Improving the U.S. Military's Response to Homeland Humanitarian Assistance Operations

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) has a long history of supplying Homeland Humanitarian Assistance (HHA) in support of over-tasked state and local agencies. Hurricanes Andrew and Katrina highlighted the limitations of the current ad-hoc based approach to dealing with these disasters in the United States. Measures are required to improve speed of response and unity of effort and better prepare the Military to respond to anticipated future catastrophes. This paper provides a brief history of the regulations and participation in HHA by the military. Possible improvements examined include, training a core staff at NORTHCOM to support the mission, pre-designating and training a seasonal Joint Task Force (JTF) commander and staff for HHA, the establishment of a standing JTF-HHA, or the establishment of a standing Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) for HHA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 2006
Accession Number
ADA463874

Entities

People

  • Joseph O'brien

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.