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JA23 kicks off with opening ceremony
8:40 AM2/15/2023
Lt. Col. Peter Mwangi, Commander of the 27th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Kenyan Defence Force and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jason Porter, deputy exercise director of Justified Accord 2023 opened the exercise with a ceremony in Isiolo, Kenya, Feb. 13, 2023.
The first day of Justified Accord in Isiolo saw the 720th Ordnance Company (Explosives Ordnance Disposal), train soldiers from the Kenyan Defence Forces on the proper use of ground search metal detectors during counter-improvised explosive device training, as well as 2nd SFAB individual tactical training with partners as well as 173rd Airborne Brigade conducting grnade validation.
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 multinational
exercise brings together more than 20 countries from four continents to increase partner readiness for peacekeeping missions, crisis response and humanitarian assistance.
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3:59 PM2/2/2023
Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), conduct an Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) on Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 24, 2023. The ACFT provides the Army an assessment of all Soldiers’ muscular strength, endurance, power, speed, agility, coordination, flexibility, and balance. It was designed to better reflect the stresses of a combat environment, to address the poor physical fitness of recruits, and reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries for service members. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. 1st Class Ernest Henderson)
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SETAF-AF Command Video
9:35 AM2/2/2023
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) directs and supports all U.S. Army activities with partner land forces in Africa, including conducting and supporting exercises and training events, security force assistance and senior leader engagements. SETAF-AF also serves as the joint task force headquarters in support of U.S. Africa Command contingency operations. (U.S. Army video edited by Chris House)
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Meet SETAF Africa—Episode: Maj. Ryan Goulet.
4:12 PM1/5/2023
Meet SETAF Africa—Episode: Maj. Ryan Goulet. In this episode Maj. Ryan Goulet discusses his role as the officer in charge of the G-3 directorate’s Early Entry Command Post, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF).
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SETAF-AF Year in Review 2022
3:15 PM1/4/2023
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) conducts multiple joint force events in Italy and various parts of Africa such as Tunnisa, Ghana, and Morocco. SETAF-AF supports competition, provides command and control in the land domain, strengthens partnerships, sets the theater, and conducts security force assistance in order to achieve U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Campaign Plan objectives. (U.S. Army video by Cpl. Genesis Miranda)
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Meet SETAF Africa—Episode: Spc. Nathaniel Fetherolf (short version)
7:43 AM12/1/2022
In this episode, Spc. Nathaniel Fetherolf discusses his role as a Geospatial Intelligence Analyst Engineer with the 517th Geospatial Planning Cell (GPC), U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa.
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U.S. Army medical team trains in Angola
2:26 PM11/18/2022
Members of a 12-person U.S. Army medical team assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve's 807th Medical Detachment (Deployment Support), partner with Angolan Armed Forces medical professionals to deliver surgical treatment to local patients during the Angola Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) held at the Hospital Militar Principal in Luanda, Angola, Nov. 8-18, 2022.
MEDREX is a medical training exercise, planned and executed by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), that allows military health specialists from the U.S. Army and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that build and strengthen treatment capabilities, resulting in lasting relationships between medical professionals.
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2nd SFAB partners with Djibouti army
10:30 PM11/9/2022
The 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade has a team in Djibouti to train with the Rapid Intervention Battalion of the Djibouti army.
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2SFAB Team Partners with Botswana
12:39 PM9/20/2022
The 2nd SFAB team #partners with the Botswana Defense Forces (BDF) to work on Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) development, Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training and other skills the #BDF identified.
#SFAB | #StrongerTogether
Video by Senior Airman Taryn Onon, AFN Aviano
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Compilation Video: African Lion 25 June 2022
2:14 PM6/28/2022
From the Dan Twum Complex in Ghana to the Ben Ghilouf Training Area in Tunisia; from Dodji, Senegal to a friendly football (soccer) tournament in Agadin, Morocco - a look at Saturday, 25 June 2022 during African Lion 2022.
Video by Staff Sgt. Oscar Gollaz, U.S. Army National Guard
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African Lion 22: Compilation Video 25 June 2022
12:04 PM6/28/2022
From the Dan Twum complex in Ghana to the Ben Ghiluf Training Arean in Tunisia; from Dodji, Senegal to a friendly football (soccer) tournament in Agadir, Morocco - here's a look at the past weekend during African Lion 22.
AL22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.
(U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Oscar Gollaz)
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Swift Response 22: SETAF-AF, 173rd Airborne exercise joint forcible entry
4:48 PM5/17/2022
The 173rd Airborne Brigade performed jump training over Italy in support of Exercise Swift Response. Swift Response is an annual U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercise in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkan. From May 2, 2022 to May 20, 2022, approximately 9,000 service members from 17 Allied and partner nations participated in the exercise, including approximately 2,700 U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Video by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)
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Why I Serve - Lt. Col. Fernando Franco
8:56 AM4/14/2022
Lt. Col. Fernando Franco, Operations Officer, DCSENG, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, describes what led him to become a U.S. Citizen and how his new found freedoms made him want to give back to his adoptive country by serving in the U.S. Army. (U.S. Army video by Chris House)
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SETAF-AF leads Vicenza Motorcycle Safety Ride
10:01 PM4/9/2022
Ride along as Lt. Col. Steve Caruso, the senior motorcycle mentor from SETAF-AF, shares need-to-know info about riding in Italy.
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Why I Serve - Lt. Col. Alison Forney
7:53 AM3/23/2022
Lt. Col. Alison Forney, from the 349th Field Hospital, takes a moment during the Southern European Task Force, Africa's "African Lion 22 MPE" to discuss why she decided to serve in the U.S. Army. (U.S. Army video by Chris House)
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Spc. Sherry Lewis Why I Serve
6:58 AM3/23/2022
Spc. Sherry Lewis, a transportation management specialist assigned to the 679th Movement Control Team, is currently on a tour of duty with the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. Lewis joined the Army to better serve her community, tuition assistance, and to show young women they can do anything they put their minds too. (U.S. Army video by Pfc. Semaj Johnson)
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Justified Accord '22 comes to an end
3:05 PM3/18/2022
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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Paratroopers jump with partners in Tunisia
9:11 AM3/18/2022
Body-cam video:
Paratroopers from U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and 173rd Airborne Brigade joined Tunisia Armed Forces in an airborne exercise near Bizerte, Tunisia, March 3-4.
Approximately 50 Soldiers from SETAF-AF and 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, parachuted alongside 50 Tunisian military counterparts onto the Al Amila drop zone on Sidi Ahmed Air Base near Bizerte, Tunisia.
The paratroopers jumped from U.S. and Tunisian military aircraft, qualifying them for an exchange of foreign jump wings. U.S. and Tunisian soldiers presented each other parachutist badges in a ceremony March 4.
While the militaries have joined together in a number of military exercises, including African Lion last year, this was the first U.S.-Tunisia airborne exercise in a decade.
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173d Kenya practices bunker clearing in Kenya
9:56 AM3/16/2022
Soldiers with C Co., 1st Bn., 503rd Infantry Reg., 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a bunker clearing exercise to increase readiness during Exercise Justified Accord, March 11, 2022. 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.
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SFAB builds relationships, partner capacity in Senegal
1:54 PM3/14/2022
AFN-Europe piece about relationship between the 2nd SFAB and Senegalese military.
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