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U.S. Africa Command U.S. Africa Command

… building the command

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DirectionDirection

This new command will strengthen our security cooperation with Africa and help to create new opportunities to bolster the capabilities of our partners in Africa. Africa Command will enhance our efforts to help bring peace and security to the people of Africa and promote our common goals of development, health, education, democracy, and economic growth in Africa.

President George BushFebruary 7, 2007

• President Bush directed establishment of US Africa Command – Feb 07

• Initial Operating Capability (IOC) by 1 Oct 07

• Building the team

• Engaging key audiences

• Preparing for mission transfers

• Unified Command status by 30 Sep 08

• Establish a command presence on the continent

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Why is Africa Important? Why is Africa Important?

• Africa has significant strategic & economic importance:• 11.7m square miles• 900m people• 3 countries on UN Security

Council• Oil, minerals, metals, food

• Our focus is to build the capacity of our African partners to: • Reduce conflict• Improve security• Defeat terrorists• Support crisis response

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• 68,300 uniformed UN peacekeepers in Africa (Jan 08)

• Current UN/AU Peacekeeping Operations:

• Western Sahara

• Liberia

• Cote D’Ivoire

• Ethiopia/Eritrea

• DRC

• Sudan

• Darfur

• Chad/CAR

Current Peacekeeping Operations

UN Peacekeeping Operations

AU Peacekeeping Operations

EU Peacekeeping Operations

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The Size of AfricaThe Size of Africa

Coastline: 47,560 miles

Population: 888 million (2005)

-over 800 ethnic groups and 1000

languages

Number of countries: 53

Distance

Mogadishu—Dakar: 4365 miles

Chicago—Honolulu: 4250 miles

Distance

Tunis—Cape Town: 4885 miles

New York—Moscow: 4674 miles

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Africa’s Size and Africa’s Size and DiversityDiversity

11.7 million11.7 millionsquare milessquare miles

More thanMore than Argentina (1.1)Argentina (1.1)Western Europe (1.4)Western Europe (1.4)

The United States (3.1)The United States (3.1) and China (3.7)and China (3.7)Combined (Combined (9.3)9.3)

53 nations900 million people (14% of

Earth pop.)More than 1,000 languages

spoken

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Socio-Cultural Analysis:Socio-Cultural Analysis:The Art of Data-miningThe Art of Data-mining

• AFRICOM must mine and integrate vast academic & non-government databases

• Daunting challenge:

• No common data structure

• No coordinated integration & analysis process

• AFRICOM will set data-mining and integration standards

• Offer unclassified knowledge database to NGOs, the African Union and all 53 host nations

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Headquarters, U.S. Africa CommandHeadquarters, U.S. Africa Command

Commander USAFRICOMCommander USAFRICOM

Office of the CSM

Office of the CSM

Director for Strategy, Plans

& Programs

Director for Strategy, Plans

& Programs

Director for C4 Systems

Director for C4 Systems

Director for Intel &

Knowledge Development

Director for Intel &

Knowledge Development

Director for Outreach

Director for Outreach

Strategic Communicatio

n Division

Strategic Communicatio

n Division

Partnership Division

Partnership Division

Joint Training & Exercises

Division

Joint Training & Exercises

Division

Strategy Division

Strategy Division

Programs Division

Programs Division

Engagement Division

Engagement Division

Commander’s Support Element

Commander’s Support Element

Joint Intelligence Operations

Center

Joint Intelligence Operations

Center

C4 Operations & Plans Division

C4 Operations & Plans Division

Information Assurance Division

Information Assurance Division

IT Strategy, Architecture & Interoperability

Division

IT Strategy, Architecture & Interoperability

Division

Office of the Foreign Policy Advisor (FE-MC)Office of the Inspector General Office of the Command ChaplainOffice of the Legal Counsel to the CommanderOffice of the Command SurgeonOffice of Public Affairs

Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff

Office of Shared

Services

Office of Shared

Services

Headquarters Commandant Secretary of the Joint StaffKnowledge ManagementOffice of ProtocolSecurity ManagementSupport ServicesCommand HistorianAFRICOM Liaison Office

