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Multinational Planning
Augmentation Team
(MPAT)
What is MPAT?
18 September 2009
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MPAT
A cadre of military planners ...
• From nations with AsiaPacific 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)
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A Multinational Program
• 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
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Objectives & Methods
• 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
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MPAT Participants
Australia
Cambodia
France
India
Japan
Maldives
New Zealand
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Bangladesh
Brunei
Canada
East Timor
Fiji
Germany
Indonesia
Italy
Korea
Malaysia
Mongolia
Nepal
Papua New Guinea
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Thailand
Tonga
UK
US
Vietnam
(31 countries)
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MPAT Venues
• 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
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COBRA GOLD
– Seminars, Table-top Exercises, Wargames, etc.
– Regional & International Forums
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ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)
UN Conferences
ICRC Conferences
– Real World Crisis Response
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UNIFIED ASSISTANCE (Tsunami Relief)
CARING RESPONSE (Cyclone Nargis – Burma)
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MULTINATIONAL FORCE
STANDING OPERATING
PROCEDURES
(MNF SOP)
SOP Workshop
Version: 2.3
04 January 2008
Develop Procedures
MPAT TE
Test Procedures
Event Links
Exercises
Validate Procedures
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MPAT Program
•Multinational Program
•Improve Multinational Military Operations
Building Relationships
Building Capacity
Military
Civil
Government
Unified
Int’l
Action Humanitarians
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MPAT: www.mpat.org
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Email: [email protected]