Internet Resources

Websites

Defenselink.
Available online at:  http://www.defenselink.mil/
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EbscoHost Search. 
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United States Africa Command Web Page. 
Available online at:  http://www.africom.mil/

Internet Documents

Baker, Anthony.  The Proper Role of Special Operations Forces in the Pan Sahel Region of Africa.  Newport, RI, Naval War College, October 2006.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA463309

Brown, Charles M.  U.S. National Security Interests in Africa and the Future Global War on Terrorism:  A Proposal to Create an African Regional Combatant Command and a Regional African Special Operations Command.  Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, September 2005.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA458892

Ehrlich, John E.  Utilizing the Elements of National Power to Predict Ungoverned Space.  Fort Leavenworth, KS, School of Advanced Military Studies, Army Command and General Staff College, May 2007.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA470656

Gibbs, Richard W.  Africom:  A Unique Opportunity to Reshape Civil/Military Relationships.  Newport, RI, Naval War College, May 2007.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA470779

Goodspeed, Michael J.  Stealing Thunder:  African Security Sector Reform, the Military's New Challenge.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, April 2007.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA471700

Malatesta, Daniel P.  Africa Command:  An Interagency Solution and SOF's Role.  Newport, RI, Naval War College, October 2006.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA463703

McCarthy, Sean.  Exercises and Training:  The Key to Developing Security Corporation under the New U.S. Africa Command.  Newport, RI, Naval War College, May 2007.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA470754

Piacenti, Chad.  Africa Command:  Building a Foundation of Operational Interagency Cooperation.  Newport, RI, Naval War College, May 2007.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA470854

Sasser, William E., Jr.  Africom:  The U.S. Navy's Emergent Missions and Capability Gaps.  Newport, RI, Naval War College, May 2007.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA470726

Sholley, Hans.  U. S. Africa Command:  Shaping Africa for the Future.  Newport, RI, Naval War College, October 2006.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA463683

Whitsitt, William C.  U.S. Africa Command:  An Opportunity for Effective Interagency Cooperation.  Newport, RI, Naval War College, May 2007.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA470807

Articles

Africa Command Gives Top Priority to Aggressive Maritime Security.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News October 24, 2007.
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Africa Command Poised to Help Continent's Security, Stability.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 21, 2007.
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Africa Command Transition Team Leader Arrives in Stuttgart.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News February 27, 2007.
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"Navy Rear Adm. Robert T. Moeller arrived here Feb 26, 2007 to lead the joint service US Africa Command Transition Team as the Executive Director.  The Transition Team, temporarily working at Kelley Barracks, is assigned to build the theater command from the ground up with a target date of September 2008 to be fully operational."

Africa Command Works to Become Effective.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News October 5, 2007.
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Crawley, Vince.  State Department:  U. S. Military's Africa Command to Help African Leaders.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News April 24, 2007.
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"The U.S. military's new command center for Africa, Africa Command (AFRICOM), will not include large numbers of troops, but will promote regional security and stability while coordinating U.S. support for African leaders, senior Pentagon officials say."

Crawley, Vince.  U. S. Creating New Africa Command to Coordinate Military Efforts.  Pentagon Brief March 1, 2007.
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"Officials are beginning to discuss possible permanent headquarters locations and are determining what kinds of military forces, if any, would be assigned permanently to AFRICOM, said Navy Rear Admiral Robert Moeller, of U.S. Central Command, who is director of the AFRICOM transition team.  The Defense Department uses its unified regional commands to coordinate military interests worldwide.  Senior U.S. officers serve as diplomats and, if necessary, regional combat commanders."

Dean, Sidney E.  Rumsfeld Favors Independent Africa Command.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News October 1, 2006.
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"Defense Secretary Rumsfeld has now gone on record favoring consolidation of responsibility for the entire continent under a yet to be formed African Command.  This move reflects both the growing strategic importance of Africa, as well as its developing role as a major theater of operations in the global war on terror."

Ethiopia:  Prime Minister Meles Confirms Ethiopia's Readiness to Work Together with U. S. Africa Command.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News November 9, 2007.
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Fisher-Thompson, Jim.  Extensive Input Sought on Defense Department's New Africa Command.  Pentagon Brief July 1, 2007.
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"Another unique feature of the new command will be the naming of a senior State Department official to serve as a deputy to the AFRICOM military commander.  The civilian would be more than a political adviser as in other geographic commands, but 'would also be in the command structure'."

