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 1st Class Theoplis Stewart II
PCU JFK (CVN 79) Conducts PT109 Wreath Laying Ceremony 2024
PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
Dec. 19, 2024 | 0:46
240802-N-UP745-4001 ARLINGTON, Va. (Aug. 2, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conduct a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to honor the Sailors of PT-109. The event commemorates the anniversary of the PT-109 crash, highlighting the legacy of then-Lt. John F. Kennedy and his crew. Cryptological Technician Seaman Apprentice Logan Ganong, from Temecula, Calif., lays a wreath at the gravesite of Lt. Cmdr. William Liebenow, who served alongside Kennedy on PT-109. Additional tributes include wreaths at the gravesites of Chief Engineman Gerard Emil Zinser and President John F. Kennedy, accompanied by a bagpipe tribute performed by Pipe Major Christopher Pearcy, from Virginia Beach. The ceremony reflects the continued connection between the crew of PCU John F. Kennedy and the storied history of the ship’s namesake. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Theoplis Stewart II/Released)
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