Justified Accord (JA25)

Exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25) was U.S. Africa Command’s largest military exercise in East Africa, held from February 10-21, 2025. The exercise was led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted by Kenya, Djibouti, and Tanzania.

Key Details:

• Participants: Over 1,500 participants from more than 20 nations.
• Purpose: A joint, combined multinational exercise that strengthens interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response.
• Training Focus: Designed to enhance multinational combat readiness, strengthen crisis response capabilities and empower allies and partners in the region.

Training Components: The exercise included diverse training activities such as:

• Tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) training.
• Multinational live-fire exercises held in Nanyuki at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Center.
• Academic courses in Nairobi at their Humanitarian Peace Support School.
• Field training exercises that included weapons fundamentals, squad attack drills, improvised explosive device familiarization, and hot and cold load for patient evacuation.

Special Features:

• Introduction of new elements including AGI and VETCAP (Veterinary Civic Action Program).
• The exercise marked the 10th anniversary of the Massachusetts National Guard’s partnership with the Kenya Defence Forces.
• The exercise expanded to include veterinary care through the Veterinary Civic Action Program (VETCAP), where veterinarians jointly treated livestock.

The exercise concluded successfully on February 21, 2025, with Vice Chief of the Defence Forces Lieutenant General John Omenda presiding over the closure ceremony at the Counter Insurgency, Terrorism, and Stability Operations Centre (CITSO) in Nanyuki, Laikipia County