1. MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS 24 (TE-24) Initial Planning Workshop
Good Day. My name is_________________ and I will be giving a brief overview on the MPAT program and TE-24
7 November 2013

2. Agenda
MPAT Overview
TE-24 IPC Overview and Discussions

3. What is MPAT? 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
In response to military operations other than war (MOOTW) / small scale contingencies (SSC)
Secretariat based at USPACOM
The climate of cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region is very conducive to multilateral dialogue and the development of effective strategic, operational, and tactical planning and execution skills to meet on-going and emergent security challenges.
Many of the necessary planning skills and personal relationships used to form effective multilateral partnerships can be found within the Multinational Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT) program.
The MPAT is made up of a cadre of experienced military planners, capable of rapidly augmenting a multinational force headquarters (MNF HQ), to plan and execute coalition military operations primarily at the lower end of the spectrum of conflict.
The primary focus of MPAT is to improve multinational interoperability at the operational level of command.

4. A Multinational Program
Consists of cadre of MNF planners from the region:
Skilled in common crisis action planning procedures (MNF SOP)
Meets twice annually to:
Share information & develop procedures (MNF SOP)
Practice CTF HQ activation, formation, & planning processes
Administers the MNF SOP for international use
Includes interested nations, International Organizations (IOs), Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), & United Nations (UN) agencies
Includes Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with skills tailored for each event
MPAT is a rapidly maturing multinational program established in early MPAT was established to develop procedures to facilitate the rapid and effective establishment and/or augmentation of multinational coalition task force headquarters (CTF HQ).
MPAT is not a program with formal participatory agreements. The key factor in program success to date has been the informal ad hoc nature of the program. Without memorandums of agreement, terms of reference, or other more formal arrangements, the program has been able to share information and all participants have been able to jointly develop concepts and procedures without formal policy constraints – a key inhibitor to multinational interoperability when working with other nations.
The MPAT program includes military planners from all interested nations and also incorporates expertise from International & Non-governmental Organizations and the UN. The MPAT program belongs to all interested nations.

5. MPAT Objectives & Methods
Improve Speed of Multinational Crisis Response
Improve Multinational Force Interoperability
Increase CTF / MNF Mission Effectiveness
Unity of Effort
Develop and become familiar with common Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) for MNF HQ
Strengthen & Practice Common Crisis Action Planning Procedures
Driven by Asia-Pacific regional priorities
The operational objectives of the MPAT program are:
Increase speed of initial crisis response by a multinational force in the Asia-Pacific region.
Improve the interoperability of coalition or combined forces, or multinational operations where nations work in parallel with each other.
Improve overall Multinational Task Force Headquarters mission effectiveness.
The two primary methods by which MPAT supports these objectives are by:
Developing a cadre a skilled multinational military planners
Developing a common set of procedures
This program will ultimately save lives as we improve the multinational capability to rapidly and efficiently respond to a disaster, humanitarian crisis, or complex contingency.

6. MPAT Participating Nations
Australia Bangladesh Brunei
Cambodia Canada East Timor
France Fiji Germany
India Indonesia Italy
Japan Korea Malaysia
Maldives Mongolia Nepal
New Zealand Papua New Guinea
Philippines Singapore Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka Thailand Tonga
Tuvalu United Kingdom United States
Vanuatu Vietnam
(31 total countries)
This is a list of current nations participating in the MPAT Program.
Most are from the Asia & Pacific regions.
The nations outside the region (Canada, France, Germany, Italy & the UK) participate in MPAT because they are also members (along with Australia & the US) in a multinational interoperability program called the Multinational Interoperability Council (MIC) which seeks to improve military interoperability at the strategic & policy level.
By including MIC nations in MPAT, we help to ensure that interoperability at the strategic/policy level is being done in concert with interoperability efforts at the operational/planner level, and vice versa.

