United States Africa Command (U.S.)

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• Flag Description
• Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa
• Special Operations Command Africa

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• United States of America

Flag Description

The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM or AFRICOM) is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Armed Forces, headquartered at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. It is responsible for U.S. military operations and military relations with 53 African nations - an area of responsibility covering all of Africa except Egypt.

Official web-site of AFRICOM: www.africom.mil/
Zoltan Horvath, 7 May 2011

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Light blue with gold fringe; emblem in the center.

Emblem: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Africom_emblem.JPG
Dave Fowler, 31 August 2013

Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa

CJTF Horn of Africa is a subordinate command of US Africa Command. It is based in Camp Lemonier, Djibouti.

Flag is buff with a gold fringe, and emblem in center.
Dave Fowler, 31 August 2013

Special Operations Command Africa

image by Rob Raeside, 31 August 2013