Designing and Pre-Positioning Humanitarian Assistance Pack-Up Kits (HA PUKs) to Support Pacific Fleet Emergency Relief Operations

Abstract

The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review has emphasized the role of humanitarian assistance missions in winning the Global War on Terror. U.S. Pacific Fleet operates in an area prone to both terrorist recruitment and sudden-onset natural disasters that require humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The U.S. Navy has unique capabilities to deliver first-response humanitarian assistance. This thesis develops and suggests pre-positions for humanitarian assistance pack-up kits that contain emergency relief material commonly used in these missions in order to expedite delivery to those impacted by a disaster.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA462646

Entities

People

  • Valerie M. Mccall

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Disaster Management
  • Disasters
  • Health Services
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Logistics
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Natural Disasters
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • Terrain
  • United States Pacific Command
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Warfare
  • Water Purification

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