7. MNF SOP - Operational Focus
MPAT - MNF SOP Missions
Major Conflict (War)
Large scale offensive &
defensive combat operations
MNF SOP - Operational Focus
Hostilities will occur
Small Scale
Contingency
Peace
Enforcement
Combating
Terrorism
Hostilities may occur
Counterinsurgency
Protection of
Shipping
Counterdrug Ops
Counterterrorism
Disarmament,
Demobilization &
Reintegration
Anti-Piracy
Consequence
Management
MOOTW
Hostilities unlikely, but possible
Peacekeeping Ops
Noncombatant Evacuation
Operations
Antiterrorism
Show of Force
Disaster Relief
Humanitarian Assistance
Freedom of Navigation
Domestic Support
Personnel Recovery Ops
CBRN-TIM
MOOTW
(Mil Ops Other Than War)

8. MPAT Venues MPAT SOP Development Workshop: MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS (TE):
Develop MPAT Program Recommendations
Develop / Refine MNF SOP (LKA – June 2013)
MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS (TE):
TEMPEST EXPRESS is a US Military Funding Program for multinational exercises
Staff Planning Workshop (LKA – April 2014)
Scenario-driven, operational-level planning event
Based on partner planning priorities
MPAT Participation in Other Events:
USPACOM - Partner Multinational Exercises
COBRA GOLD, BALIKATAN, GEMA BHAKTI
Regional & International Forums / Planning
UN Conferences, NPL & PHL CONOPS
Real World Crisis Response
UNIFIED ASSISTANCE (2004 Tsunami Relief)
CARING RESPONSE (2008 Cyclone Nargis )
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF MPAT EVENTS. THE TEMPEST EXPRESS HQ STAFF PLANNING WORKSHOP AND SOP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP. MPAT WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT TWO TEMPEST EXPRESS STAFF PLANNING WORKSHOPS, AND AT LEAST ONE MNF SOP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP PER YEAR.
IN ADDITION, COORDINATORS OF OTHER EVENTS, FROM THE US AND OTHER NATIONS, MAY INVITE MPAT PLANNERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR EVENTS SUCH AS EXERCISES, SEMINARS, & WARGAMES, ETC.

9. Program History MNF SOP Development MPAT Tempest Express Workshops
17 International MNF SOP development conferences since 2002
Continuous effort at HQ USPACOM
Latest Version: 2.9, October 2013 was developed in Colombo – June 2013
MNF SOP 18 Workshop in Canada, 2015
MPAT Tempest Express Workshops
23 Previous workshops, in 12 nations
Full spectrum of operations
Fictional and real-world scenarios
TE-24 in Colombo will be 24th in the series
TE-25 in Kuala Lumpur, June 2014
This is a list of all past MNF SOP development events.

10. Building Relationships
MPAT Program
Multinational Program
Improve Multinational Military Operations
Building Relationships
Building Capacity
Military
MPAT’s fundamental effort is to build relationships and capacity between militaries, other elements of government and the international humanitarian community to respond to sudden onset crisis in a unified fashion to achieve better results.
Unified
Action
Civil
Government
International
Humanitarians

11. MPAT TE-24 IPC Agenda Goals and End State Exercise Format
Planning Considerations
Proposed Schedule
Participants
Proposed Nations
USA / Sri Lanka Responsibilities
Contact Information
Discussion
I’ll now go over an over view of TE-24, covering these items

12. TE-24 Overall Goals and End State
Improved Government of Sri Lanka capability to respond to CBRN-TIM disaster(s) requiring international assistance
Improved Sri Lanka military capabilities and greater exposure to multinational military planning
Development of DRAFT Sri Lanka CBRN-TIM Plans in conjunction with local civil organizations and international responders
Military-Police-Fire-Civil Defense
Further testing and refinement of relevant portions of the MNF SOP
TE-24 has ? overall goals, or end states. 12 12

