Memorial Day Service at North Africa American Cemetary
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Channel: L J · 2008 · News & Politics
United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, one of six of the Defense Department's regional military headquarters, was declared a fully unified command on October 1, 2008. As such, Africa Command has administrative responsibility for U.S. military support to U.S. government policy in Africa, to include military-to-military relationships with 53 African nations. The other five regional commands and their locations are: U.S. Central Command, Tampa, Florida; U.S. Pacific Command, Honolulu, Hawaii; U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany; U.S. Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado.