Helping African Union Forces With Peacekeeping Operations in Somalia

The interagency teams that were anchored to the capability gap solutions process (including AFRICOM, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Department of State-Africa Bureau, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and U.S. Ambassadors and Chiefs of Mission) determined the most pressing need was protecting forces from an increasing number of asymmetric threats, such as antipersonnel and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. [...]counterterrorism funding was made available, AMISOM forces would need to continue supporting themselves through organic logistics capabilities. [...]Somalia has a vastly improved security situation and a recognized elected government.