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OA Support to Stabilisation Operations in Iraq. Jarrod Cornforth ISMOR August 2003. OA Use during Stabilisation. OA is being used for many tasks during the Stabilisation Phase, including: Measures of Effectiveness (MOE) Future Iraqi Army Civil and Judicial Assessment Database Design
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OA Support to Stabilisation Operations in Iraq Jarrod Cornforth ISMOR August 2003
OA Use during Stabilisation • OA is being used for many tasks during the Stabilisation Phase, including: • Measures of Effectiveness (MOE) • Future Iraqi Army • Civil and Judicial Assessment • Database Design • This presentation will concentrate on the MOE work
OA Use by the Military • This Presentation is Only Giving Examples • OA was not seen as Technical Experts • OA was not seen as something new • OA was seen as neutral and impartial • OA was seen as a excellent and auditable ‘second opinion’ • OA was used as a resource for providing structured and logical processes
Who OA Directly Worked For • EQUIPMENT SP • LOG SP • EPW HANDLING • JOINT MILITARY COMMITTEE • GEO • NBCR • COS • 3 CDO – Various Cells • 7 ARMD – Various Cells • 16 AA – Various Cells • Directly asked from Sergeants to Full Colonels • GS PLANS • G3 OPS SP • PROVOST • G5 • MEDIA • INFO OPS • PSY OPS • G6 • G2 • DEEP OPS • ARTY OPS • MED EVAC • MED SP
What is MOE? • Measures of Effectiveness (MOE) • MOE is a campaign monitoring process, to measure the progress towards the end-state and often the country’s return to ‘normality’. • A quantitative Measure of the Situation using operational data and data collected by foot patrols.
Previous Experience • Measures of Effectiveness have been used successfully before in: • Bosnia • Kosovo • Afghanistan (Kabul) • There is no ‘one size fits all’. Each Operations requires tailor made MOE.
Return to ‘Normality’ • Base Case? • Tomislavgrad • Historic Case • Before 1991 Gulf War / Saddam • Model City/Country? • Milton Keynes • Measures of Effectiveness • Trend analysis, stabilisation/recovery/deterioration
Problems Faced • There was no ‘normality’ • Scarce Resources • A war was going on • Other Priorities for Unit/HQ Branches • Education of the Division
What Data was Wanted? • Availability of: • Food • Water (Drinking/Utility) • Shelter • Local Area Stability • Attacks on Patrol/Civilians • Crime • Market activity • Public Reaction to Presence of the Coalition Forces and their immediate concerns
Options • Use data already available: • Unit Reports • Branch Reports • Intelligence Summaries • Media Reports • NGO Reports • Create our own data gathering resources • Questionnaires • Foot Patrol Collection Sheets
Who is Using it • GOC • COS • G5 (CIMIC) • G2 (Intelligence) • Royal Military Police • Info Ops • Bdes / BGs • Visitors
What it is Achieving • Overview/background of the situation • See indirect effects of Coalition Forces • Indicate potential difficulties before they arise • Prioritise areas for aid • Help with force protection – “hearts and minds” • Assist with information campaign • Reinforce IO/NGO co-ordination and Co-operation • Assist in Briefing VIPs/Media/Politicians • Altered as the situation altered