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    2. KEY POINTS MISSION IS MULTI-FACETED MORE THAN JOINT AND COMBINED WARFIGHTING SPECIFIED TASKS TO SUPPORT REGIONAL STABILITY ENSURE FREE MARKET ACCESS TO REGIONAL RESOURCES SUPPORT THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS COUNTER THE PROLIFERATION OF WMD, DRUGS, TERRORISM, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE OTHER POINTS / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NONE KEY POINTS MISSION IS MULTI-FACETED MORE THAN JOINT AND COMBINED WARFIGHTING SPECIFIED TASKS TO SUPPORT REGIONAL STABILITY ENSURE FREE MARKET ACCESS TO REGIONAL RESOURCES SUPPORT THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS COUNTER THE PROLIFERATION OF WMD, DRUGS, TERRORISM, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE OTHER POINTS / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NONE

    3. ORGANIZATION

    6. INSTABILITY AND CONFLICT THROUGHOUT THE AOR

    7. Command Surgeon’s Mission Coordinate military medical operations and medical support to the full spectrum of combat operations. Provide system integration and oversight with emphasis on: - Force Health Protection - Responsive & adequate medical capability - Synchronize component & coalition medical support Manage Theater Joint Blood Program Coordinate Inter & Intra Theater Patient Evacuation Anticipate and respond to emerging requirements and anticipate follow on missions This is a restated version of the mission statement from the Health Service Support chapter of the CINC’s Warfighting Instructions dated 1 Nov 97 (Ch 11, CCR 525-1 Vol I). The mission statement considers plans and operations as well as Force Medical Protection measures, humanitarian assistance programs and host nation support arrangements. The Joint Blood Program and Patient Movement Centers are established within the Boards, Bureaus, Centers and Offices necessary to exercise the CINC’s directive authority. This is a restated version of the mission statement from the Health Service Support chapter of the CINC’s Warfighting Instructions dated 1 Nov 97 (Ch 11, CCR 525-1 Vol I). The mission statement considers plans and operations as well as Force Medical Protection measures, humanitarian assistance programs and host nation support arrangements. The Joint Blood Program and Patient Movement Centers are established within the Boards, Bureaus, Centers and Offices necessary to exercise the CINC’s directive authority.

    8. This is a war between the forces of “Moderation” and the forces of “Extremist” Ideology. “The front line of this war thrust upon us may run through each house. There is no rear or neutral zone in this war.” President V. Putin WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING OVER?

    9. PAR(1 January 2005) US MILITARY: 217,000 Army: 145,000 Marines: 34,000 NAVY: 16,000 AF: 22,000 Coast Guard: 400 COALITION: 30,500 CIVILIAN: 27,500 TOTAL: 275,000

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    19. CHARACTERIZING THE IRAQI ENEMY Four Main Groups Former Regime Elements Terrorists, Extremists, & Foreign Fighters Shia Oppositionists Criminals: weapons marketing, smuggling, & kidnappings Common Objective: Coalition failure Destabilize Interim Iraqi Government Divergent Objectives: Former regime elements seek to regain power Extremists & terrorists desire an Islamic State Enemy will continue attacks and escalate violence through the election period. Terrorists & extremists will attempt significant increase in attacks to prevent emergence of moderate government.

    20. II. ANTI-IRAQI COALITION STRATEGY Discredit and paralyze Interim Iraqi Government Isolate & discredit coalition through violence, intimidation, and the use of media Disrupt formation of Iraqi Security Forces Impede economic stability by attacking key infrastructure Capitalize on shared ideology of “anti-occupation” Expand coordination between networks and groups Enhance external resources network III. IRAQ WAY AHEAD Kill / Capture Anti-Coalition Militia (ACM) Support Interim Iraqi Governance Support to the election process Build security sector capacity

    21. THREAT: EXTREMIST MOVEMENT Disguised as a return to Fundamental (Salafist) Islam Plays upon humiliation, blame, and need to restore Islamic glory (Arab-Israeli War defeat, OEF and OIF losses were due to religiously corrupt leaders; West seeks to destroy Islam) Continued progressive messages by terrorist leaders about blame and who is responsible for Muslim oppression Saudi regime, U.S., Israel, Allies of U.S. and secular regional regimes Extremists use blame, hatred, & perverted interpretation of Islam to recruit & justify global terrorism Messages emphasize that West is attacking Islam, therefore it is the religious duty of all to fight to save Islam Genuine ideological movement Powerful motivations of revenge, power, and control

    22. ELECTIONS ARE… “THE ENEMY OF THE ENEMY.”

    28. I. HOA ELEMENTS OF INSTABILITY Weak or no government capabilities to combat terrorism Porous borders, large expanses of ungoverned spaces, & security force corruption Ethiopia-Eritrea border tensions Sudan Civil War Economic instability throughout region Poor Medical Indicators: IMR, Life Expectancy, BR, DR, Disease (HIV/AIDS) Corruption Arms trafficking II. HOA WAY AHEAD Strategic blocking action that prevents the migration of terrorists into Arabian Peninsula

    29. Find, fix, and finish extremist/terrorist leadership Stabilize Afghanistan Stabilize Iraq Build capability in HOA Keep terrorist networks under pressure worldwide Organize international/interagency efforts for synergy Win intelligence battle Gain initiative in battle of perceptions Help nations help themselves…enable moderation and instill hope for a better future Enhance trans-regional partnerships to defeat the Extremists movement. SUMMARY

    30. CENTCOM AOR WAY AHEAD

    31. WHAT I NEED FROM YOU… Pre/post deployment processing Immunization currency Medical screening… military and civilian. Training… train the way you fight! Shortfalls OK… timing of shortfalls not OK! Trained as a Service unit… but deployed as a Joint unit: interchangeable vs. interoperable Send “A” Team! Keep your head in the fight!

    32. …WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM ME? CENTCOM AOR Guidance: http://recluse.centcom.smil.mil/ccsg Honest validation of Joint Medical Requirements QUESTIONS?

    33. “Do not try to do too much with your own hands. Better the Arabs do it tolerably than you do it perfectly. It is their war, and you are here to help them, not to win it for them. Actually, also, under the very odd conditions of Arabia, your practical work will not be as good as, perhaps, you think it is. It may take them longer and it may not be as good as you think, but if it is theirs, it will be better”

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