

Africa Command is located at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart-Möhringen, Germany. government programs and fit within the context of U.S. Interagency partners bring invaluable expertise to help the command ensure its plans and activities complement those of other U.S. Agency for International Development - the senior State Department official serves as the deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement. government departments and agencies, including the Departments of State and Homeland Security, and the U.S. The command employs Senior Foreign Service officers in key positions as well as more than 30 personnel from more than 10 U.S. Africa Command is part of a diverse interagency team that reflects the talents, expertise, and capabilities within the entire U.S. The command also has liaison officers at key African posts, including the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, and the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre in Ghana. The command's programs in Africa are coordinated through Offices of Security Cooperation and Defense Attaché Offices in approximately 38 nations. Africa Command units at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, and RAF Molesworth, U.K. About 1,400 work at the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Africa Command has approximately 2,000 assigned personnel, including military, U.S. national interests and promote regional security, stability and prosperity. Africa Command, with partners, counters transnational threats and malign actors, strengthens security forces and responds to crises in order to advance U.S.

Air Forceĭeputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement: Ambassador Andrew Young, U.S. Africa Command.Ĭommander: General Stephen Townsend, U.S. The following link provides information on the History of U.S. 1, 2007, and became fully operational Oct.

Africa Command began initial operations Oct. The area of responsibility consists of 53 African states, more than 800 ethnic groups, over 1,000 languages, vast natural resources, a land mass of 11.2 million square miles (three-and-a-half times the size of the U.S.), and nearly 19,000 miles of coastland. Department of Defense operations, exercises, and security cooperation on the African continent, its island nations, and surrounding waters. Africa Command is responsible for all U.S.
THE COMMANDER DRIVERS
Africa Command employs the broad-reaching diplomacy, development, and defense approach to foster interagency efforts and help negate the drivers of conflict and extremism in Africa.Ī full-spectrum combatant command, U.S. Department of Defense combatant commands, each with a geographic or functional mission that provides command and control of military forces in peace and war. Africa Command, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, is one of 11 U.S.
