Lessons 11 Africa Doherty 15 Sep 09

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AS-4100Lesson 11

Regional Study:

Africa

Lt Col Wayne Doherty15 Sep 09

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Overview• - LLAB 3 up/3 down• - Unified Command Plan “World Map” • - EXERCISE: Africa War Causes• - Student Presentations• BREAK• - Finish Student Presentations• - Remaining Material on Africa• - AF Topic of Your Choice

– * Promotion Stats vs. Command Selection

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• LLAB 3 up/3 down

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Combatant Commands

• - Regional Combatant Commands• United States Africa Command - USAFRICOM (HQ: Kelley Barracks, in Stuttgart, Germany) • United States Central Command - USCENTCOM (HQ: MacDill AFB, in Tampa, FL) • United States European Command - USEUCOM (HQ: Patch Barracks, in Stuttgart, Germany) • United States Pacific Command - USPACOM (HQ: Camp H. M. Smith, in Honolulu, HI) • United States Northern Command - USNORTHCOM (HQ: Peterson AFB, in Colorado Springs, CO) • United States Southern Command - USSOUTHCOM (HQ: Doral (Miami), FL)

• Plus: ALASKAN COMMAND (Sub-Unified Command under PACOM and a Joint Task Force Headquarters for USNORTHCOM

• - Functional Combatant Commands• United States Joint Forces Command - USJFCOM (HQ: Norfolk, VA) • United States Special Operations Command - USSOCOM (HQ: MacDill AFB, in Tampa, FL) • United States Strategic Command - USSTRATCOM (HQ: Offutt AFB, in Omaha, NE) • United States Transportation Command - USTRANSCOM (HQ: Scott AFB, in St. Clair County, IL)

AFRICA

EXERCISE

Africa: Overview Video

• Social and Cultural• Health, the Environment,

and the Impact of War• Economics • Politics and Government

Student Presentations

Africa

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• Christianity - most practiced• Islam• Traditional Beliefs

Thousands!

African Religion

Economics• Africa is a continent with vast potential

wealth in terms of its people and its natural resources… Yet Africa is the most underdeveloped region of the world.

Economics• Large city migration

Economics• High unemployment

• 1/2 of Africans live on <$1 Per day

Social Issues • Critical Health Problems

Ebola, tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, measles, guinea worm

Realities of Africa’s health situation

•Africa has 12% of the world population, but in 2006, had 63% of the world’s HIV/AIDS cases2.1 million AIDS deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa

represent 72% of global AIDS deaths 1 in 5 adults in Zimbabwe have HIV

•Half of population suffer from malaria A child dies every 30 seconds from

malaria Single leading cause of death for

children under 5yrs

Health, the Environment, and the Impact of War

• Immense amounts of money is spent to conduct war… Every $1 spent for war is $1 not spent on health and infrastructure

• Children are abused by warChild warriors by forceAs young as seven

Health, the Environment, and the Impact of War

• The continent also has serious environmental problems such as deforestation and desertification, which is rapidly expanding on a continent that already has substantial deserts

• It results from poor land management: productive land that was over cultivated, overgrazed, clear-cut or over irrigated

• Drought also contributes to the problem

Health, the Environment, and the Impact of War

• Oil extraction in a number of African countries pollutes the African environment

• International corporations contract with African countries allowing them to transfer toxic waste to Africa

• Commercial mining also disfigures the African landscape

Ore and other minerals are extracted, often leaving contaminated and unusable land

Politics and Government• In the 1950s, and throughout the ’60s and ’70s, the African struggle for independence and

democracy intensified • By the end of the 20th century, Africa had

become 53 independent countries

Politics and Government

Why has it been so difficult for many African countries to achieve political stability?

