1. FRENCHPARTICIPATIONIN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCEOPERATIONS EMIA = JOINT PLANNING STAFF Col GENTRIC Cdr MADEC

2. FRENCH PARTICIPATION IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OPERATIONS 1. WHEN REQUESTED, FRANCE PROVIDES RAPID ASSISTANCE THROUGH RAPID ASSISTANCE THROUGH 2. A SPECIFIC DECISION PROCESS 3. AND IF POSSIBLE PRE-POSITIONED ASSETS IN OVERSEAS TERRITORIES

3. SEPTEMBER & NOVEMBER 1998 : CYCLONE GEORGES SWEPT GUADELOUPE, SAINT-MARTIN, SAINT-BARTHELEMY AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC French armed forces provided humanitarian assistance with air assets..;

4. … and with ships from the Navy and men and helicopters from the Army...

5. NOVEMBER 1998 : CYCLONE MITCH RAVAGED LARGE AREAS IN CENTRAL AMERICA France sent a lot of military means...

6. FEBRUARY 23, 1999 AUSTRIA / TYROL Avalanches destroyed houses. More than 50 people were buried beneath the snow. France immediately provided 5 helicopters(3 PUMA, 2 COUGAR)which participated in the evacuation of 13000 people… AUGUST 17, 1999, 2 O’CLOCK IN THE NIGHT… NORTH OF TURKEY… LEVEL 6 ON RICHTER SCALE EARTHQUAKE AUGUST 17, 1999, 23H30, a French AIRBUS landed with on board 60 firemen, 8 dogs and 9 Tons of equipment… AUGUST 23, 1999 France deployed at AKYAZI a first aid station and a forward surgical unit with 50 beds… SEPTEMBER 9, 1999... GREECE NORTH OF ATHENS LEVEL 5,9 ON RICHTER SCALE EARTHQUAKE France provided 40 firemen and 6 dogs...

7. SEPTEMBER 15, 1999. EAST TIMOR UNO RESOLUTION 1264 INTERFET… France participated with : One INF COY, a forward surgical unit with 50 beds, the frigates VENDEMIAIRE & PRAIRIAL the Landing Platform Dock SIROCO 3 C130 HERCULES which achieved 7 droppings of food (55 tons)...

8. MARCH 2000… MOZAMBIQUE …DEVASTATING FLOODS … Assets commited : 1 C160 TRANSALL the helicopter carrier JEANNE D ’ARC and the frigate GEORGES LEYGUES ; 6 helicopters... DECEMBER 2000… VENEZUELA...DRAMATIC FLOODS... Means commited : 20 specialists and doctors, water and food, 1 C160...

9. SALVADOR JANUARY 2001

11. THE 3 LEVELS OF FRENCH PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING PROCESSES CHOD's initial joint operation order CJTF HQ 2-Planning process at operational level Initial joint theatre operation order 3-Planning process at tactical level COMPONENT COMMANDER Initial tactical comd's operation order 1-Planning process at strategic level E.M.A

12. RESTRICTED COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT PROPOSALS Interministerial Crisis Cell SGDN MILITARY ASSESSMENT PROPOSALS GUIDANCE SITUATION DRM JOC Crisis Cell JOC ACOS (Ops) JOINT PLANNING EMIA "Taking into account" RESTRICTEDCOUNCIL DECISION DECISON PROCESS IN THE FRENCH MANAGEMENT CRISIS SYSTEM PRIME MINISTER PRIME MINISTER CABINET Minister of Defence STRAT. AFFAIRS DELEGATION MIN. OF DEFENCE CABINET OTHER MINISTRY (Foreign A. - Coop.) JOINT STAFF MIL. INTEL. DIRECTION Military Adviser to the Government Operational commander CHOD EVENTS Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces PRESIDENT of the REPUBLIC PRESIDENT SPECIAL STAFF

