FOREWORD
Welcome to the December 2016 edition of the Stability Operations Lessons Learned and Information Management System ( SOLLIMS ) “ Sampler ” – Refugees & Internally Displaced Persons ( IDPs ).
The general structure of the “ Sampler ” includes ( 1 ) an Introduction that provides an operational or doctrinal perspective for the content , ( 2 ) the Sampler “ Quick Look ” that provides a short description of the topics included within the Sampler and a link to the full text , ( 3 ) the primary , topic-focused Stability Operations ( SO ) -related Lesson Report , and ( 4 ) links to additional references , reports , and articles that are either related to the “ focus ” topic or that address current , real-world , SO-related challenges .
This lessons-learned compendium contains just a sample – thus the title of “ Sampler ” – of the observations , insights , and lessons related to Refugees & Internally Displaced Persons ( IDPs ) available in the SOLLIMS data repository . These lessons are worth sharing with military commanders and their staffs , as well as with civilian practitioners having a Stability Operations-related mission / function – those currently deployed on stability operations , those planning to deploy , the institutional Army , the Joint community , policy-makers , and other international civilian and military leaders at the national and theater level .
Lesson Format . Each lesson is provided in the following standard format :
- Title / Topic - Observation - Discussion - Recommendation - Implications ( optional ) - Event Description
The “ Event Description ” section provides context in that it identifies the source or event from which the lesson was developed . Occasionally you may also see a “ Comments ” section within a lesson . This is used by the author to provide related information or additional personal perspective .
You will also note that a number is displayed in parentheses next to the title of each lesson . This number is hyper-linked to the actual lesson within the SOLLIMS database ; click on the highlighted number to display the SOLLIMS data and to access any attachments ( references , images , files ) that are included with this lesson . Note , you must have an account and be logged into SOLLIMS in order to display the SOLLIMS data entry and access / download attachments .
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