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Office of Defense Cooperation Canberra, Australia. Major Mark S. Riley 28 October 2008. “ The United States places great value on its unique relationships with the United Kingdom and Australia, whose forces stand with the US military in Iraq,
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Office of Defense CooperationCanberra, Australia Major Mark S. Riley 28 October 2008
“The United States places great value on its unique relationships with the United Kingdom and Australia, whose forces stand with the US military in Iraq, Afghanistan and many other operations. These close military relations are models for the breadth and depth of cooperation that the United States seeks to foster with other allies and partners around the world.” - 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review Report Office of Defense Cooperation
Mission • Provide security assistance and advice to Australia • Identify, develop, and advocate programs that strengthen interoperability and the alliance with Australia • Assist military and commercial entities with defense related issues • Reduce US defense costs and enhance interoperability through cooperative agreements and programs Office of Defense Cooperation
Organization Office of Defense Cooperation
Office of Defense Cooperation Relationships Ambassador Combatant Command (PACOM) US Country Team Host Nation Coalition/Allies (Where Appropriate) Industry AT&L, DSCA, Joint Staff, MILDEPS
Office of Defense Cooperation Australian Relationships Capability Development DMO DSTO Other Gov’t Agencies Strategy Local Industry ADF HQ
Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Case Management • ODC Australia supports: • Pre-Letter of Request activity • Country team assessments, site surveys • Program management reviews • Execution of rapid acquisition cases • Open Cases: ~ 460 valued at US$8.5B • US FY 07: 108 new cases valued at US$3.1B • ‘08 Projections ~ US$1-2B • Recent major cases: C-17, M1A1, numerous rapid acquisitions Office of Defense Cooperation
Armaments Cooperation • Australian Defense Armaments Cooperation (ADAC) • Key MOUs • Land Forces Capability Modernization • Special Forces Equipment Capability • Project Agreements • Experimentation • Networking • C4ISR • Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) • Bottomline: Robust relationship Office of Defense Cooperation
Summary • A strong and stable relationship • A valued bilateral relationship • Tremendous potential for growth in support of: • Transformation • Interoperability • Ongoing coalition operations Office of Defense Cooperation
Office of Defense CooperationCanberra, Australia http://canberra.usembassy.gov/odc/