13. THE FIVE STEPS OF THE PROCESS SOURCE PRODUCTION Plan testing or Analysis review Updating Process STEP EMA ANTICIPATION GROUP POLMIL GUIDANCE EMIA CHOD ’s Approval EMIA Development COA EMIA Step 5 : PLAN REVIEW Step 4 : PLAN DEVELOPMENT Step 3 : CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT Step 1 : INITIATION Step 2 : ORIENTATION PLANNING GUIDANCE INITIATING DIRECTIVE (CHOD ’s Approval) - Political objective - End-state - Strategic Option CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS either CONTINGENCY PLAN or OPERATION PLAN MISSION ANALYSIS INITIATION GROUP CHOD ’s Decision

15. ALPACI ALPACI FRENCH NAVAL ACTIVITY IN ASIA-PACIFIC region HUMAN. AID CAPABILITIES CDR A.MADEC (ALPACI/N3)

16. W.F P.F Clipperton ALPACI ALINDIEN PACIFIC MARITIME ZONE - Sovereignty forces : 4000 personnels, 12 ships, 20 ACFT - Forward presence : 2 / 3 surveillance frigates (FFH) - Naval deployments

17. FORWARD PRESENCE MISSION : Patrol and Presence on overseas maritime areas : Prevent international security from crisis and threats Support of French diplomatic action in the Pacific and Indian oceans Protect our national interests and French nationals

18. SURVEILLANCE FRIGATES u Special ops : 20 commandos ( crafts and equipment) u Support of a small staff u Medical support u Relief Operations (H.A.) Hold of 160m 3 / 100 tons : SPECIAL CAPABILITIES : Evacuation of French nationals Lightly equipped and armed Large autonomy (50 days of supply for 124 men) Helicopter (Night and day maritime surveillance )

19. FS PRAIRIAL & VENDEMIAIRE : Last Mission ( 15 sep - 19 dec2000 Last Mission ( 15 sep - 19 dec 2000 )PAPEETE KUCHING HONG KONG WELLINGTON PALAU BRISBANE INCHON SINGAPOUR APIA TOKYO CAIRNS VLADIVOSTOK NOUMEA Vendémiaire Prairial GUAM OKINAWA TARAWA (SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM) -Surveillance and seaworthiness of very large zones -Protection of commercial shipping - Relationship with foreign navies

20. OTHER NAVAL DEPLOYEMENTS to increase the french presence in AP region TRAINING GROUP 2000-2001 CVH JEANNE D ’ARC FF GEORGES LEYGUES nov 00/may 01 FF ACONIT (NTG 2000) jun / nov 00 LPD SIROCO ops stabilise (EAST TIMOR) sep / nov 99 FF LATOUCHE- TREVILLE feb/apr 01 ASW TG mar-may 01

21. COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN NAVIES -Bilateral and multilateral exercises -PASSEX ’s opportunities -Exchanges of personnel 1999/2000 : 55 port visits in 22 countries : OBJECTIVE : increase mutual knowledge and interoperability in preparation for future coalitions for Peace Keeping and HA/DR Operations

22. EAST TIMOR FRENCH PARTICIPATION (16 sep 99 - 15 jan 00) « Operation SANTAL » - Mission : only humanitarian assistance within the PKO under the UN resolution 1264. -Forces involved : Total = 600 personels.from overseas territories : - a reduced staff - support and protection troops - 3 ships : FS VENDEMIAIRE, FS PRAIRIAL, LST JACQUES CARTIER.from France : - a forward surgical unit - 3 aircrafts C130 - LPH SIROCO

23. EAST TIMOR FRENCH PARTICIPATION -15 sep. : vote of UN resolution 1264 - 16 sep. : FS VENDEMIAIRE on task in Timor Sea - 25 sep. : first detachment including a surgical unit in Dili - 10 oct. : LPH SIROCO on task

24. EAST TIMOR FRENCH PARTICIPATION FS VENDEMIAIREFS PRAIRIAL - FS VENDEMIAIRE + FS PRAIRIAL : 78 days. National missions. Escort, H.A. support, surveillance LPH SIROCOLST JACQUES CARTIER - LPH SIROCO + LST JACQUES CARTIER : 87 days. H.A. support. Amphibious operations support. INTERFET supply