Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa

Abstract

On February 6, 2007, the Bush Administration announced its intention to create a new unified combatant command, U.S. Africa Command or AFRICOM, to promote U.S. national security objectives in Africa and its surrounding waters. U.S. military involvement on the continent has been divided among three commands: U.S. European Command (EUCOM), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). The new command's area of responsibility (AOR) will include all African countries except Egypt. AFRICOM was officially launched as a sub-unified command under EUCOM on October 1, 2007, and is expected to become a stand-alone command by September 30, 2008.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 22, 2008
Accession Number
ADA486540

Entities

People

  • Lauren Ploch.

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Relations
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Law
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security Personnel
  • Terrorists
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Africa Command
  • United States Central Command
  • United States European Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies