NOSI - Naval Open Source Intelligence: OperationsOtherThanWar

Operations Other Than War - Canadian Team Brings Experience to the Kearsarge

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:13:17 GMT

Defense Technology International - Canadian Army Captain Daniel Rouest heads up the 15-member Canadian contingent currently aboard the USS Kearsarge—his team being the first of three teams of Canadian doctors, trauma nurses, and dentists that will spend 6 weeks each aboard the ship, bringing the total number of Canadians to have participated in Continuing Promise to about 42 by time the float ends in December.

Operations Other Than War - Kearsarge Parties, Gets Down to Business

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:48:48 GMT

Defense Technology International - After almost two weeks floating off the eastern coast of Nicaragua, ferrying medical and engineering personnel to shore and patients in need of surgery back to the ship for care, the crew and medical personnel staffing the USS Kearsarge needed a break...

Operations Other Than War - Operation Continuing Promise Sets Sail

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:05:47 GMT

Defense Technology International - While stretched thin fighting two hot wars, deploying troops on peacekeeping and training missions from southeast Asia to Bosnia, launching a new Africa combatant command, and keeping a battle-ready deployment on the North/South Korean border; the American military still makes it a priority to invest time, resources and personnel to conduct smaller humanitarian missions among poverty-stricken populations in need of medical care.

Operations Other Than War - Navy – and family – to the rescue

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:11:17 GMT

San Diego Union Tribune - The U.S.S. Ronald Reagan carrier strike group participated in a humanitarian operation after Typhoon Fengshen hit the Philippines.

Operations Other Than War - U.S. ships set to leave Myanmar; aid undelivered

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:55:12 GMT

CNN - U.S. Navy ships loaded with supplies for victims of Myanmar's cyclone will sail away from the country's coast on Thursday, after the ruling junta refused for three weeks to allow them to deliver aid.

Operations Other Than War - Navy ships likely to leave Myanmar

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:45:54 GMT

Associated Press - The senior commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific says the Navy probably will withdraw a group of naval vessels from waters off the coast of Myanmar within days unless the government allows the ships to offload their relief supplies for cyclone victims.

Operations Other Than War - Western navy help unwanted by Myanmar

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 25 May 2008 10:34:22 GMT

Associated Press - With their history of xenophobia, no one expected Myanmar's generals to welcome a flotilla of warships trying to help bring relief to millions affected by Cyclone Nargis. True to form, they didn't.

Operations Other Than War - Eyewitness: Ship barred from Burma

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 18 May 2008 10:40:11 GMT

BBC - The US navy aircraft carrier, USS Essex, is moored off the coast of Burma, prohibited by the military government from swinging into action to help cyclone victims. The BBC's Nick Bryant reports from aboard the ship.

Operations Other Than War - US Ships in Frustrating Wait Off Burma's Coast to Deliver Aid

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 17 May 2008 09:26:33 GMT

VOA - Burma's government is denying entry to helicopters and relief supplies from U.S. Navy ships waiting offshore, near the Irawaddy Delta. Relief groups say as many as two million people remain in desperate need of food, water, medicines and other relief supplies following the storm on May 3 that killed nearly 78,000 people.

Operations Other Than War - Aid at the Point of a Gun

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 18 May 2008 10:38:55 GMT

New York Times - Robert Kaplan discusses whether countries should intervene militarily in order to provide humanitarian relief to the cyclone victims in Burma.

Operations Other Than War - Britain Orders Warship to Deploy off Burma

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:07:25 GMT

Irrawaddy - A British Royal Navy frigate has been ordered to stand by off Burma with emergency aid for the survivors of cyclone Nargis. The 4,900-ton HMS Westminster will join US and French warships waiting in international waters off the Burmese coast, ready to rush relief supplies to the Irrawaddy delta if instructed by the UN or invited by the Burmese regime.

Operations Other Than War - US sends in first aid, awaits green light on bigger Myanmar role

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:45:09 GMT

Associated Press - The USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group is standing by to assist cyclone-devastated Burma, all it needs is permission to begin relief operations...

US Navy - Marines, sailors prepare for possible operations in Burma.

Operations Other Than War - After Hard-Won Lessons, Army Doctrine Revised

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:33:39 GMT

New York Times - Michael Gordon writes about a new operations manual that elevates the stabilization of war-torn nations to the same importance as the defeat of enemies on the battlefield.

Operations Other Than War - US Navy ship providing aid, medicine to Bangladeshi cyclone victims

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:19:59 GMT

Associated Press - The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge was performing maritime security operations off the coast of Somalia when Tropical Cyclone Sidr hit southwestern Bangladesh. The ship rushed toward south Asia, traveling 3,000 miles over five days and reaching the Bangladesh coast on Nov. 22, to begin helping thousands of people left hungry, homeless and without clean water. The storm killed more than 3,200 people.

Operations Other Than War - US helicopters fly in cyclone aid

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:06:40 GMT

BBC - Helicopters from the USS Kearsarge have begun delivering relief supplies to survivors of the devastating cyclone that hit southern Bangladesh 10 days ago.

