Hurricane Mitch

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United States Southern Command
Disaster Preparedness and the Role of Southern
Command
OVERALL CLASSIFICATION OF THIS BRIEFING IS
UNCLASSIFIED
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Disaster Preparedness Mission
US SOUTHCOM shapes the environment within its
area of responsibility in part through disaster
preparedness in order to promote democracy,
stability and collective approaches to regional
security when required, responds unilaterally or
multilaterally to crises.
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Disaster Preparedness Vision

• A community of democratic, stable, and
  prosperous nations properly prepared for
  transnational disasters served by professional ,
  modernized, interoperable security forces in
  support of civilian agencies, and capable of
  multilateral, regional, and hemispheric responses
  to challenges.

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Disaster Preparedness Strategy

• Develop regional capabilities and collaboration.
• Encourage cooperation and training between
  USSOUTHCOM, national authorities, relief agencies
  and multilateral institutions.
• Establish a mechanism that supports disaster
  preparedness and response within the theater.

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Disaster Preparedness Objectives

• Promote rapid exchange of critical information
  among forces and civilian agencies in the region
• Influence the roles, missions, and modernization
  efforts of the response communities in the region
• Increase multilateral situational awareness,
  resources, and technology
• Rapidly respond with a deployable disaster
  response capability
• Develop comprehensive and coordinated
  multilateral plans
• Develop a theater disaster preparedness logistics
  support system

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PAHO
OFDA

• Partnership
• Regional Cooperation
• Regional Collaboration
• Self sufficiency

CDMHA
FEMA
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• Our ultimate goal is to establish programs and
  infrastructure that eliminate the need for
  external assistance and resources.

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