MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS 27(TE-27)

Workshop Overview

23-31 July 20151

•What is MPAT?•TE-27 Overview•TE-27 Deliverables•Multinational Force Standing Operating Procedures (MNF SOP)

Agenda

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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 at the OPERATIONAL LEVEL

• In response to military –operations-other-than-war (MOOTW) / small scale contingencies (SSC)

MPAT Participants

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• 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

A Multinational Program

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• Improve Speed of Multinational Crisis Response

• Improve Multinational Force Interoperability

• Increase CTF Mission Effectiveness

• Unity of Effort

• Develop and become familiar with common Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) for MNF HQ and similar documents

• Strengthen & Practice Common Crisis Action Planning Procedures

MPAT Objectives & Methods

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Australia Bangladesh BruneiCambodia Canada East TimorFrance Fiji GermanyIndia Indonesia ItalyJapan Korea MalaysiaMaldives Mongolia NepalNew Zealand Papua New Guinea PhilippinesSingapore Solomon Islands Sri LankaThailand Tonga TuvaluUnited Kingdom United States Vanuatu

Vietnam

UN OCHA, WFP, ICRC, IFRC, others

MPAT Nations and Partners

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• MPAT SOP Development Workshop :– Develop MPAT Program

Recommendations– Develop / Refine MNF SOP

• MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS (TE):– CTF HQ Staff Planning Workshop– Scenario-driven planning event

• MPAT Participation in Other Events:– Multinational Exercises

– COBRA GOLD , BALIKATAN , TALISMAN SABER GEMA BHAKTI, VITAL PROSPECT, ETC.

– Seminars, Table-top Exercises, etc.– Regional & International Forums– Real World Crisis Response

– UNIFIED ASSISTANCE (2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami)

– OPERATION DAMAYON (2013 Typhoon Yolanda– Philippines)

– OPERATION SAHAYOGI HAAT (2015 Earthquake response-Nepal)

MPAT Venues

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MPAT Program

Military

CivilGovernment Humanitarians

UnifiedActionUnifiedAction

Building Relationships Building Capacity

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TEMPEST EXPRESS 27

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• Improved MPAT nations’ forces’ capabilities in:–Support to PHL disaster response operations,

–Support to international disaster response operations

–Use of existing MNF SOP and documents to plan for disaster response operations

•Testing and refinement of relevant portions of the Multinational Force Standing Operating Procedures (MNF SOP) and–The PHL-USA HADR Concept of Operations (CONOPS)

–The USPACOM Foreign Humanitarian Assistance CONOPS

TE-27 End State

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TE-27 Objectives

•Objective 1: Enhance MPAT Nations’ mission planning for military support to civilian-led disaster responses.

•Objective 2: Enhance multinational military capabilities for planning small scale contingency operations.

•Objective 3: Improve multinational military speed of response, interoperability, mission effectiveness and unity of effort for disaster response operations.

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TE-27 Participants

Nations Humanitarian Community

• UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

• Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs (CFE-DMHA)

• NDRRMC• MMDRRMC• MMDA

Total estimated number of participants 100-120

AustraliaBangladeshBruneiCambodiaCanadaFijiFranceGermanyIndonesiaJapanKorea MalaysiaMaldives

MongoliaNepalNew ZealandPhilippinesSingaporeSri LankaUnited KingdomUnited StatesVietnam

12XX nations

TE-27 Exercise Format

• Event Dates: 23-31 July 2015.• Location: InterContinental Hotel, Manila.• Operational-level, multinational planning activities.• Format: Academics followed by scenario-based planning in groups ending with out briefs to senior officers.

• Schedule:–Academics: 23-24 July(1½ days)–Planning Group Sessions: 25 & 27-30 July (5 days)

Mission Analysis: Mission Planning:

–Out briefs to Senior Officials: 31 July(½ day)

• Subject Matter Experts will circulate through all groups.

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TE-27 Schedule

Event Daily Start / Stop Times: 08:00 to 17:00Lunch from 12:00-13:00

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

July 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31 August 1TrainingHoliday

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Opening &Academics

Academics½ day

MissionPlanning

MissionPlanning

MissionPlanning

MissionPlanning

Out briefs & ClosingRe-Deploy

Arrivals MissionPlanning

TE-27 Academics

23 July 2015• AFP Overview• Regional Issues Overview• MPAT/MNF SOP Overview & TE-27 Deliverables

• International and Regional Disaster Responders

• Philippine Response Cluster System

• Humanitarian Community Overview

• Civil-Military Coordination in Disaster Relief & Complex Emergencies

24 July 2015• Military Decision Making Process – Multinational (MDMP-M)

• Multinational Coordination Center (MNCC)

• Pacific Disaster Center Response Tools

• Scenario Operational Intelligence Preparation of the Environment (OIPE)

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TE-27 Deliverables

Using an approved planning process and given

scenario, each Planning Group develops a Course-of-Action briefing for AFP Leadership approval on 31

July 2015

Group 1Earthquake ResponseMetro-Manila Region

(PHL-USA Only)

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TE-27 Deliverables

Group 2Earthquake ResponseMetro-Manila Region

(ASEAN-Multinational)

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Groups 1 & 2 Scenario:Metro-Manila Earthquake

