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 Christopher Mardorf
Squishy Dog
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Jan. 5, 2013 | 2:20
Disaster survivors Garry and Donna Shinn tell the story of their response to Hurricane Sandy, which devastated a portion of their home in Oceanside, New York on October 29, 2012, when the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy submerged their car and devastated the first floor of their home. Their dog Franny was also a Hurricane Sandy disaster survivor. Donna Shinn concludes the interview by stating that dogs are "family." Visit www.ready.gov/animals for more information. Also available in high definition.
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