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Video by Sgt. Kylejian Francia

B-Roll: Massachusetts National Guard conducts lethal weapons training during Justified Accord

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

Feb. 18, 2025 | 1:14

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, 51st Troop Command, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Massachusetts National Guard, conducts live-fire training with M249 machine guns at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Center during Justified Accord 2025 (JA25) in Nanyuki, Kenya, Feb. 18, 2025. JA25 is the premier U.S. Africa Command 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 video by Sgt. Kylejian Francia)

Shot List:
(00:00) LONG SHOT: U.S. Army Soldiers fire an M249 machine gun
(11:05) LONG SHOT: U.S. Army Soldiers fire an M249 machine gun
(13:58) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. Army Soldiers fire an M249 machine gun
(30:07) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. Army Soldiers fire an M249 machine gun
(36:20) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Army Soldiers fire an M249 machine gun (pans up to show what they’re firing at (46:13))
(54:17) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Army Soldiers fire an M249 machine gun
(01:02:06) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. Army Soldiers fire an M249 machine gun