ASEAN Regional Forum ASEAN Regional Forum Defence Officials’ Dialogue Defence Officials’ Dialogue 18 March 2010 18 March 2010 Regional Responses to Regional Responses to Disaster Relief: Civil Disaster Relief: Civil Military Cooperation & Military Cooperation & Coordination Coordination COLONEL Andrew Plant COLONEL Andrew Plant Australian Defence Force Australian Defence Force
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ASEAN Regional Forum ASEAN Regional Forum Defence Officials’ DialogueDefence Officials’ Dialogue
18 March 201018 March 2010
Regional Responses to Disaster Regional Responses to Disaster Relief: Civil Military Cooperation & Relief: Civil Military Cooperation &
CoordinationCoordination
COLONEL Andrew Plant COLONEL Andrew Plant
Australian Defence Force Australian Defence Force
Overview Overview
Australian context Case study
OP Sumatra Assist Enhancing civil-military operations Next steps
Australian Context Australian Context
Whole-of-government effort Non-Defence lead – extensive consultation and
Management Australia International lead: Foreign Affairs / AusAID
Multi-agency, joint, international effort Host Government request Multinational / Non-Government presence
Case Study – Op Sumatra Case Study – Op Sumatra AssistAssist
2004 Boxing Day Tsunami2004 Boxing Day Tsunami Fourth largest earthquake of recent times 275 000 people killed 141 000 homes destroyed 600 000 people lost their livelihood
Scale of response unprecedented - civilian and military agencies from many nations responded
Case Study – Op Sumatra Case Study – Op Sumatra AssistAssist
Defence Role Provided humanitarian assistance at request of
Indonesian Government. Defence assistance was part of a multi-agency whole-of-
government effort.
Case Study – Op Sumatra Case Study – Op Sumatra Assist Assist
Assistance included Engineering teams Medical teams HMAS KANIMBLA (Amphibious Landing
Case Study – Op Sumatra AssistCase Study – Op Sumatra Assist
Outcomes included: 3700 medical treatments (AVH) 70 aero-medical evacuations 1200 tonnes of humanitarian aid distributed by air 1700 large drains cleared 1000m of road cleared
Lessons LearnedLessons Learned
Supporting Host Nation efforts On request and with agreement of Host
Nation Step-by-step complementation of Host
Nation needs and requirements Respect Host Nation sovereignty
Supporting Contribution Nations’ efforts Leverage existing relationships to achieve
outcomes• This facilitates inter-agency cooperation