Justified Accord


Justified Accord is U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual exercise in East Africa, led by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF). This multinational exercise unites more than 20 countries from three continents to enhance partner readiness for peacekeeping missions, crisis response, and humanitarian assistance. It serves as a joint, all-domain training event aimed at enabling future operations, maintaining strategic access, and building partner capacity to counter malign influence and aggression.

   

 

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Video by Senior Airman Kevin Nious
B-roll: 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade Soldiers conduct a knowledge exchange with the Djiboutian Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide (BIR) prior to Justified Accord 2024
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
March 14, 2024 | 0:56
U.S. Army 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade Soldiers conduct a knowledge exchange with the Djiboutian Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide (BIR) as part of exercise Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) in Ali Oune, Djibouti, Feb. 27, 2024. During the training, Soldiers demonstrated how to set up an entry control point and search visitors for weapons and contraband. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from February 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Senior Airman Kevin Nious)
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