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11.7millionsquaremiles11.7millionsquaremilesAbout3About31/2timesthesizeofthe1/2timesthesizeofthe

Continental

United

StatesContinental

United

States

53nations888millionpeople(14%ofEarthpop.)

Over800

ethnic

groups

and

1000

languages

DakartoMogadishu=4365miles

Chicagoto

Honolulu

=

4250

miles

TunistoCapeTown=4885milesNewYorktoMoscow=4674miles

AfricasSizeandPopulation

1

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ADiverseAfricanEnvironment

SecurityChallenges

PiracyandTrafficking

NonProfessional /Irregular

Militaries

Terrorism&Extremism

EthnicStrife

UndergovernedAreas

OpportunitiesRapidlygrowingeconomies

Increasingdemocratization

Emergingregional

security

&

economiccommunities

Growingpoliticalwilltoconfrontchallenges

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U.S.AfricaCommandMissionStatement

UnitedStatesAfricaCommand,inconcertwithotherU.S.Governmentagenciesandinternationalpartners,conducts

sustainedsecurityengagementthroughmilitarytomilitary

programs,

military

sponsored

activities,

and

other

military

operationsasdirectedtopromoteastableandsecureAfricanenvironmentinsupportofU.S.foreignpolicy.

OurfocusistobuildthecapacityofourAfricanpartners

to:

Reduce

conflict

ImprovesecurityDefeatviolentextremism

Supportcrisis

response

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AVisionforAfrica

Asexpressed

by

our

African

Partners

AbletoSupportInternationalPeaceEfforts

AbletoSupportInternationalPeaceEfforts

StrengthenedSecurityInstitutions

StrengthenedSecurityInstitutions

AbilityandWilltoDissuade,DeterandDefeatThreats

AbilityandWilltoDissuade,DeterandDefeatThreats

EmploymentofCapableandAccountableMilitaryForces

EmploymentofCapableandAccountableMilitaryForces

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OurApproach

BuildingPartnerSecurityCapacity

BuildingPartnerSecurityCapacity

ProvidingCrisisResponse

ProvidingCrisisResponse

ConductingCivil

MilitaryActivitiestoFosterStability

ConductingCivil

MilitaryActivitiestoFosterStability

Persistent,SustainedLevelofEffortPersistent,SustainedLevelofEffort

OrientedonPreventingConflictOrientedonPreventingConflict toEnabletheWorkofAfricanstoEnable

the

WorkofAfricans

PromoteStrategicRelationships

PromoteStrategicRelationships

SupportingUSGEffortstoEncourage

DialogueandDevelopment

SupportingUSGEffortstoEncourage

Dialogueand

Development

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RangeofActivities

CounteringViolentExtremistIdeologies:OBJECTIVEVOICE

BuildingMaritimeSecurityCapacity:Africa

PartnershipStation(APS)

SupportingActivePeacekeepingEfforts:

UNAMID

PromotingInteroperability:

AFRICANENDEAVOR

CombinedJointTaskForceHornofAfrica(CJTFHoA)

PreventingHIV/AIDSAmongAfrican

Militaries:DHAPP

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RangeofActivities

EquippingThroughthe

Foreign

Military

Finance(FMF)Program

EnablingLiberia

Security

Sector

Reform

SupportingPartnerEffortstoCounter

Terrorism:

OEFTrans

Sahara

AfricaContingencyOperationsTraining

andAssistance(ACOTA)

BuildingStrongPartnershipsthroughMilitarytoMilitary

Contacts

PartnershipandOutreach

with

Africa

Center

forStrategicStudies(ACSS)

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RangeofActivities

Medical/VeterinaryCivilActionPrograms

(MEDCAP/VETCAP)

ProvidingExerciseRelatedConstruction

(ERC)

InternationalMilitaryEducation&Training

(IMET)

SupportingU.S.GovtHumanitarianAssistance

Efforts

BuildingrelationshipsWiththeStatePartnership

Program(SPP)

AfricanDeploymentAssistancePartnership

Program(ADAPT)

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TheCommand

SETAF:Vicenza,Italy NAVAF:Naples,Italy

AFAFRICA:Ramstein,GE

MARFORAF:Stuttgart,

GE

SOCAF:Stuttgart,GE

U.S.Africa

Command:

Stuttgart,

GE

CJTF

HOA,

DjiboutiSix

Functionally

Aligned

Directorates

Interagencymembersinleadershippositions

http://www.africom.mil/file.asp?HR=2&ID=20080929151832

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Officesof

Security

Cooperation

(OSCs)

AFRICOMLiaisonOfficers

OEFTSActivities

CombinedJointTaskForce HornofAfrica(CJTFHOA)

BilateralAssistanceOfficers

DefenseAttach

Officers

Liaison

officer

in

Southern

Sudan

CJTFHOACountryCoordinationElement(CCE)

MaritimeAssistance

Officers

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