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MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS 26(TE-26)

Workshop Overview

02-10 April 20151

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•What is MPAT?•TE-26 Overview•TE-26 Deliverables•Multinational Force Standing Operating Procedures (MNF SOP)

Agenda

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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 at the OPERATIONAL LEVEL

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

MPAT Participants

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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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• Improve Speed of Multinational Crisis Response

• Improve Multinational Force Interoperability

• Increase CTF Mission Effectiveness

• Unity of Effort

• Develop and become familiar with common Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) for MNF HQ and similar documents

• Strengthen & Practice Common Crisis Action Planning Procedures

MPAT Objectives & Methods

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Australia Bangladesh BruneiCambodia Canada East TimorFrance Fiji GermanyIndia Indonesia ItalyJapan Korea MalaysiaMaldives Mongolia NepalNew Zealand Papua New Guinea PhilippinesSingapore Solomon Islands Sri LankaThailand Tonga TuvaluUnited Kingdom United States Vanuatu

Vietnam

TE-26 guest participating nation: Norway

Expert mentors:CFE DMHA, CRF, ICRC, MCDC, MIC, SPC, UN OCHA,

MPAT Nations and Partners

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• MPAT SOP Development Workshop :– Develop MPAT Program

Recommendations– Develop / Refine MNF SOP

• MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS (TE):– CTF HQ Staff Planning Workshop– Scenario-driven planning event

• MPAT Participation in Other Events:– Multinational Exercises

– COBRA GOLD , BALIKATAN , TALISMAN SABER GEMA BHAKTI, VITAL PROSPECT, ETC.

– Seminars, Table-top Exercises, etc.– Regional & International Forums– Real World Crisis Response

– UNIFIED ASSISTANCE (2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami)

– CARING RESPONSE (2008 Cyclone Nargis - Burma)

– OPERATION DAMAYON (2013 Typhoon Haiyan – Philippines)

MPAT Venues

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MPAT Program

Military

CivilGovernment Humanitarians

UnifiedActionUnifiedAction

Building Relationships Building Capacity

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• Improved MPAT nations’ forces’ capabilities for planning for:–Support to disaster response operations,

–Support to pandemic response operations,

–Non-combatant evacuation operations, –Stability operations, and –Maritime security / counter-piracy operations.

•Testing and refinement of relevant portions of the Multinational Force Standing Operating Procedures (MNF SOP)

TE-26 End State

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TE-26 Objectives

•Objective 1: Enhance MPAT Nations’ mission planning for military support to civilian-led disaster and pandemic responses.

•Objective 2: Enhance multinational military capabilities for planning small scale contingency operations.

•Objective 3: Improve multinational military speed of response, interoperability, mission effectiveness and unity of effort for disaster response, pandemic response, non-combatant evacuation, stability and maritime security operations.

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TE-26 Participants

Nations Humanitarian Community

• Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs (CFE-DMHA)

• Croix-Rouge française• International Committee

of the Red Cross (ICRC)• Secretariat of the pacific

Community Public Health• UN Office for the

Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Total estimated number of participants 100-120

AustraliaBangladeshBruneiCambodiaCanadaFranceGermanyIndiaIndonesiaItalyJapanMalaysiaMaldives

MongoliaNepalNew ZealandNorwayPhilippinesSingaporeSri LankaTongaTuvaluUnited KingdomUnited StatesVanuatu

1226 nations

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TE-26 Exercise Format

• Event Dates: 02-10 April 2015.• Location: SPC and Chateau Royal Hotel, Nouméa.• Operational-level, multinational planning activities.• Format: Academics followed by planning in syndicate groups ending with out briefs to senior officers.

• Schedule:–Academics: 02-03 April(1½ days)–Planning Group Sessions: 04 & 06-09 April (5 days)

Mission Analysis: 04 & 06 April(1½ days)Mission Planning: 06-09 April(3½ days)

–Out briefs to Senior Officials: 10 April (½ day)

• Subject Matter Experts will circulate through all groups.

