Title: US Africa Command
1US Africa Command
2Presidential Direction
- President Bush directed the establishment of US
Africa Command 7 Feb 07 - Interim establishment in Stuttgart, Germany
- Interim Operating Capability 1 Oct 07
- Full Operating Capability 1 Oct 08
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
Bush February 7, 2007
3SECDEF Direction
- Organic capacity for non-kinetic and limited
military missions - Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief, Medical
Assistance, Security Cooperation, Capacity
Building, etc. - Primarily oriented toward Theater Security
Cooperation - Capable of limited military operations (GWOT,
Special Ops, NEO) - Requires external support for large missions
- AFRICOM will be Sub-unified at IOC Unified
Command at FOC - Four-Star Commander and other GO/FO nominations
by 30 Jun 07 - CDRUSAFRICOM in place prior to IOC
- Final location of AFRICOM HQ TBD
- Possibly co-located with a DoS Regional Hub
4USAFRICOM Concept
- U.S. Africa Command will support U.S. Government
activities across Africa to - Synchronize selected US Interagency efforts
- Reinforce diplomatic and developmental efforts
- Consolidate Africa responsibilities of three
commands into one - Goal is significant interagency representation
from the beginning
5AFRICOM Status
- Transition team established 1 Feb 07 at Kelley
Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany to focus on
development and activation of the Command - Transition responsibilities to USAFRICOM
- Develop USAFRICOM personnel and resources
- Define mission and mission requirements
- Refine Command organization and structure
- Recommend possible USAFRICOM HQ locations on the
continent - Consultations with key friends, partners and
allies - African partners
- European partners
- US government interagency
6Proposed Area of Responsibility
UNCLASSIFIED
1 Oct 08
7AFRICOM Tasks
- Work with African states, regional organizations,
and other partners to - Build Partnership Capacity
- Support USG agencies in implementing security
policies - Conduct Theater Security Cooperation activities
- Increase partner counter-terrorism skills
- Enhance humanitarian assistance, disaster
mitigation, and response activities - Foster respect for human rights
- Support African regional organizations
- As directed, conduct military operations
8What does AFRICOM require from Open Source
Information?
1 Inform the Common Operating Picture for the
Command 2 Enable AFRICOM to build
informational products that we can easily share
with our allies and partners 3 Allow AFRICOM
to constantly measure popular perceptions through
media analysis and polling 4 Empower analysts
with the resources and tools to leverage the all
forms of OSINT available
9AFRICOMs Information Challenges
- AFRICOM missions demand teamwork with allies and
partners - Information is critical for success of any
mission and successful partnership requires
releasable information shared among the partners - In Africa, much of this data demographic,
medical, economic, historical, political,
agricultural, environmental exists in
unclassified sources - How does AFRICOM optimize Open Source?
- Rely upon enduring bonds with the Intelligence
Community liaison and exchange offices - Develop expert cadre of open source researchers
- Build a culture that values open source
- Create products and processes that we can share
with allies and partners - Explore new opportunities for OSINT partnerships
10Conclusion
- Establishing USAFRICOM recognizes the strategic
importance of Africa - Goal is innovative interagency structure
- Emphasis on building partnership capacity to
strengthen security stability - Open Source Intelligence will play a critical
role
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