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NMIA Brief

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO. United States Central Command. NMIA Brief. Tampa, FL 17 Sep 2012. 1. UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO. Area of Responsibility. UNCLASSIFIED. 2. UNCLASSIFIED. UNCLASSIFIED. Characteristics of the USCENTCOM AOR. World’s most energy-rich region 64% of world’s petroleum reserves

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NMIA Brief

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  1. UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO United States Central Command NMIA Brief Tampa, FL 17 Sep 2012 1 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

  2. Area of Responsibility UNCLASSIFIED 2 UNCLASSIFIED

  3. UNCLASSIFIED Characteristics of the USCENTCOM AOR • World’s most energy-rich region • 64% of world’s petroleum reserves • 46% of natural gas reserves • Strategic choke points • Bab al Mandab • Suez Canal • Strait of Hormuz • State on state tensions • Religious, ethnic, and tribal tensions • Terrorism, Proliferation, Counter-Narcotics, State to State Conflict • Inadequate economic development, insufficient basic services, and poor governance • 20 Countries Spanning 4.6M Sq Miles • 530 Million People and 4 Major Religions • 18 Major Languages/22 Ethnic Groups UNCLASSIFIED

  4. FAOs in CENTCOM • 90 FAO/RAS authorized on CENTCOM JTD • 53 Army (including 3 reservists) • 35 Air Force • 0 Navy • 2 USMC • DIA authorizations are additional • Various requirements for deployed personnel Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq • 30 on JMDs • Various deployed personnel

  5. FAOs in CENTCOM Multiple regions/languages represented • Middle East (Arabic, Farsi • South Asia (Urdu, Pushtu, Dari) • Eurasia (Russian, Central Asian languages)

  6. FAOs in the AOR • Attaches • Represented in 19 of 20 embassies (Damascus is temporarily closed) • Varying sizes from 2 to 5 attaches • FAO/RAS in all locations • Deployed Personnel • 30 Authorizations on JMD • 20 Army/10 USAF • Represented on various manning documents • Deployed personnel from various FAO regions • HQDA policy to “get FAOs into the fight”

  7. FAOs in the AOR Security Cooperation Offices • 19 offices in 17 countries • 3 in KSA; None in Syria/Iran • CSTC-A not yet a security cooperation office • Most manpower is not FAO • 37 FAOs; 800+ personnel involved in security cooperation • Skill sets reflect programs, i.e. Air Defense in UAE, F15 pilots in Saudi Arabia; F16 pilots and maintainers around AOR • FAOs/RAS in all countries

  8. UNCLASSIFIED AOR SECURITY COOPERATION OFFICES Theater Personnel Snapshot : Permanent Positions = 231 Augmentees (approx) = 300 Case Funded Personnel = 300 Total (approx) = 831 Personnel KAZAKHSTAN 3 Positions UZBEKISTAN 2 Positions KYRGYZSTAN 3 Positions TURKMENISTAN 2 Positions TAJIKISTAN 2 Positions IRAQ 266 Augmentees KUWAIT 14 Positions (+)13Case Funded LEBANON 7 Positions AFGHANISTAN TBD BAHRAIN 8 Positions EGYPT 53 Positions PAKISTAN 13 Positions (+) 30 Augmentees SAUDI ARABIA 73 Positions (+) 272 Case Funded UAE 12 Positions JORDAN 19 Positions OMAN 8 Positions YEMEN 5 Positions QATAR 7 Positions UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED

  9. FAOs in Security Cooperation Offices • Cultural awareness and language skills • Comfort in working with partners • Prior experience in region and in embassies • Know the ground; made the rounds • FAO Families • Multiple tours and willingness to extend

  10. FAOs in CENTCOM HQs • 43 Authorized • 21 Army; 21 USAF; 1 USMC • J5 • Security Cooperation/FMS • Plans • J2 • Analysis • Intel Cooperation • J4 • Multi-National Logistics

  11. FAOs in CENTCOM HQs • Benefits • Small pool of regional expertise at the strategic level in HQs • “Ukistan” and “Ertra” • On the ground experience outside of Iraq and Afghanistan • Who has been to Damscus? • Master’s degrees • Personal knowledge of key AOR players • King of Jordan; UAE CHOD; DepMinDef in KSA • Duties • Prep CDR for travel; travel with CDR; Crisis and Deliberate Planning; Bilats with AOR partners; inteland logistics cooperation; • Aide to CENTCOM CDR; CAG Chief to ISAF CDR • One GO; BG Matt Brand in Pakistan

  12. SDO/DATT • 16 SDO/DATTs • None in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia • 3 FO/GOs as SDO DATTs • 13 FAO/RAS serving as SDO DATTs • 10 CENTCOM-sourced; 6 DIA sourced • Lessons Learned • Positives • COCOM sourcing is best where there are operational activities • Key is that SDO DATT is senior by rank • Never 2 O6s or O5s

  13. UNCLASSIFIED FAOs in CENTCOM • Key to Security Cooperation • Building relationships; executing programs; explaining the realities on the ground • Can’t get enough • But don’t sacrifice training to increase strength Building Cooperative Partnerships… UNCLASSIFIED

  14. Questions? UNCLASSIFIED 14 UNCLASSIFIED

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