Multinational partners take part in obstacle course training at Justified Accord [Image 3 of 9]

NANYUKI, KENYA

02.13.2025

Photo by Maj. Joe Legros 

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

U.S. Army Sgt. Walter Klaas, an infantryman with Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, pauses to smile at the multinational crowd below, after assisting Private Rahman Ali Abdi, an infantryman with the Kenya Defence Forces. Klaas and Ali Abdi joined soldiers from Somalia, Tanzania and the Massachusetts National Guard in obstacle course training at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations center during exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25) in Nanyuki, Kenya, Feb. 13. 2025. JA25 is the premier U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) exercise in East Africa, designed to enhance multinational combat readiness, strengthen crisis response capabilities and empower allies and partners in the region. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted by Kenya, Djibouti, and Tanzania, JA 25 integrates high-intensity training scenarios that sharpen warfighting skills, increase operational reach and enhance the ability to execute complex joint and multinational operations. The exercise runs from Feb. 10–21, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

• Date Taken: 02.13.2025
• Date Posted: 02.18.2025 04:33
• Photo ID: 8873188
• VIRIN: 250213-A-SD031-3393
• Resolution: 2559x3839
• Size: 2.05 MB
• Location: NANYUKI, KE