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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403rd Wing celebrates C-130 milestone
403rd Wing
Aug. 27, 2024 | 4:43
The 403rd Wing has been flying various models of the C-130 Hercules aircraft since 1971, and its 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron has been flying the WC-130 airframe since 1965. August 23 marked the 70th anniversary of the first C-130 flight, so to commemorate the milestone, the 403rd Wing reflects through imagery from its 50-plus years as a Hercules unit. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman).
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