CANOSCOM Brief to Domestic Operations Symposium

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CANOSCOM Brief to Domestic Operations Symposium

• Logistics in Chaos
• Brigadier-General Denis Bouchard

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CONTENT

• Canadian Forces Organizational Structure
• CANOSCOM Mission and Roles
• Emergency Management in Canada
• Canadian Forces in Domestic Operations
• Op Assistance (Winnipeg Floods 1997)
• Op Recuperation (Eastern Canada Ice Storm 1998)
• Op Katrina (US Hurricane 2005)
• Lessons Learned

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• CANOSCOMs Mission
• Provide effective and efficient operational
  support to Canadian Forces operations, be they
  domestic, continental or expeditionary.

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Current Canadian Operational Support Construct
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CF National Support Framework for Ops
Support Policy
Strategic
National Strategic Support
Operational
National Operational Level Support
Operational Support
TF Support Component
Tactical

• In Theatre
• Domestic /
• Continental
• International

Joint Task Forces CEFCOM
SOF TF CANSOFCOM
Regional Task Forces Canada COM
Component Support (IS / CS)
Linked to Garrison Support and other Force
Generator Support Requirements
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Emergency Management in Canada
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WHAT IS AN EMERGENCY?

• A situation or impending situation that
  constitutes a danger of major proportions that
  could result in serious harm to persons or
  substantial damage to property and that is caused
  by the forces of nature, a disease or other
  health risk, an accident or an act whether
  intentional or otherwise.
• Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act,
  2006

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EMERGENCIES CAN THREATEN

• Public Health

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EMERGENCIES CAN THREATEN

• Environment

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EMERGENCIES CAN THREATEN

• Critical infrastructure

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EMERGENCIES CAN THREATEN

• Property

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EMERGENCIES CAN THREATEN

• Economic Stability

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Who are the players?
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Canadian Forces in a Domestic Emergency
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OPERATION ASSISTANCE

• Winnipeg Floods - 1997

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Area affected
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Chronology

• First Flood forecast issued 26 February
• Second Flood forecast issued 21March
• Province revises flood peak at 245 ft 20 April
• Province req open-ended assistance from MND to
  commence 21 April
• Winnipeg mayor declares local state of emergency
  23 April

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Canadian Forces involvement

• Military preps Flood Contingency Plan 4 Mar
• 1 PPCLI recce dep Wainwright for Shilo 15 Apr
• Military assistance req 21-24 Apr for 100 pers
• Comd 1 CMBG req 1 Div HQ 2 CMBG 26 Apr
• Majority of Troops in location 2 May
• 4 ESR eqpt unloaded in Winnipeg 6 May
• LdSH BG dep Manitoba. ACC begins thinning out

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Canadian Forces Involvement (cont)

• 2 R22eR dep. MCC begins thinning out
• 1 RCR dep.
• 1 Div HQ hands over to 17 Wing JTFHQ
• Primarily Engr assets only left in AO 23 May
• Operation closes out 31 May

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OPERATION ASSISTANCE Winnipeg Floods - 1997
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OPERATION RECUPERATION

• Eastern Canada Ice Storm 1998

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Area Affected
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Chronology

• Storm commences 6 January
• Military put on alert 7 January
• Provincial (Ont Que) requests for assistance
  issued 8 January. New Brunswick requests
  assistance 13 Jan
• Deployment begins 8 January
• Redeployment concludes 8 February

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Canadian Forces Involvement

• Land Forces proactively prepared
• Widespread across three Land Forces areas
• Ontario 4,850
• Quebec 10,550
• NB 384
• In support additional 6200 personnel

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KATRINA
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Lessons Learned Katrina

• A fractured response structure

• Lack of coordination

• Lack of a prioritized policy and plan

• Lack of situational awareness to decision makers

• Lack of understanding between the private sector
  and the Federal government

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• Lessons Learned

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Lessons Learned(BEFORE BANGMANAGER)

• Cooperative and deliberate Planning

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L1s,FGs.. Reachback
COMDS
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CANOSCOM at IOC 1 Feb 06
COMDS
Comd
Gp
Op
Sp
Centre
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Move
Med
CANOSCOM HQ
Plans
Plans
MCC
HSCC
MP
Key
functions

Eng
MPCC
Plans
Planning Control of
Op Sp
Line
functions
ESCC
COP
Plans
(FG
-
FE)
CIS
LCC
Log
Supporting Op Comd Sp
Staffs
functions
(FE)
CC
CIS
Pers
Sp
Plans
Reaching back to
Strat
Sp functions (FD
-
FG
-
Plans
CC
FE)
Pers
Sp
Plans
OPCON
OPCON
RESPONSIVE
FOR OP SP
OS MP Gp
CMSG
CFJSG
OS Engr Gp
Comm Res
CF HSS Gp
CFJSR
J6 (COS (IM))
CFPSU
OPCON
OPCON
3 CSU 4 CFMCU CFPU ISTs
1 ESU
CFADs 25 CFSD 7 CFSD
202 WkShop
ACTs AES NCT
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Lessons Learned(BEFORE BANGMANAGER)

• Cooperative and deliberate Planning
• Jurisdiction

• Preparation, Coordination, Harmonization

• Logistic sustainment

• Training

• Finance

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Lessons Learned (AFTER BANGLEADER)

• Situation Awareness

• Timely Orders

• Movements

• Public Affairs

• Communications

• Coordination

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Supporting Force Projection, Theatre Activation
Sustainment
Strategic
Wholesale
Origin
Force Projection
Origin
Origin
Coupling Bridge (Op Sp Chain)
Tactical
Operational
Theatre of Operations can be domestic,
continental or anywhere else in the World
Retail
Theatre of Operations
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Lessons Learned (AFTER BANGLEADER)

• Situation Awareness
• Timely Orders
• Movements
• Public Affairs
• Communications
• Coordination
• Commandment Control

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Mission Sustainment
Mission Open/Close
Lines of Comm
Force Generation
RSOM OP Stock Mgmt
Mov, ISBs POE/Ds, NRL
JTF Sp Groups/ Components
TASG MCT
Operational Support Capability Thrust
Op Sp Planning and Advice
Operational Support
Functional Capability Thrust
Pers Svcs
Log Svcs
Contractors
Engr
LEMS
HSS
CIS
MP
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Lessons Learned (AFTER BANGLEADER)

• Situation Awareness
• Timely Orders
• Movements
• Public Affairs
• Communications
• Coordination
• Commandment Control

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Questions?