Same command center experts supporting EUCOM are helping AFRICOM stand down new COCOM command center.(European Command, African Command, Unified Combatant Command) From: Army Communicator | Date: June 22, 2007| Author: Larsen, Stephen | COPYRIGHT 2007 U.S. Army Signal Center. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

KELLEY BARRACKS, Stuttgart, Germany--Recognizing the strategic and economic importance of Africa, President Bush, on Feb. 7, 2007, directed the U.S. military to establish a new combatant command, the U.S. Africa Command.

AFRICOM's mission is to promote U.S. national security objectives by working with African nations and regional organizations to strengthen the region's stability and will focus on building the capacity of the U.S. African partners to reduce conflict, imp...