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Partnership
Security
Stability
UNITED STATES
AFRICA COMMAND
UNITED STATES
AFRICA COMMAND
The overall classification of this presentation is UNCLASSIFIED
General Kip Ward, Commanding
Partnership-Security-Stability United States Africa Command2
Africa’s Size and Africa’s Size and DiversityDiversity
11.7 million square 11.7 million square milesmiles
About 3-1/2 times the size of About 3-1/2 times the size of thethe
Continental United StatesContinental United States
53 nations888 million people (14% of Earth
pop.)Over 800 ethnic groups and 1000
languages
Dakar to Mogadishu = 4365 miles
Chicago to Honolulu = 4250 milesTunis to Cape Town = 4885 miles
New York to Moscow = 4674 miles
Partnership-Security-Stability United States Africa Command3
A Diverse African Environment
•Security Challenges– Terrorism &
Extremism– Piracy and Trafficking– Non-Professional /
Irregular Militaries– Ethnic Strife– Undergoverned Areas
•Opportunities–Rapidly growing economies– Increasing democratization–Emerging regional security and economic communities
–Growing political will to confront challenges
Partnership-Security-Stability United States Africa Command4
U.S. Africa Command Mission Statement
United States Africa Command, in concert with other U.S. Government agencies and international
partners, conducts sustained security engagement through military-to-military programs, military-
sponsored activities, and other military operations as directed to promote a stable and secure African
environment in support of U.S. foreign policy.
Our focus is to build the capacity of our African partners to:
•Reduce conflict•Improve security•Defeat violent extremism•Support crisis response
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Our Approach -- “Active Security”
Building PartnerSecurity Capacity
Building PartnerSecurity Capacity
ProvidingCrisis
Response
ProvidingCrisis
Response
Conducting Civil-Military Activities to
Foster Stability
Conducting Civil-Military Activities to
Foster Stability
Persistent, Sustained Level of Effort
Persistent, Sustained Level of Effort
Oriented on Preventing Conflict…
Oriented on Preventing Conflict…
Supporting USG Efforts
to Encourage Dialogue
and Developmen
t
Supporting USG Efforts
to Encourage Dialogue
and Developmen
t
…to Enable the Work of Africans
…to Enable the Work of Africans
Promote StrategicRelationships
Promote StrategicRelationships
Partnership-Security-Stability United States Africa Command6
Committed for the Long TermMaintaining a persistent level of effort across
ProgramsCommunication
Equipping
Education
Activities
Sustainment
Employment
Foreign military sales or grants, plus training, etc.
Listening and Learning –Building Trust and Confidence
Instilling professionalism among officers and NCOs
Training, exercises, etc. plus build the training base
Enabling the Work of Africans!Build sustainment capacity,cross-service agreements
Partnership-Security-Stability United States Africa Command7
Active Security in PracticeAfrica Partnership Station (APS) – Oct 2007 –
Apr 2008Request
Requirement
Implement
Communicate
Assess
Gulf of Guinea MinisterialsCotonou, Benin – Nov 2006
West African nations seek to improve maritime security
APS deploys – conducts events requested by partners
Follow-Up
Listen to Partners:
New Requirements?
Continue Program?
Extend Program to Other
Domains?
Announcement of APS in Washington DC
How well executed? How well did it meet partner needs?
