CIVILMILITARY RELATIONS PANEL

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NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY MULTINATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM
CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS PANEL 14 - 15 NOVEMBER
2000 CIMIC CHALLENGES AND EXECUTION IN BOSNIA
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CJCMTF MISSION
TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMON INSTITUTIONS THROUGH
INCREASED AND FOCUSED SUPPORT TO THE KEY CIVIL
IMPLEMENTATION ORGANISATIONS AND ENTITY
GOVERNMENTS, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE AND ACCELERATE
PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING THE CIVIL IMPLEMENTATION
ASPECTS OF THE GFAP, WITH A VIEW TO COMPLETE
CIVIL- MILITARY DISENGAGEMENT.
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SIX LINES OF OPERATION
SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATISATION PROCESS
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CJCMTF ORGANIZATION
COMMANDER
CSM
DCOM
COS
STAFF J1 - J6
Non Governmental Organization Support
Team (NGOST)
CIMIC Functional Teams (CFT)
Refugee Reconnaissance Return Team (RRRT)
Law Enforcement Support Team (LEST)
International Organization Support Team (IOST)
Strategic Support Team (SST)
Legal Support Team (LST)
Tactical Support Teams
German CIMIC Unit
Italian CIMIC Unit
French CIMIC Unit
US CIMIC Battalion
Central Secretariat Operations Center
MND OPCON
MND(N) ATTACH
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KEY ENDEAVORS

• RULE OF LAW
• SPECIAL POLICE
• JUDICIAL REFORM
• REFUGEE RETURN
• ECONOMICS
• ENGINEERING
• BASIC HEALTH CARE
• REFINERY OPERATIONS
• DEMOBILIZATION

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NGO AND IO RELATIONSHIPS

• COOPERATION AND COORDINATION IS VITAL
• IOs LEAD AND CIMIC SUPPORTS
• NGOs/IOs HAVE ASSETS AND FUNDS
• CIMIC HAS ORGANIZATION AND EXPERTISE

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ASPECTS OF FORCE PROTECTION

• Current Threat
• Potential Threat
• Mission Accomplishment
• Criticality of Mission
• Impact of Casualties

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INFORMATION AND CIMIC

• INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND CIMIC
• MUST BE WELL INTEGRATED
• CIMIC CAN ASSIST INFORMATION
• OPERATIONS IDENTIFY AND
• REFINE TARGETS
• INFORMATION OPERATIONS
• FACILITATES CIMIC GOAL
• CONVEYS A POSITIVE CIMIC IMAGE
• CAN NEUTRALIZE NEGATIVE
• PROPAGANDA

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COMPARISONS
BOSNIA
2000

• THREAT
• DURATION
• GEOPOLITICS
• COMPLEXITY
• INVOLVEMENT

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AFRICA
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