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AS-4100Lesson 11
Regional Study:
Africa
Lt Col Wayne Doherty15 Sep 09
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Overview• - LLAB 3 up/3 down• - Unified Command Plan “World Map” • - EXERCISE: Africa War Causes• - Student Presentations• BREAK• - Finish Student Presentations• - Remaining Material on Africa• - AF Topic of Your Choice
– * Promotion Stats vs. Command Selection
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• LLAB 3 up/3 down
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Combatant Commands
• - Regional Combatant Commands• United States Africa Command - USAFRICOM (HQ: Kelley Barracks, in Stuttgart, Germany) • United States Central Command - USCENTCOM (HQ: MacDill AFB, in Tampa, FL) • United States European Command - USEUCOM (HQ: Patch Barracks, in Stuttgart, Germany) • United States Pacific Command - USPACOM (HQ: Camp H. M. Smith, in Honolulu, HI) • United States Northern Command - USNORTHCOM (HQ: Peterson AFB, in Colorado Springs, CO) • United States Southern Command - USSOUTHCOM (HQ: Doral (Miami), FL)
• Plus: ALASKAN COMMAND (Sub-Unified Command under PACOM and a Joint Task Force Headquarters for USNORTHCOM
• - Functional Combatant Commands• United States Joint Forces Command - USJFCOM (HQ: Norfolk, VA) • United States Special Operations Command - USSOCOM (HQ: MacDill AFB, in Tampa, FL) • United States Strategic Command - USSTRATCOM (HQ: Offutt AFB, in Omaha, NE) • United States Transportation Command - USTRANSCOM (HQ: Scott AFB, in St. Clair County, IL)
AFRICA
EXERCISE
Africa: Overview Video
• Social and Cultural• Health, the Environment,
and the Impact of War• Economics • Politics and Government
Student Presentations
Africa
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Africa
• Christianity - most practiced• Islam• Traditional Beliefs
Thousands!
African Religion
Economics• Africa is a continent with vast potential
wealth in terms of its people and its natural resources… Yet Africa is the most underdeveloped region of the world.
Economics• Large city migration
Economics• High unemployment
• 1/2 of Africans live on <$1 Per day
Social Issues • Critical Health Problems
Ebola, tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, measles, guinea worm
Realities of Africa’s health situation
•Africa has 12% of the world population, but in 2006, had 63% of the world’s HIV/AIDS cases2.1 million AIDS deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa
represent 72% of global AIDS deaths 1 in 5 adults in Zimbabwe have HIV
•Half of population suffer from malaria A child dies every 30 seconds from
malaria Single leading cause of death for
children under 5yrs
Health, the Environment, and the Impact of War
• Immense amounts of money is spent to conduct war… Every $1 spent for war is $1 not spent on health and infrastructure
• Children are abused by warChild warriors by forceAs young as seven
Health, the Environment, and the Impact of War
• The continent also has serious environmental problems such as deforestation and desertification, which is rapidly expanding on a continent that already has substantial deserts
• It results from poor land management: productive land that was over cultivated, overgrazed, clear-cut or over irrigated
• Drought also contributes to the problem
Health, the Environment, and the Impact of War
• Oil extraction in a number of African countries pollutes the African environment
• International corporations contract with African countries allowing them to transfer toxic waste to Africa
• Commercial mining also disfigures the African landscape
Ore and other minerals are extracted, often leaving contaminated and unusable land
Politics and Government• In the 1950s, and throughout the ’60s and ’70s, the African struggle for independence and
democracy intensified • By the end of the 20th century, Africa had
become 53 independent countries
Politics and Government
Why has it been so difficult for many African countries to achieve political stability?
• Impact from the European slave trade• Legacy of the colonial period• Colonial rule was authoritarian• Problems with boundaries• Countries produced few or no products to
export• Corruption, often backed by the military• Many countries warring with their
neighbors
World Affairs • Africa is of strategic importance to
the rest of the world for several reasons It sits squarely in the middle of three
of the most important trade routes – the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea
Vast energy resources, and most of the minerals essential for industrial development
1/3 of all votes within the General Assembly of the United Nations
World Affairs • Africa is also important for economic
reasons Oil, mineralsEurope-Asia
• Africa also has many close ties to the U.S. 13% of U.S. population is of African descent
• Africa is now seeking assistance from the rest of the developed world in three critical areas
First, debt forgiveness to remove a major constraint on Africa’s economic development
Second, aid, such as loans and technical assistance, to deal with problems related to education, health, and the environment
Third, increased foreign direct investment and trade to fund infrastructure and industry
World Affairs
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Overview• - LLAB 3 up/3 down• - Unified Command Plan “World Map” • - EXERCISE: Africa War Causes• - Student Presentations• BREAK• - Finish Student Presentations• - Remaining Material – “USAFRICOM”• - AF Topic of Your Choice
– * Promotion Stats vs. Command Selection
Overarching US National Security Interests
for AFCOM AO
• Regional stability to support peace and prosperity
• Critical regional partnerships to counter WMD proliferation and support of GWOT
• Access to regional markets and resources
• Championing democratic principles and human dignity
Africa
Questions
Questions?
