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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
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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
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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
OurTeaminAfrica