Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief as a Core Military Competency

Abstract

Military forces in recent times have been called upon to perform a multitude of operations, from preserving peace and sovereignty to fighting in a full conflict war. These operations are expected to be performed by an organized military with sound planning, reliable efficiency, and watertight effectiveness. The current operating environment (COE) in Iraq and Afghanistan also call upon an armed force to perform operations between both ends of the spectrum (see Fig 1) such as Peace Enforcement, Counter Insurgency (COIN) and Counter Terrorism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 19, 2008
Accession Number
ADA500136

Entities

People

  • Tay K. Leong

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Disaster Management
  • Disasters
  • Doctrine
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Operations
  • Military Training
  • Natural Disasters
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Stability Operations
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Water Purification

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.