Download or read book The Commander s Emergency Response Program in Counterinsurgency Warfare written by Andy Brosnan and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Commander s Emergency Response Program written by Netzel Thomas D. and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) needs to focus on attaining short term counterinsurgency effects and balance that with long term goals. This can be achieved by understanding CERP's impact on the COIN campaign and its impact on Government of Afghanistan's priorities. Requiring commanders and CERP managers to get buy-in with our Afghan partners at the beginning of the process will allow for a smooth transition of government functions back to the Afghans. A training program to help facilitate this process is critical to its success. The process will only work with a whole of government approach, with representatives available at all steps of the process to facilitate better program outcomes. Fixing past errors and providing better oversight and more training focusing on outcomes versus spending will provide the effects we need to be successful.

Download or read book Commander s Emergency Response Program written by School for Advanced Military Studies and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout its military history, the United States has demonstrated poor institutional memory resulting in a tendency to reinvent the wheel. The development of counterinsurgency doctrine in Vietnam, for instance, yielded valuable knowledge about combating an irregular enemy. Regardless, the subsequent foray into a counterinsurgent environment during Operation Iraqi Freedom proved problematic as the U.S. scrambled to adapt to yet another asymmetric threat. Operationally, the selection of performance metrics by the U.S. in complex and adaptive battlefields has mirrored this argument. Throughout the entirety of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S. spent over $60 billion on reconstruction and stability of which the Commander's Emergency Response Program cost the U.S. taxpayer over $4 billion. Reminiscent of the poor selection of performance measures in Vietnam, the metrics used to evaluate the effectiveness of the Commander's Emergency Response Program proved insufficient and resulted in the waste of time, money and resources. Adopting a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis, this work examines various aspects of performance metrics and, ultimately, their affect on the Commander's Emergency Response Program. The work uses select historical cases to compare and contrast the selection of performance metrics in a conventional versus an irregular conflict. Empirical evidence is also used to test the effectiveness of metrics and their affect on outcomes. As a result of this analysis we learn that the selection of performance criteria is more difficult in asymmetric environments. As illustrated in the paper, the U.S. has wasted immense amounts of effort, and money, because poorly selected metrics are not always indicative of success. This fact, compounded by a lack of regulation and oversight, resulted in the Commander's Emergency Response Program providing questionable outcomes for military leaders. The United States has experienced many hard lessons due to its inability to institute historically developed best practices. It is vital that military commanders develop and implement metrics that are measurable and provide an accurate assessment of progress. Also essential is the need for regulation and oversight for funding programs to ensure their most efficient and effective use.

Download or read book Military Operations written by Sharon L. Pickup and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than $46 billion dollars has been spent for relief and reconstruction efforts in Iraq. DoD manages the Commander¿s Emerg. Response Program (CERP), which is designed to enable local commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction require. by carrying out programs that will assist the indigenous population. This report examines the following questions regarding the CERP program in Iraq: (1) To what extent does DoD guidance establish selection criteria for CERP projects?; (2) To what extent do commanders in Iraq coordinate CERP with other U.S. gov¿t. agencies and with the gov¿t. of Iraq?; (3) To what extent do DoD and Multinational Corps-Iraq exercise oversight of CERP projects in Iraq? Charts.

Download or read book The Commanders Emergency Response Program Cerp written by Department of the Army Headquarters and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 describes CERP as "the program that (1) authorizes United States military commanders in Afghanistan to carry out small-scale projects designed to meet urgent humanitarian relief requirements or urgent reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility; and (2) provides an immediate and direct benefit to the people of Afghanistan."

Download or read book The Commanders Emergency Response Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Military Operations written by Sharon Pickup and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. gov¿t. agencies, including the DoD and the USAID have spent billions of dollars to develop Afghanistan. From FY¿s 2004 to 2008, DoD has reported obligations of about $1 billion for its Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP), which enables commanders to respond to urgent humanitarian and reconstruction needs. As troop levels increase, DoD officials expect the program to expand. This report assessed DoD's: (1) capacity to manage and oversee the CERP in Afghanistan; and (2) coordination of projects with USAID. Includes recommendations. Illustrations.

Download or read book The Commander s Emergency Response Program written by Rick L. Tillotson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Immediately following major combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom, commanders were faced with the Herculean task of stabilizing a war-torn country whose people and infrastructure had suffered from years of debilitating sanctions and neglect. Regrettably, commanders lacked the means to address the vast humanitarian issues confronting them. Fortunately, the large sums of currency captured on the battlefield provided commanders the means to begin to restore essential services to quell what was becoming increasing unrest. This initial program formed the foundation for what is now known as the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) that has proven to be an invaluable non-kinetic tool in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The purpose of the program is to respond with a nonlethal weapon system to urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief, and reconstruction projects and services that immediately assist the indigenous population. The paper demonstrates CERP's flexibility and utility using the construct of a regime change campaign but also highlights execution shortfalls that have captured the attention of congress and could lead to the program's demise if not addressed. The paper concludes by providing recommendations to improve CERP's application and effectiveness."--Abstract from web site.