Fisher-Thompson, Jim.  State Department:  U. S. Africa Command Will Enhance Local Skills, Problem Solving.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 28, 2007.
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"The new U.S. regional military command for Africa (AFRICOM) will have a distinctly different mission from its sister commands:  it will focus on helping African militaries handle conflict and implement African solutions through military expertise and knowledge shared on the continent."

Foreign Press Center Briefing on U.S. to Establish New U. S. Africa Command (Africom).  US Fed News Service, Including US State News February 9, 2007.
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Briefings about the formation of Africom by "Ms. Whelan, who is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for African Affairs, followed by Rear Admiral Robert Moeller, who is the Special Assistant to the Commander of the U.S. CENTCOM.  And finally we have Ambassador Robert Loftis, who is the Senior Advisor in the Bureau of Political and Military Affairs, Department of State."

Garamone, Jim.  Lessons from Horn of Africa to Apply in Africa Command.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News August 15, 2007.
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Officials Weigh Need for Africa Command.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News December 6, 2006.
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"Defense Department officials continue to examine the idea of establishing a U.S. Africa Command, a top DoD official said.  A team of DoD officials is looking at all options in examining the need for a new combatant command, Theresa Whelan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs, said in a December 6 interview."

Pessin, Al.  VOA News:  African Officials Express Concerns about U.S. Africa Command Plan.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News April 23, 2007.
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"A senior U.S. official says he encountered some resistance to the plan to create a new U.S. military command for Africa during a recent visit to six countries on the continent.  But the official, Undersecretary of Defense Ryan Henry, says he believes that once the African leaders heard the specifics of the U.S. plan, they were more supportive.  VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. Undersecretary Henry says he encountered "varying degrees of frankness" during his meetings last week in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana and Senegal, and with African Union officials."

Pessin, Al.  VOA News:  New Africa Command under Discussion at Pentagon.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News August 30, 2006.
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"A senior U.S. Defense Department official says Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his top military officer are working on a decision on whether to establish a new command to handle military relationships and activities in Africa.  But other officials are offering varying views of just how likely that is."

Pessin, Al.  VOA News:  New U. S. Africa Command Won't Have Its Own Troops.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News May 3, 2007.
Available online at:  http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1264851121&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD
"The U.S. military officer responsible for building the new command for Africa says it will not have its own contingent of combat troops, as other U.S. regional commands do.  In a VOA interview, he said the creation of Africa Command will not necessarily increase U.S. military activity on the continent."

Pessin, Al.  VOA News:  U. S. Africa Command Closer to Reality at Pentagon.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 28, 2006.
Available online at:  http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1164493511&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD
"Senior officials at the Pentagon are in the final stages of work on a proposal to create an Africa Command within the U.S. military, and are to present a plan to U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld by the end of October. "

President Taps Army General to Head Fledgling U. S. Africa Command.  Defense Daily International July 20, 2007.
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Senator Feingold Issues Statement on U. S. Africa Command.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News August 1, 2007.
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Sirak, Michael.  Hobbins:  USAFE Continues to Transform and Looked Eastward and Southward.  Defense Daily July 27, 2007.
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"'That is why stability in Africa has emerged as a key goal of [U.S. European Command's] strategic flank,' he said. 'Our interests are best served by helping nations lay or strengthen the foundations of good governance and civil society.'"

State Department:  U. S. Africa Command Chief Ward Nominated for Unique New Command.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News July 12, 2007.
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State Dept:  U.S. Africa Command Builds Partnerships, Fosters Self-Sufficiency.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News August 15, 2007.
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State Dept:  U. S. Africa Command Will Enhance Local Skills, Problem Solving.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 28, 2007.
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U.S. Africa Command Marks Startup of Initial Operations.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News October 2, 2007.
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U.S. Africa Command Reaches Initial Operating Capability.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News October 3, 2007.
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USS Ft. McHenry Mission to Set Tone for U. S. Africa Command.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News October 15, 2007.
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Wood, Sara.  Africa Command Geared Toward Stability.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News February 7, 2007.
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"Africa, which represents 35 percent of the world's land mass and 25 percent of the population, is growing in significance, and it is time for the U.S. to recognize its importance and consolidate efforts there, Ryan Henry, principal undersecretary of defense for policy, said in a Pentagon news conference."

Wood, Sara.  Africa Command Geared Toward Stability.  Newsletter - United States. Navy Supply Corps May-June 2007.
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"The main goal of the U. S. command in Africa will be to develop a stable environment on the continent to promote civil society and improved quality of life for the people there."

