Comments.
1. A related article that cites similar concerns among civil-military relations during
flood relief in the Philippines is "Civil-Military Relations in Disaster Rescue and
Relief Activities: Response to the Mudslide in Southern Leyte, Philippines," by
Rosalie Arcala Hall and Anita Cular Scientia Milita ria, South African Journal of
Military Studies, vol. 38, no. 2, 13 December 2010.
2. A related document that describes the humanitarian principles, international
guidelines, and the roles and responsibilities of the international entities that
participate in foreign disaster relief operations is the "Department of Defense
Support to Foreign Disaster Relief (Handbook for JTF Commanders and Below),"
Headquarters, USSOUTHCOM, 13 July 2011.
3. Related observations and lessons that discuss cooperation between NGOs
and the military during recent disaster relief operations are:
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"Joint Task Force-Haiti Observations and Recommendations," LTG Ken
Keen, Military Deputy Commander, USSOUTHCOM, 4 March 2011
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"Haiti Earthquake Response - Information Collection, Sharing, and
Management," SOLLIMS Lesson 681, 25 October 2010
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"Logistics in Complex Relief Operations - USEUCOM's Support for
Georgia in 2008," SOLLIMS Lesson 942, 18 January 2013
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"LIAISON: Civil-Military Lessons Learned in the Response to the 2011
Great East Japan Earthquake,” CFE-DMHA, 16 October 2012
4. A journal that discusses civil-military relations, building consensus within the
humanitarian community, disaster resilience, and partnering in emergencies is
“Humanitarian Exchange Magazine: Civil-Military Coordination,” ODI HPN,
January 2013.
g. TOPIC. “Whole of International Community” for Foreign Disaster Relief
( 700 )
Observation.
During the 2010 earthquake relief operation in Haiti, a myriad of organizations
carried out disaster relief roles, but no collective command and control structure
was in place to manage the whole effort. The U.S. Agency for International
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