The task to review the CIV-MIL Information Sharing was
degraded by the lack of technical subject matter experts from
the JS J6/7 due to competing exercises and emerging situations.
Much of the discussion centered on the work the JS J6/7 has
completed from 2014 to present on CIV-MIL information
sharing improvements within the Mission Partner Environ-
ment and Federated Mission Network efforts by US DOD and
NATO Allied Command Transformation. The group acknowl-
edged that the primary efforts have been to develop information
sharing protocols and standards, rather than attempting to
develop new hardware or software solutions that were unlikely
to be universally adopted by stakeholders. OSD-Policy remind-
ed the group that the current DOD system of record is the All
Partner Access Network (APAN), and there are a number of
improvements planned for this collaboration suite . There are
case studies available which demonstrate best practices from
the Philippines Typhoon Haiyan Relief, the 2010 Haiti Earth-
quake, and the Japan Tsunami Relief Operations.
Conclusions: It was very clear from the group discussion that
doctrinal references at the Army and Joint-level do not ade-
quately convey the complexity of FHA in a modern complex
environment. In a post-conflict scenario such as North Korea;
DOS and USAID may have neither the access nor the capacity
to manage the magnitude of the humanitarian response within
North Korea, likely requiring alternative organizational struc-
tures and processes. The UN may also find itself challenged in
establishing an interim government, while also responding to
a major humanitarian crisis without the “cluster system” leads
being underpinned by the typical array of pre-existing NGOs
in the country. In this situation, much like the 2010 Haiti
response, the US Military may need to initially lead the human-
itarian effort, or prepare to take on a much larger portion of
the FHA efforts for a longer duration. This additional stability
task will compete with high priority security sector missions
for existing DOD forces. Given this volatile, uncertain, com-
plex, and adaptive environment, a more collaborative approach
is required to develop viable FHA plans and procedures for
a post-conflict North Korean scenario. Senior interagency
leaders must understand the established policies and procedures
in order to develop effective, scalable, adaptive solutions. The
community of interest should identify key leaders within the
HA process and evaluate leader education to deliver the right
training, at the right time, to the right audience. The intent of
this senior-leader training and education would be to devel-
op strategic thinkers capable of delivering results within the
international framework, budgetary constraints, and regulatory
guidelines, to achieve stability conditions and advance US inter-
ests in a responsible manner. The FHA community of interest
will require a periodic forum for collaboration and coordina-
PKSOI Colonel Morgan O'Rourke conducts the work-
ing group back brief to the PKSOI Director, and the
PKSOI staff of Visiting Professors.
tion. Lastly, while the working group did not have any SMEs to
address specific information sharing issues, there was a general
agreement that CIV-MIL info sharing standards should be
established that accommodate the complexity of stakeholders,
languages, security concerns, and information requirements to
respond in an effective manner to future FHA missions.
Way Ahead (Lead Organization):
• (OSD-P) Revise DODI to better capture funding, authori-
ties, and direction for DOD FHA support in complex envi-
ronments
• (PKSOI) Organize a quarterly teleconference starting Aug
2018, to aid in the coordination of FHA capability develop-
ment with an annual update during the POSTEW 2019
• (PKSOI) Develop a POAM for Army FHA capability
development for approval by DA G-3/5/7 DAMO-SS with
input from OSD-P
• (PKSOI Lead) Publish a functional capability assessment of
Army FHA capabilities within each domain (DOTmLPFP)
and coordinate follow up actions
• (CFE-DM) Collaborate with PKSOI to determine ex-
portability/scalability of existing curriculum and best place-
ment within Army PME
• (SSCs) review current FHA training within existing curric-
ulum and exercises in order to find opportunities to collabo-
rate and inform policy
• (CFE-DM / PKSOI) Identify research requirements
and opportunities within KSIL, Visiting Professor Program
(VPP), RES, DDE, or Integrated Research Project ( e.g. FHA
in post conflict nK)
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