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Brig. Gen. Roberto Santiago, AFP, is briefed on the preparation of the after-action report that provided specific recommendations to improve the multinational planning process. |
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Each of the five mornings, the Staff Planning Workshop included briefings and discussions on planning considerations. Discussions included crisis action procedures; the national disaster response organization and capabilities of the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, and Canada; the disaster response capabilities of non-governmental organizations; virtual planning resources; the science of volcanoes; and medical aspects of disaster response. Classes were designed to provide participants with subject matter expert information required to perform their planning responsibilities, and to give them an appreciation for the capabilities of other countries, supporting agencies, and organizations.
Afternoon sessions consisted of group discussions that led to development of the:
- Mission Analysis brief on day 1.
- Initial Course of Action (COA) brief "on day 2.
- COA Analysis and Comparison on "days 3 and 4.
- Staff estimates and COA Decision brief for the MNF Commander, AFP Brig. Gen. Roberto Santiago, on day 5.
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Col. Bob Brewster, USAF, Chief Controller, and Brig. Gen. Roberto Santiago, AFP, Commander of a simulated multinational task force, view the operational area for the simulated disaster relief operation in the Philippines. The MPAT workshop was co-sponsored by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Pacific Command. |
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The workshop successfully achieved its three primary objectives:
1. Understand and refine common Crisis Action Planning procedures for a multinational military response.
2. Identify planning requirements for a multinational response to humanitarian assistance/disaster relief scenarios.
3. Practice and refine procedures for multinational information sharing networks and collaborative planning tools.
Brig. Gen. Santiago praised the MPAT planners’ collective efforts in developing and presenting the Commander’s Decision brief with a well thought-out and detailed Course of Action.
Additional information on MPAT and its future events can be found on the Asia-Pacific Area Network (APAN) atwww.apan-info.net/plans- exercises/mpat/mpat%20cover.htm. Questions and inquiries can be directed by e-mail to MPATSecretariat@aol.com.
