Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Support to Humanitarian Relief Operations within the United States: Where Everyone is in Charge

Abstract

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support to humanitarian relief operations within the United States has been a hot topic of discussion among the leadership of the military, federal government, and state governments since Hurricane Katrina. These organizations have deemed ISR support essential to conducting timely, effective, and responsive relief operations. However, ISR support to humanitarian relief operations within the United States suffers due to a lack of unity of command and a lack of unity of effort within NORTHCOM, its subordinate units, and its interagency partners. NORTHCOM must improve its operational ISR support by developing pre-existing ISR plans, establishing standing command relationships, improving information sharing through interoperable communications, creating a liaison officer plan, reviewing legal restrictions and modifying them if necessary, and developing and conducting more frequent and challenging exercises. These improvements will allow ISR support to be more effective during humanitarian relief operations within the United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 2008
Accession Number
ADA484486

Entities

People

  • Jennifer P. Sovada

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Exchange
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • State Governments
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command

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  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Systems Analysis and Design