The Use of United States Military Police in Migrant/Refugee Relief Operations.

Abstract

The US military has a long historical involvement with migrant/ refugee relief operations, both at home and abroad. These missions are resource intensive, seldom quickly resolved, and often as not, have limited success at meeting their stated objectives. While the military has often been used in the past, it is not the preferred national asset for these type operations. If the military is to continue performing these type missions in order to meet national security objectives, it is absolutely imperative we do so in a manner that is suitable, feasible, and acceptable. This paper will examine the military's involvement in migrant/refugee relief operations from a historical perspective and as they exist today. Alternatives to military responses will be reviewed, focusing on ways to bring the other elements of nation power to bear in future operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 24, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326757

Entities

People

  • Lawrence A. Pippins

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Police
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Native Americans
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Systems Analysis and Design