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Overview• - LLAB 3 up/3 down• - Unified Command Plan “World Map” • - EXERCISE: Africa War Causes• - Student Presentations• BREAK• - Finish Student Presentations• - Remaining Material – “USAFRICOM”• - AF Topic of Your Choice
– * Promotion Stats vs. Command Selection
Recent History: Officer Promotions
1LT CAPT MAJ LT COL COL
OPPTY 100% 100% 95% 85% 55%
IPZ DP N/A N/A 75% 55% 25%
BPZ DP N/A N/A N/A 10% 15%
IPZ-DP1 -- -- 99.8% 99.5% 96.5%
IPZ-P1 -- -- 77.5% 43.5% 24.9%
APZ-DP1 -- -- 100% 96.9% 93.3%
APZ-P1 -- -- 4.6% 0.3% 1.3%
BPZ-DP1 -- -- N/A 32.3% 17.4%
BPZ-P1 -- -- N/A 0.5% 0%
Source: AFPC Note1: CY08 board data for Major; CY09 data for Lt Col & Col
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Recent History: Enlisted Promotion Rates
SSgt TSgt MSgt SMSgt CMSgt
‘06 35.87% 16.76% 19.86% 8.63% 16.85%
‘07 41.33% 18.38% 24.87% 8.77% 16.80%
‘08 43.45% 18.55% 22.31% 8.91% 21.53%
‘09 49.79% 20.78% 24.64% 10.97% Board occurs Oct 09
Source: AFPC
Vigilant Eagle 2010Final Demographics
Jun 09
VE 10
• 219 nominees for VE10 (Space/Missile Squadron Command)• 34 projected command vacancies• For 34 Selects – 37% Selection Rate “Make the List” (81)
– 15% of nominees will get command– of all eligibles, not all were nominated…so
actual selection will be less than 10% of eligible officers– Just making “the list” does not guarantee command, but MUST be on the
list to get command (approved by 4-star general)
VE10 – Organization
AF Agency AFSPC Current Student
Functional COCOM
Geographic COCOM
HAF JS Other MA-JCOM
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
7
87
5
21
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1827
1
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3 60
21
7 70
23
1 1 08
1 0
Organization
Nominee Candidate Selectee
VE10 – Gender
Male Female0
50
100
150
200
250
202
17
82
930
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Gender
Nominee Candidate Selectee
VE10 – Race
Amer Ind/Na-tive AK, HI
Asian Black/Afr-Amer
Caucasian Decline Hispanic Other0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
1 615
185
5 5 20 2 3
83
1 1 10 0 2
31
1 0 0
Race
Nominee Candidate Selectee
VE10 - BPZ
Yes No0
50
100
150
200
250
13
206
13
78
925
Below The Zone
Nominee Candidate Selectee
VE10 - PME
Non-R = Non-residence R = Residence
IDE Non-R IDE R SAASS SDE Non-R SDE SEL0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
90
129
6
99
28
13
78
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41
27
1
33
112
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Professional Military Education
Nominee Candidate Selectee
VE10 - Highest Education
Bachelors Masters PHD0
50
100
150
200
250
2
213
41
88
20
32
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Highest Advanced Academic Degree
Nominee Candidate Selectee
VE10 – Operational/Acquisition Experience
SPACE MISSILE BOTH0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
41
13
165
12 8
71
92
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Operational/Acquisition Experience
Nominee Candidate Selectee
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Next Class
• No additional preparation required– - “SPINS” will be given to CW/CC– - 1 hour worth of assessment of following:
• -- Cadet Wing Leadership• -- Cadet Wing Functions• -- Leadership Lab• -- PT Sessions• -- Special Events• -- Resulting Presentation to be given to Det/CC
– Following Week at Start of Class
• Remainder of this class time • – “JTF Atlas Response” Video
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For CW/CC Led Session
• Lead the 440th Cadet Wing in a Self-Assessment as follows:
• - Grade Each Area (A – B – C – F)• - Note Strengths and Weaknesses• - Note Best Practices• - Describe Any Approach / Vector Changes• - Discuss Methods for enforcing Standards
if any are Not Met / Not Being Met• - Way Ahead for remaining 6 LLABs (6 Oct –
end of semester)• - BRIEFING NLT 10 Minutes on 29 Sep
