Transcript 06_AFRICOM overview Brief

USAFRICOM Environmental
Security Overview
Implications of Climate Change and Disasters on Military Activities: Building
Resilience and Mitigating Risks and Vulnerability in the Balkans
The overall classification
of this briefing is
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Mr. Jeff Andrews
J4 Logistics Operations & Engineering
05 July 2016
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AFRICOM 2008- February 2016
United States Africa Command, in concert with other
U.S. Government agencies and international partners,
conducts sustained security engagements through
military-to-military programs, military sponsored activities and
other military operations as directed to promote a secure African
environment.
AFRICOM focus is to
provide capacity
building to our African partners
to:
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•Reduce conflict
•Improve security
•Defeat violent extremism
•Support crisis response
Operational Environment
Economy of Force
• 1 FOS – Camp Lemonnier
• 12 CSLs, 29 CL
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Most < 200 pax
Many not permanently manned
Shifting priorities to the north
Lines of Effort (LOE)
Focus Area
Lead Agent
LOE 1 East Africa
CJTF HOA
LOE 2 North Africa
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(New JTF?)
LOE 3 West Africa
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LOE 4 Gulf of Guinea/Central Africa
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LOE 5 Peace Keeping / HA/DRM
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CSL: Cooperative Security Location
CL: Contingency Location
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Defense Environmental International Cooperation (DEIC)
Mission Statement:
DEIC supports international engagements in
pursuit of the strategic end states identified
in the Secretary of Defense GEF as well as
the COCOM Theater Campaign Plan.
• Program Goals:
• All proposals must include engagement
with foreign defense representatives on
DRM, environmental or energy topics
• USAFRICOM conducted 79 engagements in 31
countries since 2007
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USAFRICOM Engagements
INTENT
This course builds capacity of military and civilian authorities in African countries and
partner organizations to develop whole-of-government approaches for natural disaster
planning, prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery, focusing on disasters that
are a consequence of or that are exacerbated by climate change.
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Senegal – Collaborative Approach
The purpose of this workshop
was to facilitate dialog and
identify opportunities for further
collaboration on critical
coastal Resiliency and
Environmental Law issues in
Senegal.
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Horn of Africa – Collaborative Approach
The purpose of this workshop is
to facilitate dialog and identify
opportunities for further
collaboration on critical
water security issues in the Horn
of Africa.
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AFRICOM Operational Energy - Challenges
 Maintain ‘expeditionary infrastructure’
approach
 Service versus COCOM channels
 Service; monitoring, training req, OE policy
 COCOM; risk & gaps, joint training effectiveness
 Dynamic basing
 Very limited long term investment
 Immature infrastructure
Operational Energy
Mission Statement:
Shape USAFRICOM to use Operational
Energy effectively as a strategic advantage,
improving operational capability and
effectiveness by increasing operational
energy performance and efficiency.
Niamey
35KW Solar panel in Chad
• Repurposed system from Afghanistan
• Includes automatic transfer switch for backup
generator when sunlight is not adequate
• Replaced spot generators with AMMPS
properly sized and distributed
• Reduce total load
• Improved redundant power capability
“70k gallons of fuel & $2M in savings!”
– Capt Gannon, AFAF
“We are fuel independent at our base in Chad through Solar Power panels” – LTC Lockridge
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Challenges / Issues
• Unique capabilities and qualities of military forces –
ideal for conducting relief operations resulting from
man-made or natural disaster.
• Will require shift from traditional emphasis on
mandate for “defending & protecting sovereign
territory against foreign military incursion”, toward
peace-building in co-operation with civil authorities
• Appraise environmental threats to military facilities
and capabilities to ensure mission sustainability.
Questions