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Ulchi Freedom Shield

Ulchi Freedom Shield – a combined, joint, all-domain, and interagency operating environment. This annual exercise aims to build understanding between Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea, the United Nations Command, and ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), ensuring their ability to fortify the combined defense posture and enhance Alliance response capabilities against a spectrum of security threats. It will feature live, virtual, constructive and field-based training, engaging personnel from the various military services.

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Interview: US Army Maj. Spencer Baldwin discusses multinational command post exercise during Justified Accord 2026
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
March 4, 2026 | 3:47
U.S. Army Maj. Spencer Baldwin, a military police officer with the 783rd Military Police Battalion, 7th Mission Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve, discusses command post exercise academics during Justified Accord 2026 at the Humanitarian Peace Support School, Nairobi, Kenya, March 5, 2026. The training included artificial intelligence integration, multinational military decision-making process, staff operations synchronization, operations order development, and practical exercises, enhancing readiness of the U.S. joint force.

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 video by Spc. Beverly Roche)
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