US Military Involvement in Africa

Most African countries fall within the area of responsibility of the US European Command (which also covers Europe and the former republics of the Soviet Union). However, a number of countries in northeast Africa (Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Sudan, and Kenya) and the Seychelles are within the area of responsibility of the US Central Command; the US Pacific Command covers the Comoros, Madagascar, and the Indian Ocean. These commands (along with the various branches of the armed forces, i.e. the US Air Force, the US Navy, and US Special Forces Command) are responsible for conducting active military operations in Africa, including training exercises, humanitarian relief, peacekeeping, evacuating civilians from unstable countries, and other operations. Reprinted by permission of Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Ltd.