Mission

Education Opportunities

US Africa Command Engineer Efforts in Africa

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 | 1500 London / 1600 Berlin / 1000 Washington, DC / 0400 Honolulu / 1800 Doha 

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Abstract

The briefing will summarize current USAFRICOM theater posture initiatives and provide an overview of current and planned construction and efforts in support of current operations.  USAFRICOM continues to update its plans and lines of efforts accordingly to the challenges facing the African Theater. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there continues to be a very active tempo over the past year, as well as for future planning efforts.  All of this requires industry engineering partners supporting systems and infrastructure that enables an expeditionary force footprint in a challenging logistical environment.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the USAFRICOM posture initiatives and how it enables US National Security Strategy in the African theatre

2. Understand the current funding sources and how they are being managed by DoD and the Services when applied towards infrastructure construction and maintenance projects in theatre

3. Understand the ongoing challenges within the African Theater as service component engineers work to provide both infrastructure and buildings to enable the conduct the range of military operations

4. Understand where industry can best provide support and innovation to better enable USAFRICOM achieve its lines of effort and enable theatre engineers to successfully fulfil their mission essential tasks

Speaker:
CAPT Matt Anderson, P.E. | J44 Logistics Support and Engineering, US Africa Command (USAFRICOM)

CAPT Anderson's Bio:
Captain Matt Anderson is a native of Boise, ID, and graduated from Duke University on a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Captain Anderson is currently serving as the AFRICOM J44 - Logistics Support and Engineering Division Chief in Stuttgart, Germany. His presentation for the SAME International webinar includes the overall U.S. AFRICOM mission set, COCOM priorities, contributions to U.S. national security, and engineering efforts on the continent. Captain Anderson will highlight USACE and NAVFAC projects along with environmental programs. Captain Anderson's brief highlights the immense challenges of operating in Africa, and how U.S. investments on the continent are making a significant impact to U.S. interests.