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 Sgt. Kourtney Nunnery
U.S. Soldiers from 3-321 Learn and Assemble Molotov Cocktail Bombs
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Feb. 21, 2025 | 3:38
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Abel Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, learn how to make Molotov Cocktail incendiary bombs from Estonian soldiers near Camp Tapa, Estonia, Feb. 19, 2025. Learning and training alongside Estonian counterparts allows for more interoperability between forces with a focus on hands on training, communication and readiness. U.S. forces continue to modernize their lethality by learning new war fighting techniques and continuing to work diligently with NATO partners and allies. (U.S. Army Video by Sgt. Kourtney Nunnery)

00;00;00;00-00;00;36;25- U.S. SOLDIERS LEARN HOW TO ASSEMBLE A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL INCENDIARY BOMB.

00;00;36;26-00;01;49;01- U.S. SOLDIERS THROW MOLOTOV COCKTAILS AT BRICK WALL TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR DEMOLITION CAPABILITIES.

00;01;49;02- 00;02;30;17- 2nd Lt. Michael Straight explains why learning how to make the Molotovs are important and what his experience was at the range.

00;02;33;15-00;03;39;14- Spc. Tamaje Slaery explains how he learned to make a Molotov Cocktail and what it was like throwing the bomb.
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