Suspended Disbelief: The Role of the Department of Defense in Interagency Foreign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response

Abstract

What actions, if any, will make foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster response (FHA/DR) operations in the Department of Defense (DOD) more effective? The requirement for interagency responses to events of great magnitude has created the need for leaders of those participating organizations to grasp what is required of them during those instances. The DOD will achieve increased effectiveness in FHA/DR operations by educating strategic and operational leaders on their authorities during FHA/DR operations. This fundamental education will lead directly to the informed achievement of clearly articulated strategic objectives, in whole or in part, through the more effective arrangement of tactical actions in time, space, or purpose.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 2015
Accession Number
AD1001870

Entities

People

  • William R. Soucie

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Military Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disaster Management
  • Disasters
  • Education
  • Emergency Response
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • United States Government
  • United States Pacific Command
  • United States Southern Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Space