RC South, Task Force Aegis I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Qalat Provincial Reconstruction Team Capt Rockie Wilson Civil Affairs CAT-E (Engineer) Team Leader, Qalat PRT
Training - Mission 5-week Combat Skills Training Course w/US Army, Ft Bragg NC “… foster a permissive environment to facilitate economic and infrastructure development that creates enduring security and stability in the province.‖ I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Overview Zabol Province Three-year Infrastructure Plan Challenges Mission Scenarios Lessons Learned I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Joint Total Force Operation USAF – 39 Active Duty DoD Civilian USAID DoS Interpreter USA – 54 USDA IRR – 8 ARNG – 42 Active Duty – 3 USAF USDA – 1 USAID – 1 DoS – 1 DoD Civilian Interpreter USA I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Interagency Synergy Create a moderate, stable, and representative Afghanistan capable of controlling and governing its territory PRT 1 Maneuver Department of State US Agency 2 for International Development US Department of Agriculture Provincial Government 3 Afghan Security Entities 4 UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Three Year Strategic Infrastructure Plan I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Three Year Strategic Infrastructure Plan ROADS ROADS & BRIDGES EXISTING PAVED ROUTE 1 2006 EXISTING GRAVEL USAID PAVING KHAKERAN PRT CONTRACT 2007 US & ANA ENGINEERS ANA ENGINEERS (ONLY) BAYLOUGH 2008 ZABOL GOV’T CONTRACT SAYAGEZ SHAJUI BRIDGES OTHER EXISTING PRT BRIDGES PROJECTS PRT CONTRACT 2006 PRT VERTICAL NATKHEL EXISTING DISTRICT MAZAN GOV’T / POLICE HQ QALAT NEW DISTRICT GOV’T / SHINKAY POLICE HQ Tarn Wa ALAQADARI Jaldak Shinkay HWY 1 POLICE CPs SOMULZAY SHAR I SAFA Atghar Shamulzai ALAQADARI ATGHAR ROUTE 1 Constructing 105 Kilometers (65 Miles) of road — Approximately the distance from Hampton Roads I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e to Richmond VA
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Project Directory by District Argandab Qalat Conference Center District Police Center (2) Hospital Dormitory District Communication Center Women’s Bathhouse (Hospital) Highway Police Checkpoints Fire Station School Refurbishment Governor’s Guest House Road, Mizan to De Afghan (30km) Qalat Water Distribution Repairs Highway Assistance Center Kahki Afghan Highway police Checkpoints District Police Center Jaldak District Communication Center Highway Police Checkpoints Police Barracks Shahjoy Shinkay District Police Center Tarnak River Bridge District Irrigation Infrastructure Highway Checkpoints Nabahar Mizan District Police Center Afghan National Army Compound District Communication Center Road, Qalat to Mizan (45km) Atgar Road, Mizan to De Afghan (30km) Shamulzai District Police Center District Police Center District Communication Center 3 AF Engineers executing 30 projects in an area the size of Connecticut & Rhode Island w/minimal roads in mountainous terrain I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Challenges Conducting operations in a non-permissive environment Funding restrictions Force Protection/ Engineer relationships I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Qalat PRT - Chain of Command OPCON / ADCON (AF) TACON (ARMY/ISAF) CENTCOM CENTAF UN International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) 755 EMSG CJTF-82 Regional Command - South Qalat PRT I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Troops in Contact PRT Airmen/Soldiers encountered 6 TICs between Apr-Dec 06 5/6 during Engineer missions Insurgents: 24 KIA Coalition: 1 KIA/2 WIA PRT: Multiple WIA/Purple Hearts I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
IEDs PRT lost 5 vehicles to IEDs between Apr-Dec 06 All on Civil Affairs/Engineering Missions I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Mission Scenario Khaki Afghan Police Compound — 22 Aug 06 Objective Secure LZ for Governor site visit Site new district compound/conduct engineer surveillance on police barracks CONOP Take six vehicle convoy to Shajoy district center meet up with seven vehicle embedded training team and Afghan National Army before departing for Khaki Afghan Obstacles Taliban Forces North of Kharnay Base in route to Khaki Afghan I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
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Khaki Afghan Photos I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Khaki Afghan Outcome Afghan National Army Battle Damage Assessment: 18 Enemy Dead including two Reported Regional Commanders Three damaged coalition vehicles Coalition: 1 KIA/2 WIA Governor cancelled trip District police center sited Police Barracks Surveillance Complete I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Lessons Learned Reconstruction vs. Maneuver/Engagement Intra-agency Limitations Training In-garrison (Base Recovery After Attack) vs. Outside the Wire I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
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Joint Forces Staff College I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Organizing the Joint Force for Reconstruction: Thoughts on Facilitating Enduring Solutions Patrick J. Obruba, Major, USAF Based on combined effort with: Timothy W. Holman, Major, USA Scott D. Logan, Lieutenant Commander, USN James A. Oldenburg, Major, USAF J.P. Yorro, DoD
ISF Engineer Diagram MNF-I (Multi-National Forces-Iraq) As of 23 Mar 05 MNC-I MNSTC-I (Multi-National Corps-Iraq) (Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq) MNSTC-I J7 (engineer) MNSTC-I J8 (funds) 2 MEF (MNF West) COL Xxxxx, USA (Marine Expeditionary Force) AFCEE LNO (Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence) USACE GRD 2 MEF G8 (basing) ISF (special staff) Lt Col Xxxxx, USAF (US Army Corps 2 MEF G4 (logistics) COL Xxxxx (Iraqi Security forces) Xxx Xxxxx (KO) of Engineers, LTC Xxxxx COL Xxxxx Gulf Region district) USACE LNO 2 MEF MNSTC-I J8 (fwd) 2 MEF G8 OICC LNO Col Xxxxx, USA Engineer Capt Xxxxx, USAF (KO) CDR Xxxxx, USN LTC Xxxxx USACE GRS MAJ Xxxxx MNSTC-I J7(fwd) 2 MEF G8 30 NCR Augment LT Xxxxx, USN (Gulf Region South) Capt Obruba, USAF CDR Xxxx, USN MAJ Xxxxx, USA USACE GRC (Gulf Region Central) 155 BCT 2 Mar Div 2 MLB 30 NCR 2 MAW LTC Xxxxx, USA (Brigade Combat (Marine Division) (Marine Logistics Battalion) (Naval Construction Regiment) (Marine Air Wing) Xxx Xxxxx (KO) Team) Engineer Engineer Engineer Engineer Engineer MAJ Xxxxx CAPT Xxxxx, USN MAJ Xxxxx MAJ Xxxxx, USA LCDR Xxxxx, USN LCDR Xxxxx, 2 BCT (AO Topeka) Fallujah Area Office USN (KO) Engineer MAJ Xxxxx, USA NMCB 1 OICC NMCB 24 (Ramadi) (Naval Mobile (Officer In Charge, LCDR Xxxxx, USN RCT 2 (AO Denver) Ramadi Area Office Construction Battalion) Construction) (Regimental CAPT Xxxxxx, USA CDR Xxxxx, USN CDR Xxxxx, USN Combat Team) LCDR Xxxx, USN Engineer Al Asad Area Office MAJ Xxxxxx, USA RCT 8 (AO Raliegh) Engineer OICC (Taqaddum) OICC (Ramadi) OICC (Al Asad) LCDR Xxxxx, USN LCDR Xxxxx, USN LCDR Xxxxx, USN
Executive Guidance 2006 National Security Strategy: ―…[DoS] will integrate all relevant United States Government resources and assets in conducting reconstruction and stabilization operations.‖ 2007 State of the Union Address ―…design and establish a volunteer Civilian Reserve Corps.‖ NSPD-44, Management of Interagency Efforts Concerning Reconstruction and Stabilization ―…[DoS will] coordinate and lead integrated United States Government efforts, … to prepare, plan for, and conduct stabilization and reconstruction efforts.‖ I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Joint Guidance SSTR JOC (Dec 06): ―The lion’s share of the international assistance to these host nation efforts [building host nation capability]…will be undertaken by civilian organizations in a permissive environment and by military organizations in a contested environment .‖ ―…it is essential that military organizations develop the capability to support nation building in an insecure environment and that the USG acquire adequate numbers of deployable civil agency capabilities to sustain on-the-scene nation building assistance over a period of years.‖ JP 3-34, Joint Engineer Operations (Feb 07): ―Engineer and joint forces conduct these activities [General Engineering] in support of the other US government agencies, NGOs, IGOs, and the HN.‖ I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Desired Organizational Traits Centralized control/decentralized execution Transferability System-focus I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
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