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. Jadica Heinz, Cpl. Joshua Munsen
Marine Minute 18-25 (AFN VERSION)
Defense Media Activity - Marines
May 8, 2025 | 1:08
U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, and Philippine Marines with 3rd Marine Brigade, Philippine Marine Corps, conduct a counter-landing live-fire event during Exercise Balikatan 25 at Rizal, Palawan, Philippines, April 28, 2025. U.S. Marines with 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct aerial fast rope training as a part of MEU Exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 30, 2025. Marines participated in fast rope training to enhance air-to-ground insertion capabilities during MEUEX to prepare for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jadica Heinz)
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