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Keith Weatherspoon Jr., a chemical-biological software integrator with U.S. Africa Command’s (USAFRICOM) Technical Support Group, conducts training on chemical and biological warfare for Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) partners and U.S. service members during exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25) at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 17, 2025. In this session, Weatherspoon explained a fentanyl lab scenario and mustard agent synthesis to enhance participants’ understanding of hazardous material threats and response procedures.
JA25 is the premier 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, JA25 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 Sgt. 1st Class Solomon Navarro)
| Date Taken: | 02.13.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 03.04.2025 14:06 |
| Photo ID: | 8897683 |
| VIRIN: | 250213-A-ZL172-7738 |
| Resolution: | 8011x5343 |
| Size: | 6.28 MB |
| Location: | NAIROBI, KE |
| Web Views: | 54 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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US, Kenya prepare for the unimaginable CBRN threat
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