Wood, Sara.  Africa Command Will Consolidate U. S. Efforts on Continent.  US Fed News Service, Including US State News February 6, 2007.
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"The motivation behind creating AFRICOM, as it will be called, was the increasing importance of Africa strategically, diplomatically and economically, Navy Rear Adm. Robert Moeller, executive director of the U.S. Africa Command implementation planning team, said in an interview."

Books

Copson, Raymond W.  The United States in Africa:  Bush Policy and Beyond.  London, Zed Books, 2007.  168 p.
Book call no.:  327.73067 C785u

Documents

Aho, John A.  Stabilization of Africa Through Military Power.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, March 2005.  20 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA432384
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 A286s

Cale, Paul P.  Africa Command:  The Newest Combatant Command.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, March 2005.  22 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA434433
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 C148a

Curtis, Regina M.  Countering Destabilization in Africa.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, March 2004.  18 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA423386
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 C981c

Jefferson, Charlene D.  The Bush African Policy:  Fighting the Global War on Terrorism.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, March 2006.  18 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA449355
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 J451b

Kane, Gregory C.  The Strategic Competition for the Continent of Africa.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, February 2006.  22 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA449648
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 K16s

Library of Congress.  Congressional Research Service.  Africa Command:  U. S. Strategic Interests in the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa.  Washington, July 2007.  1 vol.
Also available online at:  http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL34003.pdf
Doc. call no.:  M-U 42953-1 no.SER-RL34003

Periodicals

Africa Command:  Purely Military - or Military Politics?  United States Congressional Hearing.  African Armed Forces Journal, pp 13-14, September 2007.
Hearing held on August 2, 2007 and includes statement by Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-NJ).

AFRICOM:  Positioning the HQ Will Be Everything.  Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy 35, no.2:20+ 2007.
"The creation of U.S. Africa command (USAFRICOM), announced by US Pres. George W. Bush on February 6, 2007, and detailed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Peter Pace, on February 9, 2007, is far more than the creation of a new US military command:  it is the first major step in integrating Africa, strategically, into the Atlantic/Eurasian/Indo-Pacific geostrategic matrix.  For that reason, the location of USAFRICOM headquarters will be critical, and - if it is to achieve its objectives for the US and Africa - it cannot merely be considered as a link into a previously under-regarded region."
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Agent of Change:  Admiral Harry Ulrich Is Moving Naval Forces Europe into Western Africa:  Interview.  Sea Power 49:36-38 December 2006.
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Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi.  West Africa:  Vocal Opposition to Military Plan.  Africa Today:  Voice of the Continent 13:8-9 August 2007.
"American Pentagon's plans to create a military command based in Africa to expand US security interests have met with disapproval from governments in the region, reluctant to associate themselves with its 'war on terror'."

Blanche, Ed.  U. S. Woos North Africa as Al-Qaeda Infiltrates.  Jane's Defence Weekly 43:23 March 1, 2006.

Boland, Rita.  Breaking Boundaries - the Transition from U.S. Central Command to U. S. Africa Command.  Signal October 2007.
"General Michael T. Flynn, USA, the new director of intelligence, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), emphasizes the need in the intelligence community to pull down geographic and policy barriers to information sharing."
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Bond, David.  Into Africa Command, U. S. Response to Radical Muslim Activity.  Aviation Week & Space Technology 166:19 February 12, 2007.
"The White House approved creation of a unified combatant command for Africa in the Defense Dept. by the end of 2008.  Various numbered air forces in European Command have had the assignment for many years, and have supplied cargo aircraft and surveillance, particularly for disaster relief. However, terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda have been using Africa for training, recruiting and fund-raising for the past several years.  Insurgent groups have launched attacks in Algeria, Morocco and Somalia, and threatened other countries such as Kenya and Ethiopia."
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Chappell, Kevin.  Bush Selects Army 4-Star General William 'Kip' Ward to Head the First-Ever Africa Command.  Jet 112:4 July 30, 2007.
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Copley, Gregory R.  U.S. Tries to Create Africa Command before Mid-Term Elections.  Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy 34, no.9:12 2006.
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Crawley, Vince.  U. S. Military's Africa Command:  Officials Say New AFRICOM Will Emphasize Humanitarian Missions, Civil Affairs.  African Armed Forces Journal, p 9, April 2007.
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Glaros, Gregory E.  The New Africa Command:  A Hedge Against Neocolonialism or a True Agent of Change.  Signal 62:120 September 2007.
"Even if AFRICOM's stated goal is accepted, the reason for U.S. involvement is because of the interest of others.  Africa is fast becoming a breeding ground for al-Qaida recruitment, and its resources are courted and reserved for China's voracious energy appetite."
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Hodge, Nathan.  U.S. Navy Moves to Bolster Lasting Presence in the Gulf of Guinea.  Jane's International Defense Review 40:8 July 2007.
The U.S. Navy plans to send an amphibious ship to the Gulf of Guinea as a floating schoolhouse for regional navies."

