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8/14/2019 2010 US Africa Command Command Brief (USAFRICOM)
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GeneralWilliamE.Kip WardCommanding
1 Version2Feb2010
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BottomLineUpFront WhyU.S.AfricaCommand?
ProvidesdedicatedfocusonAfrica Performsmilitarytomilitary
activitiesthathelpbuildcapacityof
African
partners
and
foster
stability Providescrisisresponsewhen
directed
SupportsU.S.foreignpolicygoalsandobjectives
SupportsU.S.
national
interests
in
Africa Fosteringfreeandfairmarkets/trade,
competitiveaccesstoresources
Fosteringgood
governance
Counteringillegaltrafficking
Counteringthreatofterrorism
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WhatU.S.LeadersareSaying
PresidentObama,inGhana,July2009:Africa is a fundamental part of ourinterconnectedworldwemuststart
from
the
simple
premise
that
Africas
futureisuptoAfricans.
PresidentsFour
Priorities
for
Africa1. Strongandsustainabledemocraticgovernments
2. Supportingdevelopmentthatprovidesopportunity3. Strengtheningpublichealth4. Peaceandsecuritynecessaryforprogress
Wewillcontinuetolayastrongfoundationforanewkind of engagement with Africa, one that is built on
sharedresponsibility
and
shared
opportunity,
and
on
partnershipsthatproducemeasurable,lastingresults.SecretaryofStateClinton,U.S.AfricaBusinessSummit,
October2009
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AfricanProblemsareGlobalSecurityChallenges
Piracy
Trafficking
IrregularMilitaries
Terrorism&
Extremism
EthnicStrife
UndergovernedAreas
PandemicDisease
HIV/AIDS
InsufficientMeanstoConfrontChallenges
DependenceonForeignAssistance
11.7million
square
miles11.7
million
square
miles
331/2timestheContinentalUnitedStates1/2timestheContinentalUnitedStates1Billionpeople1Billionpeople
Over800ethnicgroupsand1000languagesOver800ethnicgroupsand1000languages
LargeDiverse
Complex
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ManyandIncreasingOpportunities
Growingpolitical
will
to
confrontchallenges
Promisingregionalsecurity
&economic
communities
Increasingdemocratization
Rapidlygrowingeconomies
AfricawillcontinuetoseekAfricassolutionstoitsproblems BrigadierGeneralJeanDeMarthaJaotody,AfricanUnion
ThekeyisStabilitythatallowsAfricanstoleveragetheiropportunities
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ASecurityFocusedVisionforAfrica
AsexpressedbyourAfricanPartners
Employmentofcapableand
accountable
military
forces
Employmentofcapableandaccountablemilitaryforces
AbletosupportInternationalPeaceEfforts
AbletosupportInternationalPeaceEfforts
AbilityandWilltodissuade,deteranddefeatthreats
AbilityandWilltodissuade,deteranddefeatthreats
Strengthened
Security
Institutions
StrengthenedSecurityInstitutions
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U.S.AfricaCommandMissionStatement
UnitedStatesAfricaCommand,
inconcertwithotherU.S.Government
agencies
and
internationalpartners,conductssustainedsecurity
engagement
throughmilitary
to
military
programs,militarysponsoredactivities,andothermilitary
operationsasdirected
to
promote
a
stable
and
secureAfricanenvironmentinsupportofU.S.foreign
policy.
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BuildingSecurityCapacity(1of2)
GrowingMaritimeSecurityCapacity:AfricaPartnership
Station(APS)
HelpingSecureTerritorialWaters: AfricaMaritimeLaw
EnforcementProgram(AMLEP)
IncreasingRegionalResponseCapacity:
NATURALFIRE
SupportingPartnerCounterTerrorismEfforts:OEFTransSahara
BuildingRegionalPartnerships:FLINTLOCK
TrainingPeacekeepers:AfricaContingency
OperationsTraining
and
Assistance
(ACOTA)
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ContributingtoU.S.GovernmentEfforts
SpreadingGoodwill:Medical/Veterinary
CivilActionPrograms(MEDCAP/VETCAP)
HelpingBuildInfrastructure: Exercise
RelatedConstruction(ERC)
LendingaHand: SupporttoProjectHANDCLASPandotherHumanitarian
AssistanceEfforts
PreservingReadiness:DefenseHIV/AIDSPreventionProgram
(DHAPP)
CounteringViolentExtremistIdeologies:OBJECTIVEVOICE
ReachingOut: ThroughInternationalMedia,
PrivateEnterprise,NonGovernmentOrgs,etc.
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OurTeam
andontheContinent
InEurope
Stuttgart,GE;
Molesworth,
UK;
andTampa,FLIncludes~30personnelfrom
10otherUSGovernmentagencies
USAFRICOMHeadquarters
USARAF:Vicenza,IT
NAVAF: Naples,IT
AFAFRICA:
Ramstein,GER
MARFORAF:
Stuttgart,
GER
SOCAFRICA: Stuttgart,GER
CJTFHoA: Djibouti
Defense
Attaches
OfficesofSecurityCooperation
LiaisonOfficerstoAU,ECOWAS,KAIPTC
BiLateralAssistanceOfficers
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