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 Sgt. Giovanny Lopez
Red Dragon 24 Interviews
76th Operational Response Command
Aug. 13, 2024 | 1:54
Brigades assigned to the 76th ORC participated in Red Dragon 24 to improve their readiness, combat skills, and overall effectiveness in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) operations at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, June 12-26, 2024.

Units participating in Red Dragon 24 included the 455th Chemical Brigade, 415th Chemical Brigade, 457th Chemical Battalion, 453rd Chemical Battalion, 370th Chemical Company, 369th Chemical Company, 307th Chemical Company, 20th CBRN Command and the 209th Regional Support Group.

In the annual training event, Soldiers trained to detect CBRN threats, and to decontaminate personnel, equipment, and military vehicles. Soldiers wore Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), M50 protective masks, decontamination sets and chemical detectors, to conduct their missions collecting soil and air samples to identify harmful agents.

The event will return to Dugway next year.

(U.S. Army Reserve video by Sgt. Giovanny Lopez)
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