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U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside partners in Kenya

8:53 AM7/28/2022
The JCET program’s primary purpose is to provide partner nation special operations units specific training to promote security and stability in Africa.
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U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside partners in Kenya

12:00 AM7/1/2022
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command conduct a specialized training exercise with members of the Kenyan Army during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Isiolo, Kenya, on July 1, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.
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U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside partners in Kenya

12:00 AM7/1/2022
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command conduct a specialized training exercise with members of the Kenyan Army during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Isiolo, Kenya, on July 1, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.
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U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside partners in Kenya

12:00 AM6/30/2022
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command train with members of the Kenyan Army on the M224 60 mm Lightweight Company Mortar System during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Isiolo, Kenya, on June 30, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.
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Gen. Townsend visits East Africa and Angola to advance mutual security interests

12:00 AM5/18/2022
In Kenya, Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Kenya Eric W. Kneedler met with Kenyan President Uruhu Kenyatta to discuss mutual security concerns and to express appreciation to Kenya for its continued leadership and collaboration on regional security. Townsend and Kneedler also participated in a pass and review at the Kenyan Defense Force Headquarters.
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Justified Accord hones peacekeeping operations for over 20 countries

9:45 PM3/17/2022
The exercise, with participation from more than 800 personnel from the U.S. joint force, interagencies, African Union and NATO, focused on training to enhance peacekeeping operations in the region from Feb. 28 to March 18, 2022.
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Partners gather in Kenya to plan Justified Accord 23 exercise

12:00 AM3/17/2022
Brig. Gen. Ronald A. Cupples, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa deputy commanding general and the National Guard Joint Force Headquarters-Massachusetts assistant adjutant general addresses women participates in Exercise Justified Accord to recognize Women’s History Month, March 18, 2022, Nairobi, Kenya. March is Women's History Month – commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history and in militaries around the world.
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Justified Accord hones peacekeeping operations for over 20 countries

12:00 AM3/16/2022
Cpt. Gabriel Munyengabe, Rwanda Defence Force, photographs a mock interview during the command post exercise for Justified Accord, Nairobi, Kenya, Mar. 16, 2022. Exercise Justified Accord allows the US and our African partners to support enduring peace and stability in the region.
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Partners gather in Kenya to plan Justified Accord 23 exercise

12:00 AM3/13/2022
Kenyan Defence Force Lt. Col. Tarot Kimtai, Commander of 19th Kenya Rifles Battalion, speaks to U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during a walkthrough for a bi-lateral exercise. Exercise Justified Accord allows the US and our African partners to support enduring peace and stability in the region. Over 800 personnel are participating in the exercise which includes a multinational field training exercise and a command post exercise. Justified Accord is an annual and multinational military exercise focusing on African partner capability and interoperability in support of United Nations and Africa Union peace support operations. The exercise, which started on Feb. 28, seeks to improve multinational interoperability and to incorporate regional civilian, police, and military entities into training.
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Justified Accord hones peacekeeping operations for over 20 countries

12:00 AM3/13/2022
Kenyan Defence Force Lt. Col. Tarot Kimtai, Commander of 19th Kenya Rifles Battalion, speaks to U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during a walkthrough for a bi-lateral exercise. The exercise, which started on Feb. 28, seeks to improve multinational interoperability and to incorporate regional civilian, police, and military entities into training.
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Justified Accord hones peacekeeping operations for over 20 countries

12:00 AM3/13/2022
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, meet with Kenyan Defence Force Soldiers to discuss scheme of maneuver in preparation for a bi-lateral exercise during Justified Accord, March 13, 2022. The exercise, which started on Feb. 28, seeks to improve multinational interoperability and to incorporate regional civilian, police, and military entities into training.
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Partners gather in Kenya to plan Justified Accord 23 exercise

12:00 AM3/11/2022
British Army, The Queens Royal Hussars, U.S. Army and inter-agencies attend a meeting to discuss operations during Exercise Justified Accord, March 11, 2022, Nairobi, Kenya. Justified Accord is U.S. Africa Command's joint, combined exercise that involves multiple U.S. military components, allied partner nations and international organizations to promote interoperability between participants for peacekeeping operations in East Africa. More than 800 participants trained together during the event that emphasized both individual and joint readiness.
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Justified Accord hones peacekeeping operations for over 20 countries

12:00 AM3/9/2022
U.S. Army Sgt. Dominic McNally, left, technical engineer with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and Kenya Defence Forces Sgt. Haron Kipngeno, a survey engineer, right, train with survey equipment during Exercise Justified Accord 2022. Surveying completed here is expected to lead to further engineering operations in hopes of building a permanent training station for future joint operations.
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Gen. Townsend visits Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya to advance mutual security interests

12:55 PM2/18/2022
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, concluded a multi-country trip to East Africa on Feb 17.
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Cutlass Express 2022 dive training

12:00 AM2/16/2022
Kenyan diver Anthony Macharia conducts dive training at exercise Cutlass Express 2022 in Mombasa, Kenya, Feb. 16, 2022. Cutlass Express 2022, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is designed to improve regional cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the East Africa regions.
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Warfighter Recovery Network conducts multi-day rescue at sea

12:21 PM11/16/2021
Members of the WRN received an urgent request for a mariner experiencing symptoms of a heart attack aboard the U.S. flagged cargo ship Liberty Grace located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 500 nautical miles east of Kenya.
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U.S., Kenya forces enhance partnership through integrated training

11:40 AM11/10/2021
U.S. Army Sgt. Alexander Poling, squad leader, 1st Platoon, C Company, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, instructs service members from the Kenya Defence Forces on urban rifle marksmanship tables of fire at Manda Bay, Kenya, Oct. 2, 2021. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
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U.S., Kenya forces enhance partnership through integrated training

3:13 PM11/9/2021
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to C Company, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and service members assigned to the Kenya Defence Forces inspect a target for bullet impact during urban rifle marksmanship training at Manda Bay, Kenya, Oct. 2, 2021. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
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U.S., Kenya forces enhance partnership through integrated training

3:13 PM11/9/2021
A Ranger assigned to the Kenya Defence Forces prepares to engage a target during urban rifle marksmanship training at Manda Bay, Kenya, Oct. 2, 2021. Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
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U.S., Kenya forces enhance partnership through integrated training

3:13 PM11/9/2021
U.S. Army Spc. David Fox, assigned to C Company, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, watches as service members assigned to the Kenya Defence Forces begin the next table of fire during urban rifle marksmanship training at Manda Bay, Kenya, Oct. 2, 2021. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
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