UNCLASSIFIED 1 Multinational Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT) 18 September 2009 What is MPAT? UNCLASSIFIED 2 A cadre of military planners... From nations with Asia- Pacific interests Capable of rapidly augmenting a multinational force (MNF) headquarters (HQ) Established to plan and execute coalition operations In response to military operations other than war (MOOTW) / small scale contingencies (SSC) MPAT UNCLASSIFIED 3 Maintains a cadre of MNF planners: skilled in common crisis action planning procedures available to rapidly augment a CTF HQ during a crisis Develops habitual relationships among MPAT cadre Meets periodically to: share information & develop CTF HQ procedures (MNF SOP) practice CTF HQ activation, formation, & planning processes Includes interested nations, International Organizations (IOs), Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), & United Nations (UN) agencies A Multinational Program UNCLASSIFIED 4 Improve Speed of Multinational Crisis Response Improve Multinational Force Interoperability Increase CTF Mission Effectiveness Unity of Effort Develop and become familiar with common Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) for MNF CTF HQ Strengthen & Practice Common Crisis Action Planning Procedures Objectives & Methods UNCLASSIFIED 5 AustraliaBangladesh Brunei CambodiaCanada East Timor FranceFijiGermany IndiaIndonesiaItaly JapanKoreaMalaysia MaldivesMongoliaNepal New ZealandPapua New Guinea PhilippinesSingaporeSolomon Islands Sri LankaThailandTonga TuvaluUKUS VanuatuVietnam (31 countries) MPAT Participants UNCLASSIFIED 6 MPAT SOP Development Workshop : Develop MPAT Program Recommendations Develop / Refine MNF SOP MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS (TE): CTF HQ Staff Planning Workshop Scenario-driven planning event MPAT Participation in Other Events: USPACOM Multinational Exercises COBRA GOLD Seminars, Table-top Exercises, Wargames, etc. Regional & International Forums ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) UN Conferences ICRC Conferences Real World Crisis Response UNIFIED ASSISTANCE (Tsunami Relief) CARING RESPONSE (Cyclone Nargis Burma) MPAT Venues UNCLASSIFIED 7 Event Links SOP Workshop MPAT TE Exercises Develop Procedures Test Procedures Validate Procedures MULTINATIONAL FORCE STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURES (MNF SOP) Version: January 2008 UNCLASSIFIED 8 MPAT Program Military Civil Government Intl Humanitarians Unified Action Unified Action Multinational Program Improve Multinational Military Operations Building RelationshipsBuilding Capacity UNCLASSIFIED 9 MPAT: