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

• Author: Rand Corporation.; Cecchine, Gary.
• TeilnehmendeR: Rand Corporation.
• Place / Publishing House: Santa Monica, Ca : : RAND,, [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (113 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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.

Table of 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