SOLLIMS Sampler Volume 9, Issue 4 | Page 2

FOREWORD The Stability Operations Lessons Learned & Information Management System (SOLLIMS) is an advanced knowledge management database serving the global Peace & Stability Operations (P&SO) community and providing an online environment for sharing information and lessons learned. [sollims.pksoi.org] The Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) was initially established in 1993 as the Peacekeeping Institute, and its work has included creation of the SOLLIMS database in 2008. As its mission, PKSOI “collaboratively develops and integrates peace and stability capabilities across the US government, international organizations, and the community of interest in order to enable the success of peace and stability activities and missions.” [pksoi.armywarcollege.edu] PKSOI Publication Team Publication Prepared by (Editor): Mr. Christopher Flaherty, FHA Lessons Learned Analyst Reviewers: Mr. Al Conley, FHA Training and Ed Coordinator Mr. Don Myers, FHA Doctrine Cover Format: Mr. Chris Browne, Publications Coordinator PKSOI Director: COL Mike Rauhut FHA Division Chief: COL Dan O’Rourke Thanks also to our guest contributors for authoring lessons and to various SMEs for reviewing content. Welcome to the 38th edition of the SOLLIMS Lessons Learned Sampler– Foreign Humanitarian Assistance: The Complexity of Considerations! This lessons learned compendium contains just a sample – thus the title ‘Sampler’ – of the observations, insights, and lessons related to Foreign Humanitarian Assistance 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 peacekeeping or stability operations related mission or function, such as 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. If you have not registered in SOLLIMS, the links in the report will take you to the registration page. Take a brief moment to register for an account in order to take advantage of the many features of SOLLIMS and to access the stability operations related products referenced in the report, which can be accessed once logged in to SOLLIMS. We encourage you to take the time to provide us with your perspective on any given lesson in this report or on the overall value of the Sampler as a reference for you and your unit/organization. By using the ‘Perspectives’ text entry box that is found at the end of each lesson in the SOLLIMS database – seen when you open the lesson in SOLLIMS – you can enter your own personal comments on the lesson. We welcome your input, and we encourage you to become a regular contributor. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. All content in this document to include any publications provided through digital attachment is considered unclassified, for open access. This compendium contains no restriction on sharing/distribution within the public domain. Existing research and publishing norms and formats should be used when citing Sampler content and any publications provided. Table of Contents | Quick Look | Contact PKSOI 1