An Interview with Bantz J. Craddock  Joint Force Quarterly No.45:33-35 April 2007.
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Lubold, Gordon.  DoD's Proposed Map Includes Africa Command.  Air Force Times 67:31 September 11, 2006.
Also available online at:  http://docs.newsbank.com

Lubold, Gordon.  Pentagon Announces AfriCom Is a Reality.  Navy Times 56:9 February 19, 2007.
Also available online at:  http://docs.newsbank.com

Lubold, Gordon.  Working Group Examines 'Africa Command'.  Air Force Times 67:41 November 27, 2006.
Also available online at:  http://docs.newsbank.com

Magnuson, Stew.  Battleground Africa:  U. S. Military Seeks to Quash Terrorism Before It Takes Root.  National Defense 91:36-41 March 2007.
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McMichael, William H.  Plans for AfriCom Tentative, but Still Underway.  Air Force Times 67:34 June 4, 2007.
Also available online at: http://docs.newsbank.com

McMichael, William H.  President Nominates Ward to Take Reins at AfriCom.  Army Times 68:21 July 23, 2007.
Also available online at:  http://docs.newbank.com

Mills, Greg and Herbst, Jeffrey.  Africa, Terrorism and AFRICOM.  RUSI Journal 152:40-44 April 2007.
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Parmalee, Patricia.  Command Shift? Pentagon Nominates General William Ward for Africa Command.  Aviation Week & Space Technology 167:11 July 23, 2007.
"The Pentagon's nominee to be the first chief of Africa Command, Gen. William E. Ward, if confirmed, will have his headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.  He is currently deputy commander of U.S. European Command. Africa Command will initially be a sub-unified command subordinate to European Command that is operational by October.  It is then to become a separate unified command by the end of Fiscal 2008."
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Pentagon Announces U. S. Africa Command.  Military Technology 31:107 March 2007.
"'The President has decided to stand-up a new Unified Combatant Command, Africa Command, to oversee security cooperation, building partnership capability, defence support to non-military missions, and, if directed, military operations on the African continent,' Secretary Gates said in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee."
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Pentagon Weighs Africa Command.  National Guard 61:19 January 2007.
"'We are looking at different ways of organizing DoD for doing business in Africa,' Ms. Whelan said.  'The different circumstances and threats have caused us to take a step back and look at the way we're doing business.'"
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Pessin, Al.  The United States Creates Military Command for Africa.  DISAM Journal 29:84-85 July 2007.
"The assistant secretary of defense for African affairs, Theresa Whelan, says the move is designed to provide more focus for the U.S. military's efforts in an increasingly important part of the world.  Whelan says while other U.S. regional commands focus on using diplomacy and combat power to address problems, Africa Command will have larger diplomatic and aid components and will focus on helping local governments prevent problems ranging from terrorism to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)."
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Peterson, Zachary M.  Horn of Africa Planners Work Toward 'Seamless' Security:  Interagency, Multinational Effort Could Set Tone for AfriCom.  Navy Times 56:28 June 4, 2007.
Also available online at:  http://docs.newsbank.com

President Picks First Africa Command Head.  National Guard 61:35-36 August 2007.
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United States/Africa:  Boots Nearer to the Ground.  Africa Confidential 48:11 September 21, 2007.
"Washington seeks Anglo-French support as it steps up its military presence in Africa."

USA/Africa:  Boots on the Ground.  Africa Confidential 47:3 November 3, 2006.
"The Pentagon wants to raise the cash for a unified Africa command to boost its counter-terror operations and energy security."

West Africa/United States:  All Aboard.  Africa Confidential 48:12 June 22, 2007.
"The new United States Africa Command is not yet operational but the U. S. Navy plans to put ships into the Gulf of Guinea before the formal start up."

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