Talk:United States Africa Command

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An entry from United States Africa Command appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on February 11, 2007.

[edit] USAFRICOM vs. AFRICOM

The acronym "AFRICOM" commonly resolves to a few other organizations, including an alliance of African museums, and an ISP based out of Zimbabawe. Therefore, I suggest people use "USAFRICOM" as the acronym for the U.S. military command structure. --Petercorless 06:11, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

That is the proper full military acronym anyway... 153.103.190.11 19:23, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stand up?

What does "Bush had made the decision on 2006-12-15 to stand-up the new command." and "The President, on the 15th of December, made the decision to stand it up"[1] mean? Create, mobilize, "forceful prevention"? -- Jeandré, 2007-02-10t17:41z

'Stand up' is Western/english military slang for establish, or form for the first time.

Buckshot06 05:41, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Such as 'As Iraqis Stand Up, We Will Stand Down,' Bush Tells Nation. To "stand up" a unit means to mobilize and officially authorize, man and equip. It's an actual formal term in military jargon, and is not "slang." --Petercorless 05:52, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, we learn a new thing every day. Where would I find an official DOD definition of 'stand up'? Cheers Buckshot06 06:03, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

I can't find a DOD definition, though I found plenty of DOD uses, which I cited in in a delightful new article: Stand up (military)... Enjoy! --Petercorless 07:45, 11 February 2007 (UTC)