13. TE-24 Exercise Format
Operational-level multinational planning activities
Chemical-Biological-Radiological-Nuclear-Toxic Industrial Materials (CBRN-TIM) Disaster Scenario(s)
Academics (1-Day, 1 ½ Days) followed by small-group planning (4 Days)
Small Group Planners
Group 1 – Colombo Harbor / City disaster
Group 2 – Sri Lanka national level disaster
Group 3 – Sri Lanka UN PKO contingent gets CBRN-TIM tasking while on mission
Group 4 – Optional Group, vary parameters from above
Different city, chemical, casualties, etc.
Military and civilian SMEs in each group
Plenary session on last day where planners brief results to senior officials
TE-24 has 2 overall goals, or end states. 13 13

14. TE-24 Planning Considerations
Venue: Local hotel
TBD pending site inspections
Plenary, 4 syndicate rooms, 2 secretariat rooms
Sri Lanka participation / observers
Military: mix of participants / observers (LCDR-CAPT)
Civilians: Based on Sri Lanka recommendation
Multinational military and civilian participation
Scenario Development:
Scenario must be “large enough to garner international response”
Scenario location information dependent on Sri Lanka planners
Paper / digital maps from host nation
Sri Lanka SMEs (TBD)
Academics (Sri Lanka contributions)
Sri Lanka Military Overview
Sri Lanka National Overview
Overview of existing plans (TBD)
Objectives 14

15. TE-24 Planning Considerations
Small Group Breakout
Mixed nations
Mixed service
Mixed skills
Military and civilian
Approximately 20 planners per group
Opening / Closing Ceremonies
VIPs
Group Photo
30 Minutes in length
Icebreaker / Social
Cultural Event (optional)
Uniforms
Event Registration
Objectives 15

16. Proposed TE-24 Schedule April 2014 SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 3031 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Registration
Open Ceremony
Academics
Academics
Breakout Groups
Cultural Event
Staff Planning / Briefing Development
Out Briefs
Closing Ceremony
Sunday is a training holiday.
WE resume on Monday, finishing on Wednesday, when we will brief the commander on the Commander’s Estimate and CONOPS, and conclude with the closing ceremony
Event Daily Start / Stop Times: 0830 and 1700

17. TE-24 Participants Sri Lanka Armed Forces Staff TE Event Planners
Sri Lanka Military as Lead Nation in scenarios
Sri Lanka Observers (TBD)
Sri Lanka Governmental Offices
Defence Ministry
Foreign Ministry
Police
Fire
Medical
Civil Defence
USA MPAT Event Staff
Invited MPAT Nations (next slide)
Local / International CBRN-TIM Organizations (TBD)
Local / International Humanitarians (TBD)
These are the proposed participants.

18. (21 Participating Nations, 80-110 total participants)
TE-24 Proposed Nations
Australia (6-8) Bangladesh (2) Brunei (2)
Cambodia (2) Canada (2) France (2)
Germany (2) Japan (2) Korea (2)
Malaysia (2) Maldives (2) Mongolia (2)
Nepal (2) New Zealand (2) Philippines (2)
Singapore (2) Sri Lanka (Host) Thailand (2)
United Kingdom (2) USA (10) Vietnam (2)
   
(21 Participating Nations, total participants)
Suggested nations, based on EQ ability, exposure and experience

19. USA / Sri Lanka Responsibilities
Event planning: development of scenario, design, supporting materials, website, computer equipment and networks
Invitations: to foreign militaries, UN agencies and other organizations
Funding: for commercial venue; certain countries’ participation and external humanitarian organization participants
Support Sri Lanka in planning, organizing opening and closing ceremonies
Sri Lanka Armed Forces
Event planning: development of scenario, supporting materials
Sri Lanka-specific briefings
Plan and organize opening, closing ceremonies
Airport reception for incoming personnel
Force protection
Support event planning as required
US and BGD tasks

20. USA Contact Information
USPACOM / J716 MPAT
Mr. Pete DeFelice:
MPAT Team Lead
Mr. Bernie Carey:
TE-24 Event Lead Planner
Mr. Bob Holub:
TE-24 Admin and Logistics
US Embassy Team - Colombo
US Team

21. TE-24
Questions?