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Special Operations Command PacificPersistent Engagement for Persistent Conflict
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US PACOM Area of Responsibility (AOR)
SECRET
Northeast Asia
South Asia
Australia & Oceania
Southeast Asia
Characteristics of the Pacific AOR• > 50 % of earth’s surface• 60% of world’s population• World’s six largest armed forces• Four of the world’s largest economies• World’s largest Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist populations• Five Mutual Defense Relationships
Relative SizeComparison of USAto Asia Pacific Region
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US PACOM Area of Responsibility (AOR)
SECRET
Northeast Asia
South Asia
Australia & Oceania
Southeast Asia
Challenges
• Chinese Influence• nKorea – unstable regime / nuclear• India – Pakistan
• Extremists (Mumbai)• Kashmir
• Insurgencies• Thai-Malay Border• Southern Philippines
• Islamic Extremists • Natural Disasters • Taiwan Status
Relative SizeComparison of USAto Asia Pacific Region
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4 18 February 2009
Operation ENDURING FREEDOM – Philippines
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M I N D A N A O
S u l u Archipelago
Manila
P h I l I p p I n eS e a
S o u t hC h I n a
S e a
0 150 300 km
LUZON
VISAYAS
Palawan
Jolo
Basilan
Tawi-Tawi
Sabah
Spratly
Islands
• 90 + million • 90 % Christian• “Moro” Separatists• Threats
• Abu Sayaaf (ASG)• Jemaah Islamiyah• NPA / Communists• Ungoverned spaces
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“Indirect Approach” & Persistent Engagement• Campaign
– Philippines = Counterinsurgency or COIN - address underlying causes of insurgency, immunizing at risk communities from exploitation by militant Islamic extremists (AQ)
– United States = Foreign Internal Defense in support of Philippines COIN (main effort) and Philippines Counterterror operations (CT) (supporting effort)
• Persistent Engagement– Seven years of sustained, persistent engagement in Southern Philippines– SOF led mission
• Constraints. Recognizes the constrained environment of (1) Sovereign Host Nations, (2) Counter-productivity of heavy US presence, (3) Limited resources to apply to the problem set
• Division of Labor: Recognizes DoD is one of many stakeholders. Attempts to scope the role of DoD in general, and SOF in particular, within a broader Host Nation and Inter-Agency environment
• Patience: Indirect Approach strategies & tactics are “by, with, through.” This inherently requires a long-term view accepting of measured developments and quiet results.
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Questions?