Operations Other Than War - Navy takes bedside manner down south

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:43:02 GMT

Virginian Pilot - The hospital ship USNS Comfort will deploy Friday on the ship's first-ever foreign humanitarian mission. The Baltimore-based Comfort, docked in Norfolk since May 31 for final preparations, is expected to provide medical care to an estimated 85,000 patients in 12 nations throughout Central America, South America and the Caribbean. The mission is part of Partnership of the Americas 2007, an effort to improve relations with Latin American countries and the Navy's readiness in the region

Operations Other Than War - The Quiet War: What the U.S. hopes to accomplish in Africa

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:17:28 GMT

Virginian Pilot - In a region rife with poverty and despair, a Navy-led U.S. task force is using unorthodox techniques to prevent the spread of terrorism - Part 2...

Operations Other Than War - The Quiet War in the Horn of Africa

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:27:54 GMT

Virginian Pilot - In a region rife with poverty and despair, a Navy-led U.S. task force is using unorthodox techniques to prevent the spread of terrorism - Part 1...

Operations Other Than War - Countering Irregular Threats: A Comprehensive Approach

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:36:27 GMT

US Marine Corps - A new US Marine publication on how to conduct Stage IV Stabilty and Support Operations. Looks like it is on target, the person behind it is General Jim Mattis.

Iraq - Changing Tires on the Fly: The Marines and Postconflict Stability Ops

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:52:23 GMT

Foreign Policy Research Institute - An independent review of how the Marines have handled stability and support operations in Iraq.

Operations Other Than War - Coalition Joint Task Force 635

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:55:53 GMT

Marine Corps Gazette - The regional assistance mission to Solomon Islands, Camp Ramsi, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 22 December 2004–25 January 2005.

Operations Other Than War - U.S. military sends 100 medics to treat Indonesia quake victims

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 31 May 2006 00:29:40 GMT

Jakarta Post - The U.S. Navy and Air Force plans to send 100 doctors, nurses and medical technicians to Indonesia to treat victims of the deadly earthquake that struck Central Java.

Operations Other Than War - U.S. Marines Aid Philippine Recovery

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 09:42:15 GMT

Associated Press - The Marines come ashore in the Philippines...

Operations Other Than War - Philippine Rescue Crews Hope for Miracle

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 09:53:41 GMT

Associated Press - The USS Essex and the USS Harper's Ferry, along with 17 helicopters and 1,000 U.S. Marines, were diverted to the scene of landslides in the Phillipines from planned joint exercises.

Operations Other Than War - Chinook Diplomacy

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:21:24 GMT

Wall Street Journal - The U.S. military wins hearts and minds in Pakistan.

Operations Other Than War - Navy ships deliver earthquake relief

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:08:30 GMT

San Diego Union Tribune - Two Navy vessels based in San Diego are delivering aid to victims of an Oct. 8 earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people in the Kashmir region of Pakistan and India.

Operations Other Than War - Navy sending gear, crews to quake area

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 22:10:37 GMT

Navy Times - How the US Navy is helping with the Pakistan earthquake relief efforts.

Operations Other Than War - The Nine Principles of Reconstruction and Development

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 11:05:11 GMT

Parameters - The purpose of this article is to introduce and analyze the Nine Principles of Reconstruction and Development to the military community.

Operations Other Than War - 3 ships headed home after gulf relief effort

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 11:12:55 GMT

Virginian Pilot - The Navy has ordered the return of its last three large amphibious ships from the Gulf Coast, where they were part of a 19-ship task force that spent the past month in hurricane relief operations.

Operations Other Than War - Navy Teams Lift Residents From Rita's Murky Waters

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:56:40 GMT

Washington Post - A look at how the USS Iwo Jima helped victims of Hurrican Rita.

Operations Other Than War - Military Launches Hurricane Rescue Effort

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:41:44 GMT

Associated Press - The USS Iwo Jima is assisting in post-Hurricane Rita relief efforts.

Operations Other Than War - A Soldier's Story

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:07:05 GMT

Wall Street Journal - Historian Michael Oren gives an insightful, inside view of Israel's successful operation other than war that occured last week - the removal of Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip.

Operations Other Than War - A Quiet Transformation

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 19 May 2005 10:15:43 GMT

Washington Post - As the United States was struggling with the postwar reconstruction of Iraq, the historian Niall Ferguson published a book arguing that America needed the modern equivalent of the old British Colonial Office to build political stability in far-flung places. The U.S. military was good at breaking things, he suggested in "Colossus," but not so good at putting them back together. A look at the Defense Science Board's study titled "Transition to and from Hostilities," a blueprint for changes across the government that would give the United States the nation-building capability it has too often lacked in Iraq.

The full report is here: Transition to and from Hostilities (PDF format)

Operations Other Than War - Mission to Sumatra

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:34:39 GMT

New Yorker - The marines of Expeditionary Strike Group Five take on the tsunami. Outstanding overview of their humanitarian operations in Indonesia.