Multinational Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT)

1. Multinational Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT) What is MPAT? 20 July 2005 UNCLASSIFIED

2. Agenda • What is MPAT? • Multinational Force Standing Operating Procedures (MNF SOP) • MPAT Events • Way Ahead & Endstate

3. MPAT A cadre of military planners from nations with Asia-Pacific interests capable of rapidly augmenting a multinational force (MNF) headquarters (HQ) established to plan and execute coalition operations in response to military operations other than war (MOOTW) / small scale contingencies (SSC).

4. MPAT – A Multinational Program • Multinational venue to share MNF CTF HQ procedures • Maintains a cadre of MNF planners: • skilled in common crisis action planning procedures • available to rapidly augment a CTF HQ during a crisis • Develops habitual relationships among MPAT cadre • Meets periodically to: • share information & develop CTF HQ procedures (MNF SOP) • practice CTF HQ activation, formation, & planning processes • Includes interested nations, International Organizations (IOs), Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), & United Nations (UN) agencies MPAT PROGRAM BELONGS TO ALL INTERESTED NATIONS

5. MPAT Objectives & Methods • Improve Speed of Multinational Crisis Response • Improve Multinational Force Interoperability • Increase CTF Mission Effectiveness • Unity of Effort • Strengthen & Practice Common Crisis Action Planning Procedures • Develop and become familiar with common Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) for MNF CTF HQ

6. MPAT Participants Australia Bangladesh Brunei Canada East Timor France Fiji Germany India Indonesia Japan Korea Madagascar Malaysia Maldives Mauritius Mongolia Nepal New Zealand Papua New Guinea Russia Philippines Singapore Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Tonga Tuvalu UK US Vanuatu Vietnam (32 countries)

7. MNF SOP Purpose • Increase multinational force (MNF): • Speed of Initial Response • Interoperability • Overall Mission Effectiveness • Unity of Effort

8. MNF SOP Parameters • Multinational Document: • Ownership by MPAT nations is critical • Foundation reference for multinational crisis response • Not prescriptive, binding or directive: • Serves as a “guide” (start point) for multinational operations • Based on “Lead-Nation” Concept (one nation in lead) • Living, unsigned, web-based document (refinement institutionalized) • Focus is Operational Level – Coalition / Combined Task Force (CTF): • Primary focus: Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) • Support full range of small scale contingencies (SSCs)

9. Nation 4 Nation 1 MPAT CADRE MPAT CADRE Multinational Nation 5 Nation 2 Core Planning Staff - Lead Nation MPAT CADRE MPAT CADRE Nation 3 Nation 6 Force HQ MPAT CADRE MPAT CADRE JTF HQ Organization MNF CTF HQ Augmentation Single Nation Concept Lead Nation Concept CTF HQ JTF Joint Task Core Planning Staff Force HQ

10. TRANSITION EXECUTE DEPLOY PLAN Improving Response CTF TRANSITION Effectiveness Reduce Time & Increase Effectiveness! EXECUTE DEPLOY PLAN ESTABLISH CTF Improvement - X days X days Y days Time Improved speed of response through effective multinational force activation, forming, and planning

11. MPAT TE Workshop Schedule • TE-1 Nov 00: Manila (19 Countries) • TE-2 Feb 01: Bangkok (19 Countries) • TE-3 Jan 02: Korea (25 Countries) • TE-4 Aug 02: Singapore (25 Countries) • TE-5 Aug 03: Mongolia (22 Countries) • TE-6 Mar 04: Australia (25 Countries) • TE-7 Aug 04: India (26 Countries) • TE-8 Jul 05: Hawaii • TE-9 Mar 06: Thailand • TE-10 Jul 06: GPOI Capstone Event

12. MPAT Venues • MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS (TE): • CTF HQ Staff Planning Workshop • Scenario-driven planning event • MPAT Concept & SOP Development Workshop (CDW): • Develop MPAT Program Recommendations • Develop/Refine MNF SOP • MPAT Participation in Other Events: • PACOM CTF HQ (BK, CG & TS) Exercises • Seminars, Table-top Exercises, Wargames, etc. • Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) Support

13. MNF SOP & CDW Schedule • CDW-1 MAY 00: Hawaii (5 Countries) • CDW-2 JUL 00: Bangkok (7 Countries) • CDW-3 AUG 00: Hawaii (11 Countries) • CDW-4 JAN 01: Hawaii (16 Countries) • CDW-5 JUL 01: Hawaii (24 Countries) • CDW-6 JAN 02: Korea (25 Countries) • MNF SOP-1 MAR 02: Hawaii (17 Countries) • MNF SOP-2 JUN 02: Hawaii (18 Countries) • CDW-7 AUG 02: Singapore (25 Countries) • MNF SOP-3 FEB 03: Hawaii (18 Countries) • MNF SOP-4 JUN 03: Hawaii (21 Countries) • CDW-8 AUG 03: Mongolia (22 Countries) • MNF SOP-5 JAN 04: Hawaii (21 Countries) • MNF SOP-6 JUN 04: Hawaii (23 Countries) • MNF SOP-7 JAN 05: Cancelled due to Tsunami Relief Ops • MNF SOP-7 AUG 05: Hawaii • MNF SOP-8 JAN 06: Malaysia (Tentative)

14. MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS Workshops TE-1 TE-2 TE-3 TE-4 TE-5 TE-6 TE-7 Philippines Thailand Korea Singapore Mongolia Australia India 19 nations 19 nations 25 nations 25 nations 22 nations 25 nations 26 Nations “Completed Successfully” MNF SOP Workshops #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 MNF SOPMNF SOP Collaboration WebsiteMNFSOP Expansion Development& Refinement “Moving Forward” 1st Working Version 1 Version 1.3 Version 1.4a Version 1.5 MNF SOP Draft UN PKF HQ SOP Development MPAT Way Ahead Validate & Refine MNF SOP (Balikatan, Cobra Gold, Talisman Saber) Future TEs / GPOI Capstones: Hawaii (Jul 05) Thailand (Mar 06) Mongolia (Aug 06) Initial MPAT Concept Development Expand MPAT Partnerships & Multinational Readiness Multinational Cooperation & Interoperability

15. Building Relationships& Understanding MPAT Workshop & MNF SOP Info on the World Wide Web: www.apan-info.net Or send email to: mpat@mpat.org