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Other Theater Security Cooperation Programs
Military Education promoting professionalism, enhancing capacity
International Military Education and Training (IMET) -- $17.09MCombating Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP) -- $4M
Training and Equipping enhancing security capacity
Foreign Military Finance (FMF) -- $18.5MMilitary to Military Engagement (M2M) --
$3M
Note: Amounts are FY08 numbers toward African nations
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Other Theater Security Cooperation Programs (2)
Programs Relating to National Defense Authorization Act
Section 1206 programs -- $47.8MSection 1207 programs -- $56.5M
Civil-Military Programs helping prevent conflict
Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) -- $400KDoD HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP) -- $82.5M
Note: Amounts are FY08 numbers toward African nations
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Offices of Security Cooperation (OSCs)
AFRICOM Liaison Officers
OEF-TS Security Assistance Officers
Combined Joint Task Force – Horn ofAfrica (CJTF-HOA)
Bi-Lateral Assistance Officers
Defense Attaché Officersw/o an OSC
Liaison officer in Southern Sudan
Our Team in Africa
CJTF-HOA Country Coordination Element
Maritime Assistance Officers
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http://www.africom.mil
News,News,Features,Features,and aand aBLOGBLOG
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Partnership
Security
Stability
UNITED STATES
AFRICA COMMAND
UNITED STATES
AFRICA COMMAND
The overall classification of this presentation is UNCLASSIFIED
General Kip Ward, Commanding
Partnership
Security
Stability
UNITED STATES
AFRICA COMMAND
UNITED STATES
AFRICA COMMAND
The overall classification of this presentation is UNCLASSIFIED
General Kip Ward, Commanding
Back-up Slides
Partnership-Security-Stability United States Africa Command15
04/22/23
Partners a U.S. state’s National Guard with an
African partner for training, exercise, and relationship
building
State Partnership ProgramUtah -- MoroccoSince 2003
Wyoming -- TunisiaSince 2004
Vermont -- SenegalIn-Progress since April 2007
N. Dakota -- GhanaSince 2004
California -- NigeriaSince 2006
N. Carolina -- BotswanaIn-Progress since April 2007
New York -- South AfricaSince 2003
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Peacekeeping
•Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program
•The US has been training African peacekeepers through ACOTA (or ACRI) since 1997 • Enhances existing African
peace keeping capabilities• Focuses on infantry skills,
humanitarian operations, human rights, and rules of engagement in peacekeeping scenarios
• Trains approximately 20 battalions a year
Partnership-Security-Stability United States Africa Command17
• $209M over four years to create a new Liberian army by 2008
• ~ 2000 soldiers to be trained
• Brigade HQ, 2 infantry battalions, MP company, band
• Contractor-provided training, EUCOM-provided mentors
• Provides all training, equipment, and infrastructure construction
• EUCOM commitment: 3 years
• UN Mission in Liberia (since Sep 03)
• Mission: To provide securityfor country of Liberia
• $714.9M for UN FY06
• ~ 17,000 total personnel
• 90 fatalities
Liberia Security Sector Reform
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Maritime Security
•Goals:• Improved maritime domain
awareness• Enhanced African regional maritime
security and regional cooperation • Reduced piracy and “freedom of
action” of traffickers and terrorists• Illegal fishing is countered• Enhanced sovereignty and security
•EUCOM actions:• Ship visits and maritime training• Provision of equipment
• Boats, Coastal Radars, and Automated Identification Systems (AIS)
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•Themes – Maritime Security and Safety are
vital to regional prosperity– US and partners are committed
to enabling African solutions – Building trust through
transparency and collaboration
•Successful Development– Coalition support – NGO participation
•USS Fort McHenry: Nov 07 – Apr 08
Africa Partnership Station (APS)
Ghana
Gabon
AngolaSao Tome & Principe
Cameroon
• HSV Swift: Jan 08 –Jun 08
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Air SecurityBroad expanses of
“ungoverned airspace”
Broad expanses of “ungoverned airspace”•EUCOM, through USAFE,
supports USG “Safe Skies for Africa” program
•Goal is to improve radar coverage and air traffic control over Africa
•Presently, radar coverage is limited
•Costs of “ungoverned” airspace
•Potential for trafficking
•Poor air safety
•Reduction in economicpotential
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Counter-Terrorism
• OEF-Trans-Sahara is EUCOM / AFRICOM’s effort to:
• Build regional capacity
• Promote interoperability
• Strengthen Inter-regional cooperation in the trans-Sahara region
• Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism Partnership (TSCTP) is the US Department of State program in these same nations
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Partnership Development
• Goal: To build on regional relationships with African Union and sub-regional organizations
• AFRICOM support regional cooperation and coalition development through conferences and workshops