The U.S. military response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake : considerations for Army leaders / Gary Cecchine [et al.]

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Cecchine, Gary.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief--United States--Evaluation.

Disaster relief.

Earthquake relief--Haiti.

Earthquake relief.

Emergency management--Case studies.

Emergency management.

Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, 2010.

Humanitarian assistance--United States--Evaluation.

Humanitarian assistance.

Humanitarian assistance, American--Haiti.

Humanitarian assistance, American.

Integrated operations (Military science)--Case studies.

Integrated operations (Military science).

Interagency coordination--United States--Evaluation.

Interagency coordination.

United States--Armed Forces--Civic action--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

United States. Joint Task Force Haiti.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

RAND Corporation 2013

Santa Monica, Ca : RAND, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report describes how the U.S. military responded to the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti, and it presents recommendations for improving military foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Background; Analytical Approach; Report Organization; A Note About Terminology; CHAPTER TWO: National Organization and Response; How the United States Is Organized to Provide Foreign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Agency for International Development; U.S. Department of Defense; Interagency Organizations; Organizational Relationships; How the United States Responded to the Haiti Earthquake

CHAPTER THREE: The Military Response to the Haiti Earthquake Establishing Joint Task Force-Haiti; From Warning Order to Joint Operation; Requirements Assessment and Force Selection; Command and Control of Joint Task Force-Haiti; The Phases of Operation Unified Response; Operation Unified Response Phase I: Initial Response; Operation Unified Response Phase II: Relief; Operation Unified Response Phase III: Restoration; Operation Unified Response Phase IV: Stabilization; Operation Unified Response Phase V: Recovery; Joint Task Force-Haiti's Relationship with Other Major Actors

Joint Task Force-Haiti's Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Center Joint Task Force-Haiti's Relationship with U.S. Interagency Partners; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Agency for International Development; The Government of Haiti; The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; The UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti; Foreign Militaries; Nongovernmental Organizations; Observations on the U.S. Military Response to the Haiti Earthquake; Joint Task Force-Haiti's Accomplishments: Performance Versus Effectiveness; Other Observations Regarding the Coordination Effort

CHAPTER FOUR: Findings and Recommendations Findings; Ample U.S. Legal Authority Exists for Foreign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations, but the Key Do D Policy Needs to Be Updated; Mass and Initiative Enabled a Prompt, Robust Response; Planning and Coordination Shortfalls Hindered Efficiency; Joint Task Force-Haiti Owed Much of Its Success to Serendipity; Recommendations; Update the Department of Defense Directive for Foreign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief; Create a National Framework for Foreign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief

Ensure Familiarity with the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Joint Task Force Commander's HandbookConsider a Standing Organization; Conclusion; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780833081582

0833081586

9780833081605

0833081608

OCLC:

861274229