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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Declan Downey, forward observer officer assigned to 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard, scans the objective area through M22 binoculars to acquire and confirm target grid coordinates during Justified Accord 2026 in Laresoro, Kenya, March 4, 2026. Downey conducted deliberate target identification and grid refinement to enable accurate fire support planning and maintain synchronized air-to-ground integration in a joint, multinational training environment.
JA26 increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response, prepares regional partners for United Nations and African Union missions and builds readiness for the U.S. joint force. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania, JA26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa. (U.S Army photo by Pfc. Tamia Lee)
| Date Taken: | 03.03.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.17.2026 10:21 |
| Photo ID: | 9552759 |
| VIRIN: | 260304-A-XV457-2755 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 2.24 MB |
| Location: | LARESORO, KE |
| Web Views: | 7 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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