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COLONEL Andrew Plant Australian Defence Force

ASEAN Regional Forum Defence Officials’ Dialogue 18 March 2010 Regional Responses to Disaster Relief: Civil Military Cooperation & Coordination. COLONEL Andrew Plant Australian Defence Force. Overview. Australian context Case study OP Sumatra Assist Enhancing civil-military operations

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COLONEL Andrew Plant Australian Defence Force

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  1. ASEAN Regional Forum Defence Officials’ Dialogue18 March 2010Regional Responses to Disaster Relief: Civil Military Cooperation & Coordination COLONEL Andrew Plant Australian Defence Force

  2. Overview • Australian context • Case study • OP Sumatra Assist • Enhancing civil-military operations • Next steps

  3. Australian Context • Whole-of-government effort • Non-Defence lead – extensive consultation and coordination • Domestic lead: Attorney-General / Emergency Management Australia • International lead: Foreign Affairs / AusAID

  4. Australian Context Whole-of-government effort Non-Defence lead – extensive consultation and coordination Domestic lead: Attorney-General / Emergency Management Australia International lead: Foreign Affairs / AusAID Multi-agency, joint, international effort Host Government request Multinational / Non-Government presence

  5. Case Study – Op Sumatra Assist • 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami • Fourth largest earthquake of recent times • 275 000 people killed • 141 000 homes destroyed • 600 000 people lost their livelihood • Scale of response unprecedented - civilian and military agencies from many nations responded

  6. Case Study – Op Sumatra Assist • Defence Role • Provided humanitarian assistance at request of Indonesian Government. • Defence assistance was part of a multi-agency whole-of-government effort.

  7. Case Study – Op Sumatra Assist • Assistance included • Engineering teams • Medical teams • HMAS KANIMBLA (Amphibious Landing Platform) • Helicopters, engineering equipment, reconstruction stores

  8. Case Study – Op Sumatra Assist • Outcomes included: • 3700 medical treatments (AVH) • 70 aero-medical evacuations • 1200 tonnes of humanitarian aid distributed by air • 1700 large drains cleared • 1000m of road cleared

  9. Lessons Learned • Supporting Host Nation efforts • On request and with agreement of Host Nation • Step-by-step complementation of Host Nation needs and requirements • Respect Host Nation sovereignty • Supporting Contribution Nations’ efforts • Leverage existing relationships to achieve outcomes • This facilitates inter-agency cooperation and longer-term recovery

  10. Enhancing Civil-Military Operations • Agreements, guidelines and procedures • Resources to support planning and conduct • Education and training • Training courses • Conferences and seminars • Exercises

  11. Enhancing Civil-Military Operations • Agreements, guidelines and procedures • Resources to support planning and conduct • Education and training • Training courses • Conferences and seminars • Exercises • Common understanding and enhanced responses • Recognition of the ‘first response’ capabilities of the regions militaries

  12. NextSteps • Improve disaster response time/capacity • Promote common understanding of disaster response procedures for ARF members and gain better understanding of our respective capabilities. • The ARF Strategic Guidance on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief. • The ARF Disaster Relief Mapping Service

  13. Questions

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