Restructuring Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) Efforts for the Twenty First Century

Abstract

This paper underscores the critical need to incorporate conventional forces, as appropriate, into Department of Defense Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) programs in order to meet the challenge of a dramatically changed world following the events of 11 September 2001. The current policy of only allowing Special Operations Forces (SOF) to execute HMA efforts is ineffective and obsolete. Humanitarian Mine Action is an ideal method of engagement and a critical tool available to the geographic Combatant Commander in support of the National Security Strategy (NSS). This paper will examine the problem, propose alternatives and provide recommendations on how conventional forces may be utilized in HMA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2003
Accession Number
ADA415330

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Eyre

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Detection
  • Governments
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Operations
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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