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MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS-MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS-14 Staff Planning 14 Staff Planning

WorkshopWorkshopTE 14 OBJECTIVESTE 14 OBJECTIVES

6 March 20086 March 2008

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Agenda

•MPAT Background•MPAT TE 14 Overview•Objectives•Broad Concept•Schedule•Event Template

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•Standing Operating Procedures•Network of skilled civil governmental, humanitarian and military planners

Int’l Humanitarians

Military

UnifiedActionUnifiedAction

Building Relationships Building Capacity

MPAT Background

Civil Government

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A cadre of military planners ...

• From nations with Asia-Pacific interests

• Capable of rapidly augmenting a multinational force (MNF) headquarters (HQ)

• Established to plan and execute coalition operations

• In response to military operations other than war (MOOTW) / small scale contingencies (SSC)

MPATMPAT

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•Maintains a cadre of MNF planners:– skilled in common crisis action planning procedures

– available to rapidly augment a CTF HQ during a crisis

•Develops habitual relationships among MPAT cadre

•Meets periodically to:– share information & develop CTF HQ procedures (MNF SOP)

– practice CTF HQ activation, formation, & planning processes

•Includes interested nations, International Organizations (IOs), Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), & United Nations (UN) agencies

MPAT PROGRAM BELONGS TO

ALL INTERESTED NATIONS

A Multinational Program

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•Increase multinational force (MNF):–Speed of Initial Response–Interoperability–Overall Mission Effectiveness–Unity of Effort

HQ Procedures for Multinational Force OPS

MNF SOP Purpose

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Why Are We Here?•Cambodia - one of the most hazard prone countries in South East Asia•The Asia-Pacific Region - subject to the world’s most catastrophic disasters with the greatest loss of life•Saving lives, protecting homes and other property, and setting the stage for recovery……•...requires the unified action of the community of nations, international organizations, regional organizations…..

•Draft Schedule•Event Template•Scenario Sketch•Responsibilities•Administrative Matters•Due Outs

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Unified Action

•…Affected nation leads….•…Whole of Government approach…..•…Humanitarian Community experts….•…Militaries playing strong supporting (and sometimes direct) role…•…Key players sharing information…cooperating… coordinating….understanding each other’s capabilities…

TE-14 : Build capacity and improve ability of represented organizations to work together…. For disaster victims---

more rapid, more effective response

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MPAT TE 14 Overview

•Host: Royal Cambodian Armed Forces•Co-Sponsors: Royal Cambodian Armed Forces; U.S. Pacific Command•Dates: 6-14 March 2008 Venue: Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh, Cambodia•Participants: (150 Total)

–Royal Government of Cambodia Royal Cambodia Armed Forces (50) National Committee for Disaster Management and key ministry

officials (20)–MPAT Nations (56 participants from 24 nations)–United Nations / International Humanitarian Community (10)–ASEAN Secretariat (2)–U.S. Pacific Command MPAT Secretariat and TE 14 Support (12)

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MPAT TE 14 Objectives

• Examine national, regional and international disaster management and emergency response and coordinating mechanisms and identify potential improvements

• Identify potential improvements in national and international responses to a major natural disaster in Cambodia

• Examine national and international supporting responses to a breakout of a potentially highly contagious influenza like illness and identify potential improvements

• Test procedures of the Multinational Force Standing Operating Procedures (MNF SOP) and develop improvement recommendations

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Cambodian TE 14 Objectives

• Using Royal Government of Cambodia disaster management guidelines, conduct planning to respond to a major natural disaster in Cambodia

• Build planning capabilities of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and other Royal Government of Cambodia agencies

• Examine integration of regional and international disaster management and response mechanisms with national emergency response procedures and identify potential improvements

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Spectrum of Cooperation

BasicCommunication

Deconfliction

Coordination

Cooperation

Synchronization

“MinimumRequired”

“MaximumDesired”

