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Assets and Capabilities

DOD Civil Affairs. Assets and Capabilities. The MHS: Healthcare to Health. Kenneth Shedarowich, LTC, SP, USAR. January 30 th , 2012. USACAPOC (A). Conflict of Interest Disclosure Kenneth Shedarowich, LTC, USAR. Has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

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Assets and Capabilities

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  1. DOD Civil Affairs Assets and Capabilities The MHS: Healthcare to Health Kenneth Shedarowich, LTC, SP, USAR January 30th, 2012 USACAPOC (A)

  2. Conflict of Interest DisclosureKenneth Shedarowich, LTC, USAR Has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

  3. DOD Civil Affairs Assets • Army • Active component / Reserve component • Navy • Active component / Reserve component • Marine Corps • Active component / Reserve component • Air Force • Active component

  4. ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS • Active Component • United States Special Operations Command (USASOC) • Two Brigades (BDE) 95th and 85th • Generalized Civil Affairs Operators • Officer (38A) • Enlisted (38B) • Airborne-qualified

  5. ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS • Active Component (continued) • Civil Affairs elements can be rapidly deployed worldwide • No functional specialties • Can serve as the core of a Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force (JCMOTF) • Organizations supported by AC CA • Special Operation Forces (SOF) - 95th BDE • General Purpose Forces (GPF) – 85th BDE

  6. ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS • Reserve Component • United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC (A)) • 4 CACOMs • 2 POGs • Generalized and functional specialty civil affairs operators • Limited airborne capabilities

  7. ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS • Reserve Component (continued) • Functional Specialties(Civilian acquired skills) • Rule of law • Economic stability • Infrastructure • Governance • Public health and welfare • Public education and information

  8. ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS • Reserve Component (continued) • Psychological Operation Groups (POGs) • 2nd POG and 7th POG • Military Information Support Operations (MISO) • Organizations supported by RC CA and POGs • GPF • SOF (select BNs and Groups)

  9. NAVY CIVIL AFFAIRS • Active/Reserve Component • Marine Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST) • Active: 17 (5) person Maritime Civil Affairs Teams • R/C: 15 (5) person Maritime Civil Affairs Teams • MCAST’s mission is to: • Assess, plan and execute civil affairs activities in a maritime operational environment • Cultural and Language training • Mission specific

  10. NAVY CIVIL AFFAIRS • Active/Reserve Component (continued) • Maritime specific functions: • Commercial port operations • Harbor and channel construction and maintenance • Marine and fisheries resources • General CA functions & functional specialties • Organizations Supported • GPF • SOF (Maritime focus)

  11. MARINE CORPS CIVIL AFFAIRS • Active/Reserve Component • Two Active Civil Affairs Groups (CAG) • Operators work as secondary mission • Two Reserve Civil Affairs Groups (CAG) • Operators work as primary mission • Generalized Civil Affairs Operators • Officers (0530) • Enlisted (0531)

  12. MARINE CORPS CIVIL AFFAIRS • Active/Reserve Component (continued) • Rule of law • Economic stability • Infrastructure • Governance • Public health and welfare • Public education and information

  13. MARINE CORPS CIVIL AFFAIRS • Active/Reserve Component (continued) • Perform general purpose and functional specialty missions according to their 7 Mission Essential Tasks (METELs) • METELs • MET 1: PROVIDE FORCES (MAGTF) • MET 2: PROVIDE FORCES (REGIMENT/BATTALION) • MET 3: FACILITATE POPULACE AND RESOURCE CONTROL

  14. MARINE CORPS CIVIL AFFAIRS • Active/Reserve Component (continued) • METELs (continued) • MET 4: FACILITATE FOREIGN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE • MET 5: FACILITATE NATION ASSISTANCE • MET 6: MANAGE CIVIL INFORMATION • MET 7: FACILITATE SUPPORT TO CIVIL ADMINISTRATION • Organizations supported • Marine Expeditionary Forces

  15. AIR FORCE CIVIL AFFAIRS • Medical Regional Health Specialty Team • One Officer / One Enlisted • Specialties • In-depth strategic health policy and interagency (IA) planning to military and non-military operations • Language, cultural insight and specific AOR health sector information • Peacetime and wartime support • Security-Stabilization-Transition-Reconstruction Operations

  16. AIR FORCE CIVIL AFFAIRS • Medical Regional Health Specialty Team • Organizations Supported: • AFFOR • JTF HQS • SOF • GPF

  17. DOD CIVIL AFFAIRS ASSETS • Utilization of civil affairs assets: • Understand Geographic Combatant Commander’s intent • Joint CA assets may be better than utilizing only one service component • Integration of MISO assets increase success of Civil-Military Operations (CMO)

  18. DOD CIVIL AFFAIRS ASSETS • Utilization of civil affairs assets (continued) • Plan exit strategy for CA assets • CMOs are driven by environment • Peacetime • Contingency • Wartime

  19. CONCLUSION Questions?

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