U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)
U.S. combatant command for Africa, whose forces in Djibouti and elsewhere have submitted UAP reports released under PURSUE
| AFRICOM | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Parent department | Department of War |
| Established | 2007 (fully operational 2008) |
| Headquarters | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Key base | Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti |
| UAP role | Submits UAP reports to AARO |
| Status | Active |
| Active | |
United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) oversees U.S. military operations in Africa. It is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, and its main base on the continent is Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, near the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden.[1]
Role in UAP reporting
PURSUE releases include a 2025 two-second infrared clip from a U.S. platform in Djibouti (Release 01) and two 2020 videos from the classified-network collection requested by Congress (Release 02). The area has heavy drone traffic linked to the conflict in Yemen and attacks on Red Sea shipping.[2]
See also
- UAP reports: Gulf of Oman, UAE and Horn of Africa (PURSUE)
- Congress-requested videos: CENTCOM, AFRICOM and EUCOM (PURSUE)
- AARO
References
- ^ U.S. Africa Command, “About the Command.”
- ^ U.S. Department of War (2026). PURSUE Releases 01 and 02.