU Lightning Fire
California National Guard Primary
Sept. 1, 2020 | 2:45
B-roll footage of the California National Guard’s Joint Task Force Rattlesnake, based out of Redding, California, work the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties, Aug. 31, 2020. More than two dozen Rattlesnake members are shown cutting fire lines, clearing debris and creating safe zones near Bonny Doon, a community near the city of Santa Cruz. The wildfire has burned 85,000 acres after igniting Aug. 16, 2020, and was yet to be 50 percent contained as of Aug. 31. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
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