Download or read book Military Operations Actions Needed to Better Guide Project Selection for Commander s Emergency Response Program and Improve Oversight in Iraq written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since fiscal year 2003, Congress has appropriated more than $46 billion dollars for relief and reconstruction efforts in Iraq. The Department of Defense (DOD) is one of several U.S. agencies that administer U.S.-funded relief and reconstruction programs in Iraq. In particular, DOD manages the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP), which is designed to enable local commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility by carrying out programs that will immediately assist the indigenous population. 1 Thus far, Congress has appropriated more than $3 billion for CERP in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since the program's inception, DOD has steadily increased its funding requests in response to theater conditions, and reported obligations have also grown substantially. DOD's funding requests have increased by more than a billion dollars from fiscal years 2004 through 2008. For fiscal year 2008, DOD requested $1.2 billion to fund CERP projects in Iraq and Afghanistan and plans to request an additional $507 million, primarily for CERP in Iraq. Furthermore, DOD's reported obligations for Iraq and Afghanistan have grown from about $179 million in fiscal year 2004 to more than $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2007. In addition, over the same period of time, the number of projects in both countries has grown from about 6,450 to about 8,700. In particular, the number of projects costing more than $500,000 has increased from 13 in fiscal year 2004 to 276 in fiscal year 2007 and in fiscal year 2007 accounted for about 46 percent of the reported obligations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Download or read book Military Operations written by Sharon L. Pickup and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Commander s Emergency Response Program written by Christopher P. Davis and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines some of the areas needing improvement in the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP), a major weapon in the local commander's arsenal for stability operations. It explains why a confluence of recent events-- updated doctrine, the publication of the Gansler Commission Report, and the creation of the Army's Expeditionary Contracting Command (ECC)-- have created a unique opportunity. This is an opportunity for Army expeditionary contracting to change from its traditional general support role to a more proactive direct support role by assisting the local commander through his CERP program. The ECC must evolve its organizational structure to complement this new role and develop doctrine to employ their subordinate units that fully supports the newly published doctrine for Stability Operations. This paper also discusses how these changes allow the newly formed ECC to leverage its expertise to enhance training and improve the deficient areas in the local commander's CERP program identified by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR).

Download or read book A Penney for Your Thoughts a Nickel for Your Heart written by Justin B. Gorkowski and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 2002, $3 9 billion and $4 6.7 billion have been appropriated to Afghanistan and Iraq for reconstruction spending. The dollar amounts suggest that reconstruction is important in post-conflict environments, but how important is it really? Some military commanders have interestingly noticed a relationship between the insurgency and reconstruction spending, specifically with the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP). In post-conflict environments, CERP reconstruction efforts can be applied in such a manner that they contribute to the diffusion of the incubation and growth of insurgencies. This research is focused on determining how the CERP program can be used to influence insurgency through a Social Movement Theoretical framework. There are two primary purposes: to determine if CERP has historically influenced the security environment in any measureable way and to develop a model comprised of those components (needs, deserve and message resonance) that could plausibly be argued to have an effect on violence and determine which components most significantly influence insurgency. The model is tested on the At Tameem province of Iraq. The results depict that commanders have not used CERP to influence the insurgency in Iraq, but there does exist a weak positive correlation. Further, when compared to historical data, the deserve and message resonance factors contribute more to the influence of popular support than do the needs of the people. Several prescriptive implications are drawn with regard to the future use of CERP.

Download or read book Military Operations written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military Operations: Actions Needed to Better Guide Project Selection for Commander's Emergency Response Program and Improve Oversight in Iraq

Download or read book Commander s Emergency Response Program written by Valerie Tystad and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This handbook focuses on basic tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for the application of CERP. Its intended audience is the brigade, battalion, and provincial reconstruction team commander and staff. This handbook is based on lessons learned and best practices in use today in Iraq and Afghanistan and identifies training, planning, and operational procedures required to fund projects and services the commander requires during the conduct of stability operations. This handbook also provides the TTP to guide the commander through the regulatory and administrative requirements of the CERP"--P. [i].

Download or read book A Penny for Your Thoughts a Nickel for Your Heart The Influence of the Commander s Emergency Response Program on Insurgency written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 2002, $39 billion and $46.7 billion have been appropriated to Afghanistan and Iraq for reconstruction spending. The dollar amounts suggest that reconstruction is important in post-conflict environments, but how important is it really? Some military commanders have interestingly noticed a relationship between the insurgency and reconstruction spending, specifically with the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP). In post-conflict environments, CERP reconstruction efforts can be applied in such a manner that they contribute to the diffusion of the incubation and growth of insurgencies. This research is focused on determining how the CERP program can be used to influence insurgency through a Social Movement Theoretical framework. There are two primary purposes: to determine if CERP has historically influenced the security environment in any measurable way and to develop a model comprised of those components (needs, deserve and message resonance) that could plausibly be argued to have an effect on violence and determine which components most significantly influence insurgency. The model is tested on the At Tameem province of Iraq. The results depict that commanders have not used CERP to influence the insurgency in Iraq, but there does exist a weak positive correlation. Further, when compared to historical data, the deserve and message resonance factors contribute more to the influence of popular support than do the needs of the people. Several prescriptive implications are drawn with regard to the future use of CERP.

Download or read book Understanding Counterinsurgency Warfare written by Thomas Rid and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-22 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook offers an accessible introduction to counterinsurgency operations, a key aspect of modern warfare. Featuring essays by some of the world’s leading experts on unconventional conflict, both scholars and practitioners, the book discusses how modern regular armed forces react, and should react, to irregular warfare. The volume is divided into three main sections: Doctrinal Origins: analysing the intellectual and historical roots of modern Western theory and practice Operational Aspects: examining the specific role of various military services in counterinsurgency, but also special forces, intelligence, and local security forces Challenges: looking at wider issues, such as governance, culture, ethics, civil-military cooperation, information operations, and time. Understanding Counterinsurgency is the first comprehensive textbook on counterinsurgency, and will be essential reading for all students of small wars, counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, strategic studies and security studies, both in graduate and undergraduate courses as well as in professional military schools.

Download or read book Military Operations written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.