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. Alisha Grezlik
BROLL: Kenya Defence Forces conduct urban operations training at Justified Accord 2024
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
March 2, 2024 | 1:02
Military members from Kenya Defence Forces conduct urban operations training with the U.S. Army 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, and the 11th Security Force Assistance Brigade, British Army, during exercise Justified Accord 2024 (JA24), at the Counter Insurgency, Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Feb. 28, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response.

Shot List:
1. (00:00) WIDE SHOT: KDF running through the woods and smoke
2. (00:04) WIDE SHOT: KDF running through the woods and smoke
3. (00:08) MID SHOT: KDF posted against a building
4. (00:12) MID SHOT: KDF posted against a building
5. (00:16) WIDE SHOT: KDF posted against a building, running to next building
6. (00:21) WIDE SHOT: KDF pointing weapons up a staircase and moving up
7. (00:25) MID SHOT: KDF entering a building and firing
8. (00:29) CLOSE UP SHOT: KDF talking to each other
9. (00:34) MID SHOT: KDF running into a room
10. (00:38) MID SHOT: KDF posted near a door with weapon
11. (00:44) MID SHOT: KDF providing security in a building
12. (00:47) MID SHOT: KDF feet running out of a building
13. (00:50) MID SHOT: KDF leaving a building
14. (00:56) WIDE SHOT: KDF receiving a briefing
15. (01:00) MID SHOT: KDF receiving briefing
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