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 Capt. Jennifer French
B-Roll: 173rd Airborne Brigade conducts patrol training during Justified Accord 2025 in Kenya
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
Feb. 24, 2025 | 1:31
Soldiers assigned to Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct patrol training through diverse terrain as part of exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25) in Nanyuki, Kenya, Feb. 18, 2025. JA25 is the premier U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) 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 Capt. Jennifer French)

Shot List:
(00:00) MEDIUM SHOT: Sky Soldiers maintaining security
(00:08) WIDE SHOT: Sky Soldier walking through forest
(00:17) TIGHT SHOT: Sky Soldier holding crew-served weapon
(00:26) WIDE SHOT: Sky Soldier walking through forest
(00:34) TIGHT SHOT: Sky Soldier looking down the barrel of a weapon
(00:42) MEDIUM SHOT: Sky Soldier walking away
(00:49) MEDIUM SHOT: Sky Soldiers leaving post
(00:53) TIGHT SHOT: Sky Soldier maintaining security
(00:59) MEDIUM SHOT: Sky Soldier walking away
(01:06) MEDIUM SHOT: Sky Soldier looking off into the distance
(01:12) WIDE SHOT: Sky Soldiers walking through brush
(01:15) MEDIUM SHOT: Sky Soldier maintaining security
(01:20) CLOSE SHOT: Sky Soldier looking toward battle buddies
(01:24) MEDIUM SHOT: Sky Soldier passing through forest
(01:26) MEDIUM SHOT: Sky Soldier looking across the forest
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