To offset ballooning budgets, DOD claims that much of the cost for AFRICOM will be redirected from other combatant commands.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: AFRICOM proceeds apace

This is less than the typical 400-to-1000 associated with other combatant commands.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: AFRICOM proceeds apace

As noted in previous reports, the United States remains prepared to conduct maritime interception operations on the high seas in the areas of responsibility of each of the geographic combatant commands.

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