Planning for Humanitarian Assistance Operations.

Abstract

The Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) conducted a study to identify and analyze alternative ways the Marine Corps might consider to improve its ability to conduct humanitarian assistance operations (HAOs). To achieve this objective we (1) examined how the military has conducted HAOs in the past; (2) identified alternative ways the military can conduct these operations; and (3) assessed the relative costs of these alternatives in terms of changes in organization, education and training, doctrine and documentation, and equipment and supplies. This study is co-sponsored by the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) and I Marine Expeditionary Force (IMEF). This paper addresses how the Marines and the military in general can improve their ability to plan an HAO. It is one of a series of papers on the U.S. Marine Corps and HAOs. Other papers in this series address legal issues, training, psychological operations (PSYOP) and civil affairs, logistics and engineering, command relationships, measures of effectiveness (MOEs), and coordination with relief organizations during HAOs 1-7.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA332208

Entities

People

  • Sandra L. Newett

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Affairs
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Military Science
  • Psychological Operations
  • Public Health
  • Training
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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