Who's in Charge Here? Civil-Military Coordination in Humanitarian Assistance

Abstract

Recent humanitarian assistance/disaster relief missions highlight the challenges of coordinating with non-military agencies and demonstrate that U.S. military participation in these missions is best suited to a first-responder mindset. To enable this limited but essential role, the military and NGOs must improve in areas of information sharing and coordination at the operational-tactical level. Civil-military experience gained during HA/DR mission can also improve interaction in other scenarios and contribute to improving security at the theater-strategic level.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 2008
Accession Number
ADA484299

Entities

People

  • Robert Loughran

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Disaster Management
  • Disasters
  • First Responders
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Information Exchange
  • International Organizations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Security
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.