• Impact from the European slave trade• Legacy of the colonial period• Colonial rule was authoritarian• Problems with boundaries• Countries produced few or no products to

export• Corruption, often backed by the military• Many countries warring with their

neighbors

World Affairs • Africa is of strategic importance to

the rest of the world for several reasons It sits squarely in the middle of three

of the most important trade routes – the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea

Vast energy resources, and most of the minerals essential for industrial development

1/3 of all votes within the General Assembly of the United Nations

World Affairs • Africa is also important for economic

reasons Oil, mineralsEurope-Asia

• Africa also has many close ties to the U.S. 13% of U.S. population is of African descent

• Africa is now seeking assistance from the rest of the developed world in three critical areas

First, debt forgiveness to remove a major constraint on Africa’s economic development

Second, aid, such as loans and technical assistance, to deal with problems related to education, health, and the environment

Third, increased foreign direct investment and trade to fund infrastructure and industry

World Affairs

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Overview• - LLAB 3 up/3 down• - Unified Command Plan “World Map” • - EXERCISE: Africa War Causes• - Student Presentations• BREAK• - Finish Student Presentations• - Remaining Material – “USAFRICOM”• - AF Topic of Your Choice

– * Promotion Stats vs. Command Selection

Overarching US National Security Interests

for AFCOM AO

• Regional stability to support peace and prosperity

• Critical regional partnerships to counter WMD proliferation and support of GWOT

• Access to regional markets and resources

• Championing democratic principles and human dignity

Africa

Questions

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Overview• - LLAB 3 up/3 down• - Unified Command Plan “World Map” • - EXERCISE: Africa War Causes• - Student Presentations• BREAK• - Finish Student Presentations• - Remaining Material – “USAFRICOM”• - AF Topic of Your Choice

– * Promotion Stats vs. Command Selection

Recent History: Officer Promotions

1LT CAPT MAJ LT COL COL

OPPTY 100% 100% 95% 85% 55%

IPZ DP N/A N/A 75% 55% 25%

BPZ DP N/A N/A N/A 10% 15%

IPZ-DP1 -- -- 99.8% 99.5% 96.5%

IPZ-P1 -- -- 77.5% 43.5% 24.9%

APZ-DP1 -- -- 100% 96.9% 93.3%

APZ-P1 -- -- 4.6% 0.3% 1.3%

BPZ-DP1 -- -- N/A 32.3% 17.4%

BPZ-P1 -- -- N/A 0.5% 0%

Source: AFPC Note1: CY08 board data for Major; CY09 data for Lt Col & Col

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SSgt TSgt MSgt SMSgt CMSgt

‘06 35.87% 16.76% 19.86% 8.63% 16.85%

‘07 41.33% 18.38% 24.87% 8.77% 16.80%

‘08 43.45% 18.55% 22.31% 8.91% 21.53%

‘09 49.79% 20.78% 24.64% 10.97% Board occurs Oct 09

Source: AFPC

Vigilant Eagle 2010Final Demographics

Jun 09

VE 10

• 219 nominees for VE10 (Space/Missile Squadron Command)• 34 projected command vacancies• For 34 Selects – 37% Selection Rate “Make the List” (81)

– 15% of nominees will get command– of all eligibles, not all were nominated…so

actual selection will be less than 10% of eligible officers– Just making “the list” does not guarantee command, but MUST be on the

list to get command (approved by 4-star general)

VE10 – Organization

AF Agency AFSPC Current Student

Functional COCOM

Geographic COCOM

HAF JS Other MA-JCOM

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VE10 – Gender

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VE10 – Race

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VE10 - BPZ

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VE10 - PME

Non-R = Non-residence R = Residence

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Nominee Candidate Selectee

VE10 - Highest Education

Bachelors Masters PHD0

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VE10 – Operational/Acquisition Experience

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Next Class

• No additional preparation required– - “SPINS” will be given to CW/CC– - 1 hour worth of assessment of following:

• -- Cadet Wing Leadership• -- Cadet Wing Functions• -- Leadership Lab• -- PT Sessions• -- Special Events• -- Resulting Presentation to be given to Det/CC

– Following Week at Start of Class

• Remainder of this class time • – “JTF Atlas Response” Video

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For CW/CC Led Session

• Lead the 440th Cadet Wing in a Self-Assessment as follows:

• - Grade Each Area (A – B – C – F)• - Note Strengths and Weaknesses• - Note Best Practices• - Describe Any Approach / Vector Changes• - Discuss Methods for enforcing Standards

if any are Not Met / Not Being Met• - Way Ahead for remaining 6 LLABs (6 Oct –

end of semester)• - BRIEFING NLT 10 Minutes on 29 Sep