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TE-26 Schedule

Event Daily Start / Stop Times: 08:00 to 17:00Lunch from 12:00-13:00

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

29 30 31 1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 July 1 2 3 4 5

TrainingHoliday

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Opening &Academics

Academics½ day

MissionPlanning

MissionPlanning

MissionPlanning

MissionPlanning

Out briefs & Closing

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Arrivals LocalOrientation

MissionPlanning

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TE-26 Academics

2 April 2015• New Caledonia overview• FANC Overview• Regional Issues Overview• MPAT/MNF SOP Overview & TE-26 Deliverables

• Humanitarian Community Overview

• Civil-Military Coordination in Disaster Relief & Complex Emergencies

• Pandemic Operations Overview

• Maritime Security Overview

3 April 2015• Stability Operations• Military Decision Making Process – Multinational (MDMP-M)

• Multinational Coordination Center (MNCC)

• FRANZ Agreement• Coalition Building Guide• Scenario Operational Intelligence Preparation of the Environment (OIPE)

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TE-26Mission Planning

Deliverables

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TE-26 Working Groups

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Group 1(HA/DR)Disaster Response to

Vanuatu Cyclone

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TE-26 Working Groups

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TE-26 Group 1 Scenario

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Humanitarian Assistance / Disaster Response (HA/DR):

• Cyclone Sophia generates near Tuvalu, builds strength as it turns south.

• Cyclone passes over Vanuatu and Port Vila causing extensive damage.

• Cyclone passes over New Caledonia causing minor damage.

• Vanuatu consents to international assistance; damage to New Caledonia does not require international assistance.

• MPAT Nations convene in Nouméa to prepare course of action for military support to the disaster response.

• Group 1 plans a French-led military portion of international disaster response operation in support of Vanuatu government.

Port Vila

Nouméa

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Group 2 (Pandemic)Regional Pandemic

Response

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TE-26 Working Groups

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TE-26 Group 2 Scenario

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Regional Pandemic Response• Fijian UN Peacekeepers

return to Viti Levu from PKO Mission in Africa, asymptomatic with Ebola.

• Peacekeepers disperse home on leave.

• Some Peacekeepers beginning to show symptoms, locals exposed.

• Fijian health care system overwhelmed, asks for assistance.

• Concern that exposed individuals will travel, spreading the virus within the region.

• MPAT Nations convene in Nouméa to plan support to response in Fiji.

• Group 2 plans military portion of pandemic response to support treatment of patients, quarantine / security in Fiji and stop the spread of disease in the region.

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Groups 3, 4 & 5Multinational Force

Isla del SolOperations

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TE-26 Working Groups

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TE-26 Groups 3-5 Scenarios

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Common Background for Scenarios 3, 4, 5• Isla del Sol (IDS) is a newly

independent nation in the South Pacific.

• Sons of Isla del Sol (SIS) is an insurgent terrorist group in IDS. SIS attacks IDS government officials and civilians, and engages in piracy in IDS waters.

• IDS government unable to stop insurgency, protect civilians & commerce.

• Violence reaches level requiring international action to restore stability and rule of law, protect civilians and end piracy. UNSC Resolutions 2275 and 2282 authorize Multinational Force Isla del Sol (MNF IDS).

• MNF IDS has 3 CTF components: Non-combatant Evacuation Operation; Stability Operation; and Maritime Security / Counter-Piracy Operation.

• France offers Nouméa as regional location for MNF IDS planning.

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MNF IDS

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MULTINATIONALFORCE

ISLA DEL SOL

NEOCTF-200

(GROUP 3)

MS-CPCTF-202

(GROUP 5)

STABOPSCTF-201

(GROUP 4)

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Group 3 (NEO)Multinational

Non-combatant Evacuation Operation from a fictional

Pacific Nation

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TE-26 Working Groups

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TE-26 Group 3 Scenario

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Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO):• SIS insurgents / terrorists

intentionally targeting foreign civilians and businesses within IDS.

• IDS government unable to provide effective security for foreign civilians.

• A non-combatant evacuation operation of foreign civilians is required.

• France offers Nouméa as operations staging / reception area for multinational non-combatant evacuation operation. Evacuees either evacuated directly home or transit through Nouméa.

• As part of MNF IDS, Group 3 plans coordinated, multinational, non-combatant evacuation operations from Isla del Sol using a CTF structure.

