JustifiedAccord

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 Images

Soldiers run behind each other in a dirt field.

Kenya-born U.S. Army Soldier returns to his native land at Justified Accord 2023

Europe-based US Army musicians drum up cultural exchanges in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal - The U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus might have been invited to Dakar, Senegal, to play for the U.S. Embassy’s National Day celebration, but that wasn’t the only music they made.

U.S. Army, KDF Partner with Local Medical Clinic During JA23

From Utah to Kenya, Army Reserve nurse travels to Justified Accord 2023

Army Reserve medic visits Kenya during exercise Justified Accord 2023

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Videos

Video by Pfc. Samantha Powers

BROLL: Multinational participants conduct Women, Peace and Security course at Justified Accord 2024

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

March 10, 2024 | 1:09

Multinational participants conduct a Women, Peace and Security course at Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, 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. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Samantha Powers)

DVIDS Caption Shot List:
00:00-04:19 - Medium - U.S. Army Col. Barbara Ousby, Civil Affairs OIC, Djibouti, Africa, speaks to the class
04:20-09:01 - Medium - U.S. Army Col. Lyrica George, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, speaks to the class
09:02-13:03 - Close - U.S. Army Soldier and Kenyan Soldier listens to the speaker
13:04-18:21 - Medium - U.S. Army Maj. Teisha Barnes, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, speaks to the class
18:22-23:14 - Close - Kenyan Soldier takes notes during class
23:15-27:16 - Close - Royal Netherlands Army Soldier takes notes during class
27:17-32:23 - Medium - Kenyan Soldier speaks to the class
33:00-36:04 - Medium - U.S. Army Maj. Teisha Barnes, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, speaks to the class
36:05-39:23 - Wide - Class splits into groups for activity
40:00-44:23 - Medium - Soldiers do group activity together
45:00-50:09 - Medium - Soldiers do group activity together
50:10-55:01 - Medium - Soldiers do group activity together
55:02-1:02:11 - Close - Kenyan Soldier writes on the paper
1:02:12-1:06:07 - Medium - Soldiers do group activity together
1:06:08-1:09:15 - Medium - Soldiers do group activity together