Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training

Humanitarian Assistance / Disaster ReliefWithin CARAT

8 April 2010SE Asia Senior Leadership Seminar, Manila

CDR Troy AmundsonCARAT OfficerCOMLOG WESTPAC

ASEAN

• ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM)– Heads of national agencies responsible for disaster management– Overall responsibility for coordinating regional activities– Developed ASEAN Regional Programme on Disaster Management (ARPDM)

• Outlines regional strategy

• Identifies priority areas

• Plan activities for disaster reduction

• Priority project: establishment of an ASEAN Regional Disaster Management Framework to include:

– Development of a regional agreement on disaster management and response

– Develop standard operating procedures to operationalize disaster response

– Conduct of simulation exercises

HADR in the Context of ASEAN

• Differences in planned reactions from country to country– Local government– Police– Military– Other government organizations– Non-government organizations

• Expectations vs capabilities– What do different governments expect from their militaries regarding HADR?– Can our militaries meet expectations?

• Don’t re-invent the plan– Practice and enhance procedures already published by ASEAN– Boardroom discussions, no established program to train

Military Disaster Responses

Consider National Differences

• What can a Navy provide in response to a disaster?– Organization of response

• Work with other organizations

• Local gov, etc

– Movement of supplies, evacuation of civilians• Air

• Overland

• Sea

– Communications– Water production…key to Hurricane Katrina response– Manpower– Medical response– Security– Naval engineers…emergency stabilization, clearing– Search and rescue…helo, fixed wing– Initial damage assessment…UAV, manned aircraft, capable vehicles

Naval Service Capabilities

Wide Range of Possible Response

• Previous HADR related CARAT activities– 2009:

• Medical triage supported by land forces after landslide

• Search and Rescue

• Amphib landing in preparation of area needing relief

• CARAT maintains Maritime Security focus but…

• What HADR capability should we train to within CARAT?– Basic interoperability throughout region to start– Practice established ASEAN procedures– Standardized throughout SE Asia

• Bottom line…– Select 1-2 activities for first year

• Tabletop exercises, symposium

• Practice during sea phase if applicable

– Develop core capability and build each year

CARAT as a Facilitator

Develop an Incremental Program

• Previous HADR related CARAT activities– 2009:

• Medical triage supported by land forces after landslide

• Search and Rescue

• Amphib landing in preparation of area needing relief

• CARAT maintains Maritime Security focus but…

• What HADR capability should we train to within CARAT?– Basic interoperability throughout region to start– Practice established ASEAN procedures– Standardized throughout SE Asia

• Bottom line…– Select 1-2 activities for first year

• Tabletop exercises

• Practice during sea phase if applicable

– Develop core capability and build each year

CARAT as a Facilitator

Develop an Incremental Program

Organization of responseMovement of supplies

AirOverlandSea

CommunicationsWater productionManpowerMedical responseSecurityConstructionSearch and rescueInitial damage assessment

Execution of Plan

• Interoperability activities…symposium discussion…1 day, 5-15 personnel1. Standardized communication, terms discussion

2. Initial disaster area arrival plan

3. Development of operational disaster response structure

4. Initial coordination of basic supplies…food, water

5. Initial coordination of medical resources

6. More topics as desired

• Evac to military field hospital

• Discuss during summer 2010 phases (33 days away)– Brunei, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

• Implement with fall 2010 phases– Philippines, Cambodia, Bangladesh

• Continue in 2011 with remaining CARAT partners

Questions?