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ISAF COIN Advisory & Assistance Team (CAAT)

ISAF COIN Advisory & Assistance Team (CAAT). 29 October 09. “We need to think and act very differently to be successful.” GEN Stanley A. McChrystal Commander, ISAF. Agenda. Problem/Solution Mission and Intent CAAT Employment Strategy

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ISAF COIN Advisory & Assistance Team (CAAT)

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  1. ISAFCOIN Advisory & Assistance Team(CAAT) 29 October 09 “We need to think and act very differently to be successful.” GEN Stanley A. McChrystal Commander, ISAF

  2. Agenda • Problem/Solution • Mission and Intent • CAAT Employment Strategy • Organizational Design • Network of Partners • Discussion

  3. Problem • Units and organizations arrive in theater at different levels of COIN training and expertise. • Insufficient or no unity of effort for COIN from RC to RC, between Civil/Military, and among NATO Allies. • Inadequate visibility for COMISAF on implementation of COIN approach/best practices.

  4. Solution • A credible Combined, Civil/Military, Multi-disciplinary element(s), versed in all aspects of COIN, capable of traveling throughout the theater of operations and conducting the following missions: • Augment the continuous, formal dialog between COMISAF and subordinate Commanders/Civilian Leadership. • A second set of eyes that provides unbiased, critical analysis, and recommended solutions. (COMISAF’s two way feedback mechanism). • Over watch key transitional points in the campaign such as RIP/TOA, major increases/decreases of forces in specific regions, task organization and command relationship changes. • Teach, coach, and mentor BCT/BN CDRs, Civilian Leadership, and their respective staffs, on the conduct of integrated COIN operations. • Capture best practices and lessons learned and rapidly disseminate to the force. • Focuses on integrated approach to COIN: staff synchronization, inter-agency, PRT, Afghan capacity building, STRATCOM, KLEs, and ANSF partnering. • Help Develop Learning Organizations. Build “Afghan Hands”.

  5. Mission Statement and Intent1 of 2 • Mission:Assist commanders to integrate all aspects of COIN operations • Purpose: To assist Commanders, identify trends, and disseminate lessons learned, in order to facilitate ISAF organizational and cultural change • Key tasks: • Understand how COMISAF intent is being operationalized in each Regional Command • Provide a review of staffing processes that advance or impede COIN efforts • Identify best COIN practices and disseminate throughout the theater and national training bases

  6. Mission Statement and Intent2 of 2 Key tasks (continued): • Establish consistent collaboration with national training bases and institutions to maintain relevancy regarding current theater trends • Enhance situational awareness/understanding of ISAF COIN efforts in cooperation with AFGHAN partners • Facilitate unity of effort through a fully integrated civ/mil team that leverages a combined approach to COIN and builds Afghan capacity End State:A combined AFGHAN & ISAF team conducting effective COIN operations across all lines of effort

  7. CAAT Employment Strategy RC North CAAT Mazar-e-Sharif Turkmenistan RC(North) Iran RC East CAAT Bagram CAAT HQ Team ISAF HQ Kabul RC West CAAT Herat Pakistan RC (East) RC(West) • Information Cell augmentation • RC CAAT advises and assists COIN efforts based on RC Commander requirements • RC CAAT push requirements and pull resources for the RC Commands • RC CAAT capability will build OCT-FEB RC South CAAT Kandahar RC(South)

  8. KABUL CAAT TEAM OF-4 ANSF CAAT Team LDR OF-4 ISAF / NATO Special Advisor CSM Hall US Mil 5 Contractors 19 USG 2 AFGHAN 3 NATO _2 Total 31 OR-8 CSM Special Advisor / COS Executive Officer Irregular Warfare Advisor PM Logistics OPS Officer Information Cell Chief Sr Analyst Interpreters Interpreters OPS Research & Analysis Cell Wash DC Interagency FBI LNO Counter Narco (DEA) Police Specialist SIGINT/ISR Knowledge Management OF-3/4 Civil Affairs OF-4 SOF Officer Part Timers /SME’s HUMINT/CI IT/ Web Spec I/O Rule of Law Contracting CERP Specialist Cultural Spec Lessons Learned OF-3

  9. RC CAAT TEAM US Mil 2 Contractors 5 USG 0 AFGHAN 3 NATO _1 Total 11 OF-3 ANSF OF-3/4 Team LDR OF-3/4 ISAF / NATO Interpreters I/II OR-7/8 TM NCOIC COIN Specialist COIN Specialist Cultural/Tribal Specialist Info/ Ops Specialist

  10. Fusion Cell Augmentation US Mil 0 Contractors 16 USG 0 AFGHAN 0 NATO _0 Total 16

  11. Network of Partners JIWC, JCOA JFC-B NATO TNG Centers USJFCOM Provides Guidance on where to direct teams CAC Provides Manning & Expertise NTM-A ISAF Joint Command Shape Scenarios, LL’s, Guidance, Expertise HQ ISAF CTCs Advisory/ Assistance Team Collaborative Agency COIN Academy Regional Commands DoS Focused Guidance to teams, outbriefed on observations US Embassy USAID USAG AWG PACC CIV/MIL Expertise Liaison w/CTCs, Units, Organizations

  12. Discussion

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