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Dec 18, 2015
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Agenda
• What is Ministerial Advising• What skills do advisors need • What training does DoD provide• What is it like:– Transit to theater– Activities of the Advisor
• How do we measure success
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Two advisor programs:- Ministry of Defense Advisors (MODA) (Claudia Munoz 703.614.2433. [email protected] )
- Civilian Expeditionary Workforce
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Ministerial Advisors
• Initial focus on Afghanistan.• Program designed to forge long-term, relationships that
strengthen a partner state’s defense ministry. (In Afghanistan includes Interior)
• Program matches senior DoD civilians with partner-identified requirements and provides backfill funding to experts’ parent organizations
• Deployments for up to 2 years under auspices of the Civilian Expeditionary workforce.
• While deployed, advisors exchange expertise with foreign counterparts in similar defense specialties.
• FY12 NDAA authorized global deployments.
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Ministry of Defense Advisors (MODA)
• “Part of the transition [in Afghanistan] is going to be not only to transition the military to accept the responsibility of pro-viding security, but it’s also going to be the transition for the Afghan government to be able to maintain that.”
— Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Camp Eggers, Afghanistan July 2011
• “The MoDA program strengthens U.S. defense reform efforts in key countries and improves the preparation of DoD civilian advisors for such missions.”
— Quadrennial Defense Review 2010
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What is advising• Ministerial Advising
– Build institutional capacity to sustain the force– Supports key functions:
• Defense Policy and Strategy• Personnel and Readiness Management• Civil-Military and Interagency operations• Doctrine, Training, and Education• Acquisitions and Procurement• Logistics and Infrastructure Management• Health Care Administration• Facilities Engineering and Infrastructure Management• Staff procedures and administration
• Operational and Tactical advising– Build skills of the force itself
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What skills do ministerial advisors need?
• Mastery of an institutional function (SME)– Budget, facilities, manpower, logistics, S&P– Staff administration and procedures
• Strong leadership• Communications• Cultural, historical and economic awareness • Civility• Courage • Situational Awareness• Patience and self restraint with persistence• Dogged focus on results• Disciplined energy• Flexibility• Basic language capability
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What Training Does DoD Provide?• CEW and MODA• Class room
– Culture– Country Familiarization– Language– History– COIN– Nation Building Concepts– Personal Security– Capstone Exercise
• Field– Scenarios– Weapons– First Aid
• Admin and physical aspectsOSD DARI Instructor
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Typical Advisors Day
• 0730: head to Ministry• 0900: Ministry day begins• 1800: return to base camp (Eggers)• 1900: internal meetings, RFIs, paperwork• 2200: approximate end of work day
Six days a week. Friday remain on camp half day due to Islamic Holy Day.
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Advisor’s Typical Activities• Meeting with counterpart• Meeting with counterpart’s staff• Assist in problem solving• Assist in capacity building• Assist counterpart in communicating• Information conduit between host and coalition staffs• Travel with counterpart• Moving around city/country• Security awareness• Internal Coordination, Meetings and Briefings • RFIs• Personal administration
Advisor Mission: Assist Afghans become self reliant, self sufficient.
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Ministerial Development Stages
• CM4:We do it• CM3:We do it, with Afghans• CM2:Afghans do it, with us• CM1:Afghans do it, without us
• Progression is Similar to flight school– Ground training– Student right seat observing– Student left seat flying– Student solos– Student = pilot
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Actual CY2010 CY2011 CY2012 CY2013 CY2014 CY2015 Rating 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q
CoS/Special Staff Public Affairs 2A
Inspector General 3 Anti-Corruption 2B Legal Affairs/LEGAD 3 Intelligence 3 Democratic Policing N/A Being DraftedGender Affairs N/A Being DraftedDM Counter Narcotics Counter Narcotics 3 DM Strategy & Policy Strategic Planning 2A
Policy Development 2A Force Management 3 DM Support Logistics 3 Finance & Budget 3 Facilities & Installation 4 Surgeon Medical 2B Info, Comms & Technology 3 Acquisition & Procurement 3 DM Admin
Personnel Management 2B Civil Service 4 Training Management 3
Recruiting Command N/A Being DraftedDM Security Afghan Uniform Pol (AUP) 3 Afghan Border Police (ABP) 2B GDPSU 2B Anti-Crime Police 2B ANCOP 2B ALP 4 Operations Planning 2A Force Readiness 2B
Counter-IED N/A Being DraftedDM APPF
APPF 4
Overall CM Rating CM 3
How Progress is Defined and Measured
CM4 CM2B CM1BCM3 CM2A CM1A
UNCLASSIFIED//REL TO GIROA
Capability Milestone Projections
Last Updated: 06 Oct 11POC: LT Cauthen 237-0002
CM-1B Testing Phase
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(0-6) 2-Person Rooms Living standards are better than you’d expect in a combat zone. (Swamp 2, Camp Eggers)