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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Isaiah Williams
VINCSG Cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), JMSDF Destroyers JS Ikazuchi (DD 107), JS Chōkai (DDG 176) Conduct Live-Fire Exercise
USS Carl Vinson
Sept. 23, 2021 | 2:24
210922-N-IW069-1001 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 22, 2021) Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) participates in a live-fire exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD 107) and Kongō-class guided-missile destroyer JS Chōkai (DDG 176), Sept. 22, 2021. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaiah Williams)
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