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 Staff Sgt. Elliot Boutin
First Ever KC-46 Deployment
157th Air Refueling Wing
Sept. 8, 2024 | 1:08
Airmen from the 157th Air Refueling Wing participate in a pre-deployment function line in preparation for supporting the first-ever KC-46 deployment Sept. 9, 2024, at Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire. The deployment is scheduled to last several months starting this fall to provide next-generation aerial refueling support for ongoing operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Elliot Boutin)
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