Operations in Afghanistan Regional Command East A CJTF Perspective

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Operations in Afghanistan Regional Command East

A CJTF Perspective



Regional Command East

RC WestRC West

RC North RC North

GhazniGhazni

Torkham Torkham GateGate

JalalabadJalalabad

KhostKhost

KabulKabulWardak

LogarLogar

BamyanBamyan ParwanParwan

PanjshirPanjshir

KapisaKapisa

PaktyaPaktya

PaktikaPaktika

Nangahar

NuristanNuristan

KonarKonarLaghmanLaghmanBagramBagram

TF LAFAYETTE

TF White Eagle

2

Key FactsSize: 43,000 SQ Miles;

Approx. size of New York

Population: 9,900,000

14 Provinces

450 miles of border with Pakistan

14 Provincial Reconstruction Teams

- One Czech PRT - One New Zealand PRT - One Turkish PRT - One S. Korean PRT

8 Agri-business Development Teams (US National Guard)

175 Civilian Experts within Regional Command East

Four U.S. Brigade Combat Teams

- One Polish Brigade TF - One French Brigade

30,150 Soldiers from thirteen nations

PakistanPakistan

INFORMATION INFORMATION Primary Line of Effort and First

Consideration in Planning

Protect the Populace

By, With and Through ANSF

SECURITYSECURITY

• Conduct Counterinsurgency Ops in Combined Action with the ANSF

• Focus on: Population Centers, GLOCs, Critical Border Areas

• Maintain Operational Agility • Attack Enemy Networks Across

all Lines of Operations• Disrupt Enemy Sanctuaries

EnableSustainable Development

thru Economic Growth

DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

• Enable Afghan Solutions to Address Afghan Problems

• Incorporate Local Initiatives into Development Programs

• Enable Economic Capital Programs

• Prioritize Essential and Enabling Institutions and Infrastructure

• Support the Training and Retention of Critical Afghan Skill Sets

• Increase Efforts on Education and Vocational Training Programs

Connect the People

to the Government

GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE

OneOne unified effort to unified effort to build and reinforce GIRoA legitimacy at all levels:build and reinforce GIRoA legitimacy at all levels:Coherence across governance, security, and development actionsCoherence across governance, security, and development actions

• Identify, Understand, Support Local Governance Programs

• Partner with Local Leaders for Sub-National Governance (SNG) Policy Acceptance

• Set the Conditions for SNG Policy Implementation Success

• Understand, Prioritize and Support Access to Justice and Rule of Law

• Assist GIRoA Efforts in Establishing Property Rights and Land Titling

• Communicate Visual, Tangible and Recognizable Progress

• Demonstrate GIRoA’s increasing Competence, Capacity and Credibility

• Highlight, Magnify and Reiterate Enemy Failure – “The Enemy Cannot Succeed”

• Ensure Timely, Truthful, Transparent and Pro-Active Communications

CJTF-82 Campaign Plan



THREATS TO THE AFGHAN PEOPLE

Insurgents

Bad leadership

Harmful practices

Enemies of the Afghan People



• Protecting the Afghan people as the operative principle

• Executing Combined & Unified Action

• Task Organized Appropriately

• Resourced with the right people

• Strength proportionate to population density

•Tailored solutions for distinct challenges, different range of characteristics

• Addressing corruption in a productive way

• Strengthening border management

• Improving Unity of Command and Effort

How We’ve Changed

Combined Action is the integration of coalition and Afghan security forces into single organizations to conduct counterinsurgency operations and

more rapidly expand the credibility, capacity, and capability of the ANSF

Company Combined Tactical Command Post

Integrated forces and teams Company to Corps

Expanding credibility, capacity, and capability Increased Combat PowerCombined mission execution from start to finish

Corps Level JOC

Combined Action



What We’ve Learned

We see ourselves (CF and ANSF) better than we ever have.

