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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Videos
Video by Sgt. Zack Stine
US, KDF control aircraft during air ground integration at Justified Accord
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
Feb. 24, 2025 | 0:55
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andy Gutierrez, a gunnery sergeant with the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, shares his experience working with Kenyan artillery forces and joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs) during a dynamic air-to-ground integration display as part of exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25) at Archers Post, Kenya, Feb. 17, 2025. JA25 is the premier U.S. Africa Command exercise in East Africa, designed to enhance multinational combat readiness, strengthen crisis response capabilities and empower allies and partners in the region. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted by Kenya, Djibouti and Tanzania, JA25 integrates high-intensity training scenarios that sharpen warfighting skills, increase operational reach and enhance the ability to execute complex joint and multinational operations. The exercise runs from Feb. 10–21, 2025. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Zack Stine)

Shot List:
(00:00) CLOSE SHOT: KDF Soldier prepares artillery round
(05:00) MEDIUM SHOT: KDF Soldiers load artillery round
(11:11) MEDIUM SHOT: LONG SHOT: Artillery round fires
(14:00) MEDIUM SHOT: Artillery round ejects shell
(17:00) MEDIUM SHOT: Interview with U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andy Gutierrez
(32:00) LONG SHOT: US, KDF JTACS wait on aircrafts to fly by
(36:00) LONG SHOT: US, KDF JTACS watch aircrafts fly by
(42:00) LONG SHOT: MD530 Light attack helo flies by
(45:00) MEDIUM SHOT: C145 Air lift/ transport/ cargo performs Drop Zone Operations
(51:00) MEDIUM SHOT: C145 Air lift/ transport/ cargo packages drop
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