NATO Parliamentary Assembly RDML (Ret) James M. Hart Director of Strategy and Plans United States Africa Command

2 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

3 Our Approach Building Partner Security Capacity Building Partner Security Capacity Providing Crisis Response Providing Crisis Response Conducting Civil- Military Activities to Foster Stability Persistent, Sustained Level of Effort Oriented on Preventing Conflict… …to Enable the Work of Africans Promote Strategic Relationships Promote Strategic Relationships Supporting USG Efforts to Encourage Dialogue and Development

4 Offices of Security Cooperation (OSCs) AFRICOM Liaison Officers OEF-TS Security Assistance Officers Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Bi-Lateral Assistance Officers Defense Attaché Officers Liaison officer in Southern Sudan CJTF-HOA Country Coordination Element (CCE) Maritime Assistance Officers Our Team in Africa

5 Our Team in East Africa Offices of Security Cooperation (OSCs) Defense Attaché Officers AFRICOM Liaison Officers Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) CJTF-HOA Country Coordination Element (CCE) Liaison officer in Southern Sudan

6 Ethiopia-Eritrea Border conflict Ogaden National Liberation Front Al-Shabab Oromo Liberation Front Darfur North/South Sudan Conflict Dispute (Somaliland/ Puntland) Lord’s Resistance Army Karamoja Cluster SUDAN ETHIOPIA YEMEN SOMALIA UGANDA KENYA TANZANIA DJIBOUTI Tensions Piracy

7 Insurgent Attacks in Mogadishu Piracy Threats To Stability

8 Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa ~2000 deployed to Djibouti plus Country Coordination Elements across East Africa Lines of Effort: –Relationship Building –Increase Security Capacity –Civil Military Operations Major Activities –Mil-to-Mil Training: instill basics and military professionalism –Civil-Military Operations: infrastructure support to temper conditions favoring extremism –Relationship Building: forging mutual trust and confidence

9 Kigali, Rwanda Isiolo, Kenya Arta, DjiboutiKasenyi, Uganda Military to Military Land Training

10 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Djibouti, Djibouti Djibouti, Djibouti Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Military to Military Maritime Training

11 Our Strategy in Practice Enhanced Training of Ugandan Peoples Defense Forces Request Implement Communicate Assess Government of Uganda requests support from USG UPDF interest in conducting CT and peacekeeping operations USG provides ACOTA training, peacekeeping logistic support, and counterterrorism training Follow-Up Listen to Partners: New Requirements? Continue Program? Extend Program to Other Domains? How well executed? How well did it meet partner needs? Requirement AFRICOM leadership engages UPDF leadership

12 Our Strategy in Practice Africa Partnership Station (APS) – Oct 2007 – Apr 2008 Request Implement Communicate Assess Gulf of Guinea Ministerials Cotonou, Benin – Nov 2006 West African nations seek to improve maritime security APS deploys – conducts events requested by partners Announcement of APS in Washington DC How well executed? How well did it meet partner needs? Requirement We’re doing it again! APS 2009

13 Peacekeeping – ACOTA Program Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance The US has been training African peacekeepers through ACOTA since 1997 –Enhances existing African peace keeping capabilities –Focuses on infantry skills, humanitarian operations, human rights, and rules of engagement in peacekeeping scenarios

14 Logistics – ADAPT Program Africa Deployment Assistance Phased Training “Proof of Concept” with Ugandan Military July 2008 –Enhances African National Military partner and African Standby Force force projection –Focuses on military logistics and transportation to help African partners build their own sustainment capacities –Supports existing TSC programs ACOTA and APS Way-Ahead: Develop ADAPT engagement plan for all ACOTA trained nations

15 Building NATO Relationships Historic Cooperation –Airlift Support for Peacekeepers, 2004 – 2007 –Africa Clearinghouse, 2006 – Present –Standing NATO Maritime Group Circumnavigation of Africa, 2007 –STEADFAST JAGUAR, Cape Verde, 2006

16 Building NATO Relationships Future Opportunities –Mediterranean Dialogue –African Union and Africa Standby Force Support and Capacity Building –Maritime Security

NATO Parliamentary Assembly RDML (Ret) James M. Hart Director of Strategy and Plans United States Africa Command