Defense Department Disaster Support Guide: DoD Support to Foreign Disaster Relief Handbook for Commanders; Foreign Humanitarian Assistance; Role in Disaster Recovery; Airlift Priorities; Logistics

This print replica reproduction of official Department of Defense documents on the topic of disaster assistance focuses on foreign relief and humanitarian assistance. It includes the following documents: DoD Support to Foreign Disaster Relief Handbook for JTF Commanders and below; Foreign Humanitarian Assistance Joint Chiefs of Staff; The Department of Defense’s Role in Disaster Recovery; DoD Disaster Response: “Unity Of Effort Versus Unity Of Command”; Who Should Set Airlift Priorities During Foreign Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (Fha/Dr) Operations And On What Basis?; Joint Logistics: A Direct Approach to Effective U.S. Military Foreign Disaster Assistance; How Operations in Haiti and Japan Informed Joint Publication 3-08: The Future of Interorganizational Operations?; and Consensus Conference on the Role of Psychiatrists in Disaster.

DoD Support to Foreign Disaster Relief Handbook: In the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake response, DoD's after-action reviews and lessons observed from this large-scale, multi-agency effort identified an information gap among many military responders in the area of relief operations. This project was born from these efforts. This handbook is a useful tool to augment service member knowledge when deployed to these crisis situations. It offers an overarching guide and reference for military responders in disaster relief operations. It provides other government department and agencies and international partners, such as the United Nations, donor countries, regional organizations, and non-governmental organizations. This information is essential to a unified and coordinated response. This handbook addresses DOD’s response to natural disasters in permissive environments. While it is not intended for use in complex emergencies, this information may have utility for United States Government (USG) responses in complex emergencies. Chapters:

Chapter 1—United States Government FDR Roles and Responsibilities * Chapter 2—United States Government Foreign Disaster Relief Process * Chapter 3—International Participants and Guiding Principles * Chapter 4—Coordination, Collaboration, Cooperation, Comms, & Cultural * Chapter 5—Operational Context and Mission Planning Considerations * Chapter 6—Disaster Typology * Chapter 8—Safety * Chapter 9—Regional Response Organizations * Chapter 10—Department Of Defense Cross-Cutting Organizations * Chapter 11—DOD Tactical Response Organizations in FDR Operations