As part of Operation United Assistance (OUA), the U.S. Africa Command (AF-RICOM) and U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) provided logistics, training, and engineering support for the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID's) mission to combat the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa. Establishing OUA required the rapid reaction of the Department of Defense (DOD) with its unique military skills and capabilities. Integral to this effort was "setting the theater," a fundamental mission of Army service component commands (ASCCs). The ASCCs provide the DOD with the ability to confront a range of contingencies worldwide in support of U.S. government policy. The joint logistics enterprise (JLEnt) gave USARAF the muscle it needed to set the theater and accomplish the mission in West Africa.
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