Response• 22 JUL 2015, 18:52: A 7.2 magnitude

earthquake along the West Valley Fault strikes metro Manila

• Initial estimates:• 34,000 dead from quake, 20,000 dead from

resulting fires; 110,000 injured• 170,000 residential homes collapsed• 340,000 residences moderately damaged• 1 million people displaced• 9% of all government buildings and hospitals

collapsed or heavily damaged, 23% moderately damaged

• 350 10-30 story buildings collapsed or damaged • 14 30-60 story buildings collapsed/ or damaged• 500 major fires raged out of control, hot spots and haze remain

• 23 JULY 2015: Philippine Government requests international assistance• TE-27 AFP Officers at normal duty stations• TE-27 Foreign Officers working at respective Embassies; Embassy COMMS

remain operational• 24 JULY 2015: MPAT Nations’ Officers meet with AFP Officers to prepare

course of action to support Govt. of Philippines response• All MPAT Nations’ Officers are senior military representatives for

their respective nations

TE-27 Deliverables

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Group 3Typhoon ResponseVisayas Region PHL

(ASEAN-Multinational)

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Group 3 Scenario:Visayas Typhoon Response

Typhoon Molave (Kabayan)

• 19 JUL 2015, tropical depression east of Philippines become Typhoon Molave, grows to a Category 5 Super Typhoon

• 20 JUL 2015, 20:00 PHT, enters Philippines AOR, PAGASA labels typhoon “Kabayan”

• 22 JUL 2015, 04:40, Kabayan makes landfall at Guiuan, Eastern Samar. 1-minute sustained wind speeds of 315 km/h (194 mph)

• 22 JUL 2015, TY Kabayan makes landfall at: 07:00 PHT – Tolosa, Leyte; 12:00 PHT – Concepcion, Iloilo; and09:40 PHT – Daanbantayan, Cebu; 20:00 PHT – Busuanga, Palawan.10:40 PHT – Bantayan island, Cebu;

• 23 JUL 2015:• Government of the Philippines requests international assistance.• 15:30 PHT, TY Kabayan departs PHL Area of Responsibility, heading

west• 24 JUL 2015, MPAT Nations’ Officers meet with AFP Officers to prepare

course of action to support Govt. of Philippines response• All MPAT Nations’ Officers are senior military representatives for their

respective nations

Group 4Cyclone Response

Vanuatu(Multinational-Oceania)

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TE-27 Deliverables

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Group 4 Scenario:Vanuatu Cyclone Response

Cyclone Sophia• 18 July – Cyclone Sophia

generates near Tuvalu, builds strength as it turns south

• 22 July – Cyclone Sophia passes over Vanuatu and Port Vila causing extensive damage

• 23 July – Cyclone Sophia passes over New Caledonia causing minor damage

• 23 July – Vanuatu consents to international assistance; damage to New Caledonia does not require international assistance

• 24 July – MPAT Nations’ representatives convene in Nouméa, New Caledonia, to prepare a FRANZ-led course of action for international military support to the Government of Vanuatu disaster response operations

• All MPAT Nations representatives are senior military representatives for their respective nations

Port Vila

Nouméa

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Multinational ForceStanding Operating

Procedures(MNF SOP)

TE-27 MNF SOP Overview

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•Agreed-upon procedures required to improve multinational crisis response and capabilities by MPAT nations–Not prescriptive, binding or directive–Document left “unsigned” intentionally–Serves as a “guide” (start point)–A multinational document

Contributions from 31 nations, UN, civil government and humanitarian organizations

–Primary focus: Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW)

–Designed for a full range of small scale contingencies (SSCs)

–Used for all USPACOM Multinational Operations–Used for Joint Task Force Certification in ADF

•Use for planning guide at TE 27

MNF SOP Overview

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•Operational Start Points–Predetermined “start points” prior to a crisis will improve MNF speed of initial response / effectiveness

•Clear Understanding & Communications–It is critical to “agree” or “agree to disagree” based upon a common set of terms & processes

•Common Planning Process–MNF planning structure must provide for an “integrated and managed process” for the development & execution of plans

The Foundation for Unity of Effort

MNF SOP Key Principles

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MNF SOP Missions in TE-27• Major Conflict

(War)• Large scale

offensive & defensive combat ops

Hostilities may occur

• Counterinsurgency

• Protection of Shipping • Counterdrug Ops • Counterterrorism• Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration• Anti-Piracy• Consequence Management

Hostilities will occur • PEO• Small-

Scale- Contingency• Counter

Piracy•

Combating Terrorism

Hostilities unlikely, but possible

• PKO• NEO• Anti-Terrorism • Show of Force• Disaster Relief• Humanitarian

Assistance• Freedom of Navigation• Domestic Support • Personnel Recovery

Ops• CBRNE-TIM (biological)

MNF SOP - Operational Focus

TE-27 missions

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•Framework – SOP based on “military context & perspective”

•SOP Organization:

–Parts A & B: MNF SOP Foundations and Overview: Conceptual foundation and operational “Start Points” for MNF Operations

–Part C: Multinational HQ Procedures: Hqs staff organization, procedures, processes and functions

–Part D: Range of Military Operations and MNF Missions: Missions within the scope of MNF SOP with planning factors, considerations, checklists and other information

–Parts E: Multinational Reference Library: Glossary, abbreviations, acronyms, reports formats, and reference documents

–Parts F: Supporting Documents: Templates, Tables, Reports and Formats

MNF SOP Organization

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Event Links

SOP Workshop

MPAT TE

Exercises & Operations

Develop Procedures

Test Procedures

Validate Procedures

MULTINATIONAL FORCE STANDING OPERATING

PROCEDURES(MNF SOP)

Version: 2.9aDecember 2014

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Questions?

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