The degree of cooperation will always

vary depending on many factors

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Concept of Operations

Kingdom of Cambodia

RCAF

National Committee for Disaster

ManagementOther

s

MPATNations

Multinational

Coordination Center /MNF SOP

UN Country TeamUNDAC / CMCoord

ASEANAHA

Centre / SASOPs

ASEANNations

InternationalHumanitarians

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General Schedule-Phase I and II

04 March 05 March 06 March 07 March 08 March

•Welcome•Planning Process

•TE 14 Objectives•Scenario

•Opening Ceremony•Briefings

•Briefings Cultural Event

•Staff functions•Humanitarian Community

•Phase III preparation

•Briefings

•Panel•Organizing Brief

See detailed schedule provided in handouts for specificinformation on times, presentations and presenters

Phase I Cambodia Pre-Event Workshop

Phase II Professional Exchange

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General Schedule-Phase III

10 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 14 March

•Syndicate Organization•Review Objectives, Syndicate End states

•Situation Update•Planning

•Situation Update•Planning

•Situation Update•Planning

Plans:•Cambodia•UN / IHC•ASEAN•MPAT

CONOPS:•Cambodia•UN / IHC•ASEAN•MPAT

•Planning •Planning •Planning •Panel Discussion / Q&A•Closing Ceremony

Phase III Staff Planning Workshop

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Phase III (10-13 Mar 08): Staff Planning Workshop

• 10-13 March Syndicate Breakout: – Organize into syndicates– Review tasks and end-states– Develop plans / procedures to respond to

scenario crisis Identify issues / problems to be solved in order to

develop plans / procedures– Ensure proper coordination / cooperation /

information sharing with other syndicates– Complete designated end-state products– Scenario situation will be updated daily– Syndicates need to establish appropriate liaison

with each other

• Syndicate organization and tasks will be discussed in greater detail on 7 March.

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Phase III (10-13 Mar 08): Staff Planning Workshop

• Participants divided into four “Syndicates”:• Syndicate 1: – Participants: RCAF / RGC. – Task: Plan and conduct disaster response operations,

including a possible infectious disease break out, during 10-13 March, before significant international assistance (including military forces arrive).

– End state (final products) include: RCAF: CONOPS for RCAF support to NCDM; CONOPS

for multinational forces support RGC (NCDM): Recommendations for input into

NCDM, ministerial and provincial disaster response plans

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Phase III (10-13 Mar 08): Staff Planning Workshop

• Syndicate 2: – Participants: UN Country Team / International

Humanitarian Community– Tasks: Assist the Royal Government of Cambodia

and plan for significant expected international civil relief

– End state (final products) include: Cluster approach procedures for IHC to support

UNCT Support procedures to affected state Recommendations for improved cooperation with

MNF

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Phase III (10-13 Mar 08): Staff Planning Workshop

• Syndicate 3: – Participants: ASEAN Secretariat and ASEAN

nation representatives. – Tasks: Plan for ASEAN nations support the

RGC, utilizing the AHA Centre. Most of this assistance will not arrive during the 10-13 March period.

– End State (final products) include: Recommendations for AHA Centre

organization, coordination with affected state and linkages with other supporting nations

Recommendations for SASOP input

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Phase III (10-13 Mar 08): Staff Planning Workshop

• Syndicate 4:– Participants: MPAT nations. – Tasks: Plan for international military

assistance to support the RGC. Most of this assistance will not arrive during the 10-13 March period.

– End State (Final products) include:– Syndicate 4 (final products) include:

MNF plan to support RGC / RCAF Recommendations to improve MNF SOP

Multinational Coordination Center concept

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Phase III (14 Mar 08): Staff Planning Workshop

• 14 March: Plenary Session– Each Syndicate will brief plenary on their

final products– Panel Discussion: Similar panel as the

one on 7 March will review same issues and discuss how this TE addressed the issues

– After Action Review and Closing Ceremony