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Haiti Disaster Relief: Logistics is the Operation
Author: Vohr, James A, Colonel
Publication info: Military Review 91.4 (Jul/Aug 2011): 76-82.
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Abstract: [...] any U.S. military common operational picture must include the activities of the interagency, the international community, and nongovernmental organizations. A focus on preventing an environmental tragedy from devolving into political violence and chaos accounted for early decisions to deploy the 2nd Brigade of the
82nd Airborne Division, the Global Response Force. Because of airfield limitations, deploying a force capable of ensuring security came at the expense of deploying other capabilities, mostly logistics capabilities.
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Full text: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OPERATIONS are logistics centric operations. In contrast to other operations, logistics as a Joint function becomes the main effort. Joint operations typically emphasize command and control, maneuver, fires, and intelligence. In humanitarian assistance, the value of military forces is logistics command, control, and execution. When a Joint task force (JTF) arrives to respond to a disaster, it is a behemoth of capability compared to all other interagency, international, and nongovernmental agencies. The unique capability that makes a Joint task force valuable is the ability to organize and execute logistics operations in a chaotic environment.
Operation Unified Response in Haiti was no different. The essential task that defined success was the rapid distribution of sustainment to the Haitian people. The responsiveness of Joint Task Force Haiti was essential; getting there saved lives while influencing the strategic communications battle in meeting the response expectations of the international community.
Humanitarian Assistance Considerations
This article uses lessons learned from Operation Unified Response to present the following considerations for
humanitarian
Haiti Disaster Relief: Logistics is the Operation
Author: Vohr, James A, Colonel
Publication info: Military Review 91.4 (Jul/Aug 2011): 76-82.
ProQuest document link
Abstract: [...] any U.S. military common operational picture must include the activities of the interagency, the international community, and nongovernmental organizations. A focus on preventing an environmental tragedy from devolving into political violence and chaos accounted for early decisions to deploy the 2nd Brigade of the
82nd Airborne Division, the Global Response Force. Because of airfield limitations, deploying a force capable of ensuring security came at the expense of deploying other capabilities, mostly logistics capabilities.
Links: Linking Service
Full text: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OPERATIONS are logistics centric operations. In contrast to other operations, logistics as a Joint function becomes the main effort. Joint operations typically emphasize command and control, maneuver, fires, and intelligence. In humanitarian assistance, the value of military forces is logistics command, control, and execution. When a Joint task force (JTF) arrives to respond to a disaster, it is a behemoth of capability compared to all other interagency, international, and nongovernmental agencies. The unique capability that makes a Joint task force valuable is the ability to organize and execute logistics operations in a chaotic environment.
Operation Unified Response in Haiti was no different. The essential task that defined success was the rapid distribution of sustainment to the Haitian people. The responsiveness of Joint Task Force Haiti was essential; getting there saved lives while influencing the strategic communications battle in meeting the response expectations of the international community.
Humanitarian Assistance Considerations
This article uses lessons learned from Operation Unified Response to present the following considerations for
humanitarian