• Afghan and Coalition Force Leadership have greater common situational understanding of their Area of Operations

• We understand disparity of living and working conditions• Facilities are garrison constructed with no TOCs• Locations often do not address the current tactical reality

• ANSF can build new facilities cheaper and faster than CF if provided their own budget

• Greater understanding of Retention and AWOL issues


UNCLASSIFIED // FOUO8

Regional CommanderRegional Senior

Civilian Rep

COMISAF Ambassador

Commander Civilian Team LeadTask Force Staff Chief of Mission Staff

Civilian Team Lead

Chief of Mission Staff

Commander

PRT Staff

Agricultural Development

Team

Regional Command

Brigade Task Force

Provincial Reconstruction Team

District Support Team

Chief of Mission Staff

Civilian Team LeadCommanderDST Staff

ETT/PMT

SecurityManeuver

ForceCivil

Affairs

Unity of Effort

Stab

ilization

Tig

er Team

Unified Action



SCR

DOS USAID USDA DOD

CG

CHIEF STABILITY INTEGRATION

CHIEF STABILITY OPS

DEPUTY STABILITY

COORD/GOV

NKL TEAM

KEY TERRAIN DISTRICT

TEAM

STABILIZATION TEAM

PRS TEAM

OPS SECTION SI TEAM

SPECIAL ASSISTANT

AIDE

CERP SOIC

INTERAGENCY DEPUTIES

DCG(S)

TIGER TEAM

NCOIC ADMIN/LOG

CHIEF OF STAFF

OPNS OFF

IJC/USFORA USEMB

CoS

Ms. Dawn LiberiMG Scaparotti

Contractor 6Military 26USG Civilian 30 LN Civilian 1

RC East Stability Ops Organization



Chief of Mission Interagency Civilian StaffCurrent: 35 Projected: 39

EMBASSY

I PA

PRT Logar

Task Force RakkasanCurrent: 31

Projected: 35

Task Force Mountain Warrior

Current: 36Projected: 42

Task Force Bayonet


Task Force WolverineCurrent: 26

Projected: 29

PRT Wardak

PRT Kunar

PRT Nuristan

PRT Laghman

PRT Nangarhar

PRT Bamyan

PRT Panjshir

PRT Khost

PRT Paktya

PRT Paktika

Regional Platform–East: Senior Civilian Rep (SCR) Dawn Liberi

2DSTs,1 ADT

6 DSTs, 3 ADTs

Task Force La FayetteCurrent: 3

Projected: 3

PRT Kapisa

Task Force White Eagle


PRT Kapisa

2 DST, 1 ADT

9 DSTs,2 ADTs

1 ADT

As of May 9, 2010

PRT Parwan

RC East Interagency Staff



Integrate with the Staff ThruCommunications Strategy Working Group (CSWG)

Integrate with the Staff ThruCommunications Strategy Working Group (CSWG)

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Reorganizing for the Information Fight

…empowering our communication professionals

with a Communications Strategy to maximize their effects …

PSYOP

IO

KLE

PAO

KEY TASKS:

• Develop, refine, and adapt the communication strategy for RC-E

• Integrate higher HQ strategic communication guidance and synchronize with operations

• Coordinate communication actors across all planning horizons

• Conduct communication actions to gain and maintain the initiative

• Anticipate ‘Wildcard’ events, develop CONOPS, and take proactive measures to mitigate consequences and exploit opportunities

CAG Manning

* Director* Deputy* Chief of Plans* IO Planner* PSYOP Planner * PAO Planner* Assessments* DoS STRATCOM Advisor* NCOIC

IO, PAO, POTF, KLE, CJ2 , CJ33, CJ35, CJ3 Assessments, CJ5 , CJ7, CJ9, JFC, RED TM, HTAT,

Senior Civilian, Cultural Advisor, STO Chief

Communication Action Group



CJTF-82 Network Targeting Methodology

• Takes a network to defeat a network (Insurgent, criminal, drug)• Teamwork with conventional forces, SOF, and IA• Kinetic and non kinetic approach (Negative Influencers)

• CJTF sets priorities and allocates resources• Full spectrum of ISR assets applied and integrated for common effect• All forces (SOF, IA, Coalition and Host Nation) in RC AO

• Generate persistent pressure throughout the network

• F3EA. Generates intel and increasing momentum

• Precision – protect the people



Developing the Maneuver Force

• Reinforce Army Values

• Focus on fundamental individual, collective, and leader tasks•And high standards

• Emphasize leader development• skill training for Combined Arms Maneuver• Professional development on doctrine

• Embrace the experience of our company and field grade leaders

The U.S. Army is about people

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Operations in Afghanistan Regional Command East A CJTF Perspective