Regional Offices

Regional Offices

Regional Offices

Regional Offices

Regional Offices

Regional Offices

Offices of Security Cooperation in the

region

East/South Regional Division

East/South Regional Division

Trans-regional Division

Trans-regional Division

West/Central Regional Division

West/Central Regional Division

North/Sahel Regional Division

North/Sahel Regional Division

Strategic Services Division

Strategic Services Division

Functional Division

Functional Division

Plans DivisionPlans Division

AFRICOMCooperation

Center

AFRICOMCooperation

Center

Deputy to the Commander

Civ-Mil Activities

Deputy to the Commander

Civ-Mil Activities

Deputy to the CommanderMilitary Ops

Deputy to the CommanderMilitary Ops

Special Staff

Special Staff

Director for Programs

Director for Programs

Deputy Director for Intel & KDev

Deputy Director for C4 Systems

Deputy Director for C4 Systems

Director for Plans

Director for Plans

FE-MC

SES

SES

Director for Resources

Director for Resources

Strategic Capabilities & Assessments

Division

Strategic Capabilities & Assessments

Division

Human Resources Division

Human Resources Division

Comptroller Division

Comptroller Division

Deputy Director for Resources

Deputy Director for Resources

SES

SES

SES

Development Advisor

Development Advisor

SES

As of 8 February 2008

Deputy Director for Outreach

Deputy Director for Outreach

SES

Director for Operations &

Logistics

Director for Operations &

Logistics

Engineering Division

Engineering Division

Deployment & Distribution Operations

Center

Deployment & Distribution Operations

Center

Antiterrorism Division

Antiterrorism Division

Operations Division

Operations Division

Future Operations

Division

Future Operations

Division

Information Operations

Division

Information Operations

Division

Logistics Support Division

Logistics Support Division

Medical Readiness Division

Medical Readiness Division

Director for Logistics

Director for Logistics

Director for OperationsDirector for Operations

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Dir

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Dir

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Dir

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Dir

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or

Offi

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Offi

ce

AFRICOM: Vertical and Horizontal AFRICOM: Vertical and Horizontal

• Vertical staff: manage programs, build capacity and expertise

Contingency/Crisis Planning TeamBoards, Centers, Cells

• Horizontal teams: collaborate on lines of operation, plan and execute missions

AFRICOM Coordination CenterRegional Integration TeamRegional Integration Team

AFRICOM Washington Office

Regional Integration TeamRegional Integration TeamRegional Integration Team

Humanitarian Assistance

Support to Good GovernanceSupport to Stability and Infrastructure

Peace & Security

Support to Security Sector ReformInnovation and Strategy Outreach

Region Planning Teams

Planning and Coordination Teams

• Permanent

• Standing• On-call• Ad hoc

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Our RoleOur Role

Continent-wide: African Union

Regional: Regional Economic Community

(REC)Bi-Lateral: With each

nation

Exercise military to

military contacts

TreasuryUSAID

Commerce

Energy Agriculture

FBI

DEPT OF STATEU.S. foreign policy

lead -- worked through Embassies

Help harmonize the U.S.

Government effort

Apply DOD capabilities to meet needs of Africans in support of U.S.

foreign policy

OthersDHS

Coordinate all activities with USAMBs to host

nations

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Mission Transfer ProcessMission Transfer Process

TSCTP and OEF-TS

Strategy, Plans,and Policy

Theater Security Cooperation

ContingencyPlanning

On-Going Operations,Training, Exercises

Crisis ResponseHumanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief

1 Oct 2007 1 Oct 2008

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Our ApproachOur Approach

Building PartnerSecurity Capacity

Building PartnerSecurity Capacity

ProvidingCrisis

Response

ProvidingCrisis

Response

Supporting Humanitarian

Assistance Efforts

Supporting Humanitarian

Assistance Efforts

Persistent, Sustained Level of Effort

Persistent, Sustained Level of Effort

Oriented on Preventing ConflictOriented on Preventing Conflict

Fostering Continued

Dialogue and Development

Fostering Continued

Dialogue and Development

…to Enable the Work of Africans

…to Enable the Work of Africans

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U.S. Africa Command U.S. Africa Command

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