Assets and Capabilities DOD Civil Affairs January 30 th, 2012 Kenneth Shedarowich, LTC, SP, USAR The MHS: Healthcare to Health USACAPOC (A)

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DOD Civil Affairs Assets  Army –Active component / Reserve component  Navy –Active component / Reserve component  Marine Corps –Active component / Reserve component  Air Force –Active component

ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS  Active Component –United States Special Operations Command (USASOC) Two Brigades (BDE) 95 th and 85 th –Generalized Civil Affairs Operators Officer (38A) Enlisted (38B) –Airborne-qualified

ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS  Active Component (continued) –Civil Affairs elements can be rapidly deployed worldwide –No functional specialties –Can serve as the core of a Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force (JCMOTF) –Organizations supported by AC CA Special Operation Forces (SOF) - 95 th BDE General Purpose Forces (GPF) – 85 th BDE

ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS  Reserve Component  United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC (A)) 4 CACOMs 2 POGs –Generalized and functional specialty civil affairs operators –Limited airborne capabilities

ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS  Reserve Component (continued) –Functional Specialties(Civilian acquired skills) Rule of law Economic stability Infrastructure Governance Public health and welfare Public education and information

ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS  Reserve Component (continued) –Psychological Operation Groups (POGs) 2 nd POG and 7 th POG Military Information Support Operations (MISO) –Organizations supported by RC CA and POGs GPF SOF (select BNs and Groups)

NAVY CIVIL AFFAIRS  Active/Reserve Component –Marine Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST) Active: 17 (5) person Maritime Civil Affairs Teams R/C: 15 (5) person Maritime Civil Affairs Teams –MCAST’s mission is to: Assess, plan and execute civil affairs activities in a maritime operational environment –Cultural and Language training Mission specific

NAVY CIVIL AFFAIRS  Active/Reserve Component (continued) –Maritime specific functions: Commercial port operations Harbor and channel construction and maintenance Marine and fisheries resources General CA functions & functional specialties –Organizations Supported GPF SOF (Maritime focus)

MARINE CORPS CIVIL AFFAIRS  Active/Reserve Component –Two Active Civil Affairs Groups (CAG) Operators work as secondary mission –Two Reserve Civil Affairs Groups (CAG) Operators work as primary mission –Generalized Civil Affairs Operators Officers (0530) Enlisted (0531)

MARINE CORPS CIVIL AFFAIRS  Active/Reserve Component (continued) – Rule of law – Economic stability – Infrastructure – Governance – Public health and welfare – Public education and information

MARINE CORPS CIVIL AFFAIRS  Active/Reserve Component (continued) –Perform general purpose and functional specialty missions according to their 7 Mission Essential Tasks (METELs) –METELs MET 1: PROVIDE FORCES (MAGTF) MET 2: PROVIDE FORCES (REGIMENT/BATTALION) MET 3: FACILITATE POPULACE AND RESOURCE CONTROL

MARINE CORPS CIVIL AFFAIRS  Active/Reserve Component (continued) –METELs (continued) MET 4: FACILITATE FOREIGN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE MET 5: FACILITATE NATION ASSISTANCE MET 6: MANAGE CIVIL INFORMATION MET 7: FACILITATE SUPPORT TO CIVIL ADMINISTRATION –Organizations supported Marine Expeditionary Forces

AIR FORCE CIVIL AFFAIRS  Medical Regional Health Specialty Team –One Officer / One Enlisted –Specialties In-depth strategic health policy and interagency (IA) planning to military and non-military operations Language, cultural insight and specific AOR health sector information Peacetime and wartime support Security-Stabilization-Transition-Reconstruction Operations

AIR FORCE CIVIL AFFAIRS  Medical Regional Health Specialty Team –Organizations Supported: AFFOR JTF HQS SOF GPF

DOD CIVIL AFFAIRS ASSETS  Utilization of civil affairs assets: –Understand Geographic Combatant Commander’s intent –Joint CA assets may be better than utilizing only one service component –Integration of MISO assets increase success of Civil-Military Operations (CMO)

DOD CIVIL AFFAIRS ASSETS  Utilization of civil affairs assets (continued) –Plan exit strategy for CA assets –CMOs are driven by environment Peacetime Contingency Wartime

CONCLUSION Questions?