JustifiedAccord

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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1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Change of Responsibility Ceremony

Training Support Activity Europe

Jan. 23, 2025 | 2:06

Paratroopers and family members gathered Jan. 23, 2025, at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, for the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Change of Responsibility Ceremony. The ceremony, officiated by Lt. Col. Joseph R. Branch, welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Trevor O. Petsch as the command’s senior noncommissioned officer and bid farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan S. O’Neal, who served in the position for the last two years. The event reinforced the authority of noncommissioned officers in the Army and highlighted their critical role in supporting the chain of command. The 173rd Airborne Brigade serves as the U.S. Army’s Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the U.S. European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains with NATO allies and partners to enhance cooperation and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army video by Davide Dalla Massara)