U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Angela Ling spearheaded the first-ever Tanzanian medical readiness exercise during Justified Accord 26. She transformed a state partnership into real-world operational readiness.

U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) Inspector General, U.S. Air Force Col. Roy Rhinehart, led a military-to-military engagement in Bangui, Central African Republic, from Feb. 2–6, 2026, to strengthen institutional oversight, accountability, and leadership within the Central African Armed Forces (FACA).

Exercise Justified Accord 2026 (JA26), U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual, multinational exercise in East Africa, officially begins today across Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), JA26 integrates approximately 1,500 personnel from Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, the United States and several other nations to build readiness, deepen partnerships and strengthen regional security.