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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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