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Group 4 (PEO)Multinational

Stability Operationin a fictional Pacific Nation

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TE-26 Working Groups

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TE-26 Group 4 Scenario

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Stability Operations

• SIS insurgents engage in terrorist acts against IDS and foreign nationals and businesses.

• IDS government unable to stop insurgency, protect civilians and businesses.

• Violence reaches level requiring regional and international action to restore stability and rule of law.

• UNSC Resolution 2275 authorizes , as part of MNF IDS, a STABOPS CTF for stability operations to restore stability and rule of law, and protect civilians in IDS.

• France offers Nouméa as regional location for multinational stability operations planning.

• As part of MNF IDS, Group 4 plans multinational stability operations in IDS to end violence, restore law and order, and protect civilians.

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Group 5 (MARSEC)Multinational

Maritime Security Operation

in a fictional Pacific Nation

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Maritime Security / Counter Piracy• SIS terrorists engage in

piracy in and near IDS waters to fund their insurgency in IDS.

• SIS attacks against IDS and foreign flagged vessels.

• IDS Gendarmerie and Coast Guard unable to stop piracy.

• UNSC Resolution 2282 authorizes, as part of MNF IDS, a CTF to end piracy, protect global commerce in and around IDS waters.

• France offers Nouméa as regional location for multinational maritime security / counter-piracy operations planning.

• As part of MNF IDS, Group 5 plans multinational maritime security / counter-piracy operations to end piracy, arrest perpetrators, protect shipping and restore freedom of navigation.

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Multinational ForceStanding Operating

Procedures(MNF SOP)

TE-26 MNF SOP Overview

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• Agreed-upon procedures required to improve multinational crisis response and capabilities by MPAT nations

– Not prescriptive, binding or directive– Document left “unsigned” intentionally– Serves as a “guide” (start point)– A multinational document

Contributions from 31 nations, UN, civil government and humanitarian organizations

– Primary focus: Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW)

– Designed to support a full range of small scale contingencies (SSCs)

– Used for all USPACOM Multinational Operations– Used for Joint Task Force Certification in ADF

• Use for planning guide at TE 26

MNF SOP Overview

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•Operational Start Points–Predetermined “start points” prior to a crisis will improve MNF speed of initial response / effectiveness

•Clear Understanding & Communications–It is critical to “agree” or “agree to disagree” based upon a common set of terms & processes

•Common Planning Process–MNF planning structure must provide for an “integrated and managed process” for the development & execution of plans

The Foundation for Unity of Effort

MNF SOP Key Principles

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MNF SOP Missions in TE-26• Major Conflict

(War)• Large scale

offensive & defensive combat ops

Hostilities may occur

• Counterinsurgency

• Protection of Shipping • Counterdrug Ops • Counterterrorism• Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration• Anti-Piracy• Consequence Management

Hostilities will occur • PEO• Small-

Scale- Contingency• Counter

Piracy•

Combating Terrorism

Hostilities unlikely, but possible

• PKO• NEO• Anti-Terrorism • Show of Force• Disaster Relief• Humanitarian

Assistance• Freedom of Navigation• Domestic Support • Personnel Recovery

Ops• CBRNE-TIM (biological)

MNF SOP - Operational Focus

TE-26 missions

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•Framework – SOP based on “military context & perspective”

•SOP Organization:

–Parts A & B: MNF SOP Foundations and Overview: Conceptual foundation and operational “Start Points” for MNF Operations

–Part C: Multinational HQ Procedures: Hqs staff organization, procedures, processes and functions

–Part D: Range of Military Operations and MNF Missions: Missions within the scope of MNF SOP with planning factors, considerations, checklists and other information

–Parts E: Multinational Reference Library: Glossary, abbreviations, acronyms, reports formats, and reference documents

–Parts F: Supporting Documents: Templates, Tables, Reports and Formats

MNF SOPFramework and Organization

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Event Links

SOP Workshop

MPAT TE

Exercises & Operations

Develop Procedures

Test Procedures

Validate Procedures

MULTINATIONAL FORCE STANDING OPERATING

PROCEDURES(MNF SOP)

Version: 2.9aDecember 2014

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Questions?

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