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GalleryMassachusetts National Guard police company conducts weapons training during US-led Kenya exercise
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February 29, 2024
A Massachusetts National Guardsman with the 772nd Military Police Company fires an M4A1 carbine during Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) for lethal weapons training at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 through March 7. (Carter Acton/Defense Department)
Massachusetts National Guard soldiers with the 772nd Military Police Company conducted lethal and less-lethal weapons training Wednesday during the annual Justified Accord exercise in Kenya.
The exercise, which began Monday and runs through March 7, includes troops from 23 countries. Several U.S. Army deployed units are taking part in Justified Accord, including soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard and the 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade.
The exercise is aimed at building readiness and cooperation between regional partners, as well as preparing for a range of contingencies, including humanitarian assistance operations, disasters and crisis response.
Spc. Alex Starcher, a Massachusetts National Guardsman with the 772nd Military Police Company, loads ammunition into an M4 magazine in preparation for lethal weapons training during Justified Accord 2024 at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Carter Acton/Defense Department)
A group of Massachusetts National Guardsman with the 772nd Military Police Company conduct less-lethal weapons training during Justified Accord 2024 at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Carter Acton/Defense Department)
A non-lethal 40mm round sits ready to be used for less-lethal training conducted by the 772nd Military Police Company, Massachusetts National Guard, during Justified Accord 2024 at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Carter Acton/Defense Department)
U.S. Army Sgt. Nate Turgeon, a Massachusetts National Guardsman with the 772nd Military Police Company, gives instruction on range safety during Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Carter Acton/Defense Department)
Spc. Alex Starcher, a Massachusetts National Guardsman with the 772nd Military Police Company, loads ammunition into an M4 magazine in preparation for lethal weapons training during Justified Accord 2024 at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Carter Acton/Defense Department)
A Massachusetts National Guardsman with the 772nd Military Police Company fires a M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System during Justified Accord 2024 for less-lethal weapons tactics training at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Carter Acton/Defense Department)
U.S. Army Sgt. Nate Turgeon, a Massachusetts National Guardsman with the 772nd Military Police Company, provides instruction on range safety during Justified Accord 2024 at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Carter Acton/Defense Department)