Pacific Senior Communicators Meeting 2014 MCIP, PE14, and PSCM Intro Brief LCDR Paul Salevski 1

Agenda Yak & Yeti and PSCM Admin Details Multinational Communications Interoperability Program (MCIP) and PACIFIC ENDEAVOR 2014 (PE14) Familiarization Pacific Senior Communicators Meeting (PSCM) Familiarization PSCM 2014 Schedule Overview Radio training was held 18-19 Apr for 33 members of the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Center. The effort was led by facilitators from CODAN radio.

Yak & Yeti and PSCM Admin Details Yak & Yeti Hotel Specifics – Complimentary: 2 bottles of water per day 3 articles of clothing laundered per day (laundry bag and form) Wired and wireless internet access in room and hotel (small form) Breakfast in the Sunrise Café begins at 0630 Gym opens at 0600 Yak & Yeti Lunch – 1000 rupees plus tax (~1200 rupees total) Sunrise Café buffet 1130-1300 Tea Breaks, Restrooms Emergency Contact Card in Welcome Packet Power Outages Intermittent Biography Books and Gift are Yours to Keep Print Queue – Email attachment to MCIPPE.print@gmail.com Radio training was held 18-19 Apr for 33 members of the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Center. The effort was led by facilitators from CODAN radio.

Multinational Communications Interoperability Program (MCIP) & PACIFIC ENDEAVOR 2014 (PE14) Familiarization 4

What is MCIP? 4/11/2017 Collaboration between Asia-Pacific militaries, int’l orgs, nongovernmental orgs, academia, and industry A multinational command, control, communications, and cyber (C4) program for assured interoperability, information sharing, and capacity building MCIP goals and objectives Build relationships & understanding … mil-to-mil, mil-to-civilian Assess C4 system interoperability … test, validate and archive Establish procedural interoperability … validate, document SOPs Build capacity, capability & awareness … skills development Enhance collective unity of effort … tools development & fielding Establish interoperable communications today so that we may save lives during a multinational Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) response tomorrow 5

MCIP Annual Cycle This year marks the MCIP’s 13th Anniversary PSW1: 10-14 Feb 2014, Wellington, New Zealand PSW2: 14-18 Apr 2014, Tokyo, Japan PSW3: 23-27 Jun 2014, Port Dickson, Malaysia PE14: 11-22 Aug 2014, Kathmandu, Nepal A standing All Partners Access Network (APAN) site supports virtual collaboration between workshops

PE14 Planning Organization C: Chairman CC: Co-Chairman Senior Communicators MCIP Secretariat Corporate Board Academia, IOs, Industry Data IA & CND Logistics C: Sri Lanka CC: Thailand C: Mongolia CC: Cambodia C: Maldives CC: Malaysia C: Nepal CC: Philippines . MNF SOPs Scenario Spectrum Transmissions UDOP/COP C: Australia CC: Bangladesh C: Nepal CC: Philippines C: Nepal CC: Philippines C: Sri Lanka CC: Philippines C: United States CC: Singapore

PE14 Snapshot Information Sharing Seminars Operational Assessments 4/11/2017 Information Sharing Seminars Cyber, SATCOM, and Phoenix Endeavors Operational Assessments Employment in response to an international HA/DR earthquake disaster response in the Kathmandu Valley Developments are captured via an APAN collaboration portal Leverages a fully integrated white cell consisting of academia, industry and leading humanitarian assistance organizations 8

Kathmandu Airport (DCP 2) PE14 Locations Radisson Hotel (MNCC) Yak & Yeti Hotel (ECC) Bhadrakali (FOB) Kathmandu Airport (DCP 2) Kharipati (DCP 1) Acronyms DCP – Disaster Command Post ECC – Exercise Control Center FOB – Forward Operating Base MNCC – Multinational Coordination Center

Pacific Senior Communicators Meeting (PSCM) Familiarization 10

What is the PSCM? The Pacific Senior Communicators Meeting (PSCM) is an annual gathering of the senior military communication professionals from each of the PE participant nations The PSCM serves a two-fold purpose Provide a venue to discuss and address Asia-Pacific strategic and operational C4 matters in a multinational forum Serve as a MCIP senior steering committee that provides guidance on the objectives and concept for the upcoming year’s MCIP cycle and PACIFIC ENDEAVOR capstone event 11

The PSCM and PE Benefits of scheduling the PSCM in concert with PE Enables senior communicators to witness PE and provide guidance for the following year’s PE operational concept Affords senior communicators access to experts from International Organizations, NGOs, academia and industry Exposes senior communicators to emerging technologies from industry and enables them to guide future systems development by relaying challenges and strategic context 12

PSCM 2014 Schedule Overview 13

PSCM 2014 Admin Remarks Review Airline Departure List (admin board) Review Hotel Bill Closing Ceremony Rehearsal – CB Members only Lunch – today, Regal room 14

PSCM 2014 Schedule Overview Wednesday, 20 August Nepal HA/DR Operations Lessons Learned Emerging Technology Panel Discussion JIE/MPE Brief Multinational Coordination Center (MNCC) Overview and Visit Cultural Dinner at the Nepalese Army Officer’s Club (casual dress) Thursday, 21 August Cyber Security Framework Brief Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Panel Discussion Cyber Security Panel Discussion Senior Communicator Forum UN WFP ETC Overview and Lessons Learned SATCOM Successes and Challenges in a HA/DR Response MCIP Year End Review Technology Demonstration 15

PSCM 2014 Schedule Overview Wednesday, 20 August Nepal HA/DR Operations Lessons Learned Emerging Technology Panel Discussion JIE/MPE Brief Multinational Coordination Center (MNCC) Overview and Visit Cultural Dinner at the Nepalese Army Officer’s Club (casual dress) Thursday, 21 August Cyber Security Framework Brief Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Panel Discussion Cyber Security Panel Discussion Senior Communicator Forum UN WFP ETC Overview and Lessons Learned SATCOM Successes and Challenges in a HA/DR Response MCIP Year End Review Technology Demonstration 16

PSCM 2014 Schedule Overview Friday, 22 August PE14 and Endeavor Module Recap Armed Forces of the Philippines PE15 Host Nation Brief PE15 Overview Senior Communicator Feedback on this year’s events Closing Ceremony PE15 Pre-Planning Meeting (Corporate Board Members only) 17

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