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4th Civil Affairs GroupAnacostia Naval Annex

Naval District WashingtonWashington, DC

Mil-to-Mil ProgramLiberia

CMO TCT9-16 Aug 08

AAR

2Aug 08

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Orientation

Time-Zone: Z + 1Liberia

PAE Program Manager supervises the ongoing mission in Liberia.The Program Management Office (PMO) supports 10 deployedCivilian Police Officers in and around Monrovia, Liberia. TheseOfficers are seconded to the United Nations Mission in Liberia(UNMIL).

OSC

Marine Mentors

EBK

3Aug 08

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• Overview – GOAL: EPISODIC PRESENCEPurpose : To familiarize 23rd AFL INF BDEcommand and staff, as well as, any and all other incountry audiences so deemed appropriate by OSC,with basic CMO principles.

AUG 08 4th CAG TCT ISO AFL

• No Status Of Forces Agreementcurrently exists between Liberiaand the USG.

• In general, military in uniform arewell respected. US is widelyappreciated.

ATFP is constant

4Aug 08

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CONTENT OF EVENT:CAG Team observed and learned how theLiberian Armed Forces (AFL) understoodand incorporated CA into their operationsplanning and execution. It included, at thevery basic level, the USMC CA METLS:

MCT 4.10.1.1Facilitate Populace and Resource Control

MCT 4.10.1.2Facilitate Foreign Humanitarian Assistance

MCT 4.10.1.3Facilitate Nation Assistance

MCT 4.10.1.4Manage Civil Information

MCT 4.10.1.5Facilitate Support to Civil Administration

AUG 08 4th CAG TCT ISO AFL

1,644 AFL soldiers (222 recruits)

3)2ndLts2)OCS3)Sgts8)Pvts

5Aug 08

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“This, too, is Liberia”

• Christian / religious influence

• NGO/IO/PVO/UNMIL

• Abject poverty & lawlessness

• Weight of the past –v- wait ofthe present

“We have the watches …

HIV/AIDS

Bird Flu

Educationreforms

Taxes

UNMIL

TRC

PRC

APS

6Aug 08

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Command & Signal

Command

• Office of Security Cooperation COL Rumphrey USA

• Dep OSC LCDR Peters, USN

• Defense Attaché: LtCol Plevell USMC

• Chain of Command: OSC DATT Ambassador (RSO)

Signal

• Ambassador: Hon. Linda Thomas Greenfield

• Deputy Chief of Mission: Ms. Brooks Robinson

• Det Commander US Embassy Monrovia: GySgt Chartier USMC

• US Embassy Address:

111 UN Drive Mamba Point, P.O. Box 98, Monrovia, Liberia .

• Marine Post One – [24/7]: +231 7751 5851 ext 1250

• MARFOREUR Daily Check-in Required – call or e-mail CmdCenter +49-703-115-2987 or 2380 or mfewatch@mfe.usmc.mil