USACE Support to JTF ODRP 2010 Floods

Societyyy of American Military Engineers 9 July 2013

LTC Evan Ting Deputy Division Engineer, S/SE Pacific Ocean Division US Army Corps of Engineers COM: 540 -686-2700 DSN: 315-438-1500 Ext 4665 US Army Corps of Engineers [email protected] BUILDING STRONG® Outline

USACE Forward Engineer Support Teams (FESTs)

HADR - Situation / Mission / Key Tasks

Request For Forces Process

JTF Composition / Task Org

Enggpp()ineer Support (Relief Efforts)

Issues / Take Aways

Questions

BUILDING STRONG® 565th EN DET (FEST-A) TOE 05560GB00 ••• Team HQ 7-0-1-8

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Rule of Allocation: Brigade or Higher

Missi on: OdOn order prov ide respons ithiliive technical engineer p lilanning an d limited design capabilities in support of designated military and civil agencies for Full Spectrum operations

FEST- A (8 Person Team) Composition: •1 x 21B O4 Detachment Commander •1 x 21H E7 NCOIC Senior Construction Supervisor •1 x 21D O3 FCCME (Civil Engineer) •1 x 21D O3 FCCME (Electrical Engineer) •1 x 21D O3 FCCME (Cartographer/GIS) •1 x 21D O3 FCCME (Mechanical Engineer) •1 x 72E O3 (Civil / Environmental Engineer) •1 x 51C O3 (Civil / Structural Engineer)

3 BUILDING STRONG® UNIT DESIGNATOR AND LOCATIONS

8 ACTIVE DUTY FEST-As . 34th EN DET - Fort Lewis, WA . 71st EN DET - Fort Belvoir, VA . 59th EN DET - Fort Irwin, CA . 565th EN DET – Fort Shafter, HI . 542d EN DET - Fort Stewart, GA . 553d EN DET - Picatinny Arsenal, NJ . 273d EN DET - Fort Hood, TX . 62d EN DET - Fort Richardson, AK

2 ACTIVE DUTY FEST-Ms . 533d Engr Det - Fort Knox, KY . 579th Engr Det - Vicksburg, MS

U.S. ARMY RESERVE FEST TEAMS . 20 RESERVE FEST-As . 2 RESERVE FEST-Ms

4 BUILDING STRONG® GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSION

62nd EN DET 34th EN DET FEST‐A, POA FEST‐A, NWS Fort Richardson AK Fort Lewis, WA North 533rd EN DET Atlantic Div FEST‐M, LRD Alaska Great Lakes & Fort Knox, KY Seattle Ohio River DiDiv New 553rd EN DET Walla England FEST‐A, NAN Portland Walla Northwestern Div St. Paul Picatinny Ars NJ Buffalo 59th EN DET Detroit New York FEST‐A, SPL Rock Fort Irwin, CA Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia OhOmaha Island Cincinnati BltiBaltimore Sacramento Hunting- San ton Francisco Kansas City St. Norfolk 71st EN DET South Pacific Div Louis Louisville FEST‐A, NAB Ft. Belvoir VA Little Nashville Wilmington Los Tulsa Rock Memphis Angeles Albuquerque Southwestern Atlanta Charleston Honolulu Div Vicks- Savannah Pacific Ft. Worth burg Mobile Ocean Div Dallas Jacksonville New Orleans 542nd EN DET 565th EN DET FEST‐A, SAS FEST‐A, POH Galveston Fort Stewart, GA Ft Shafter, HI Mississippi Valley Div South Atlantic Div

rd 273 EN DET 579th EN DET FEST‐A, SWF FEST‐M, MVD Fort Hood, TX Vick sb urg, MS

5 BUILDING STRONG® FEST-AMETLA METL Refined METL . Provide Technical Engineer Support ► Plan, Design and Manage Construction ► Perform Engineer Reconnaissance USACE FY12 ATG ► Provide Contracting Support . Provide Technical Engineer Spt ► Con duc t Geospa tia l Opera tions an d Func tions . CdtCConduct Consequence MtMgt ► Provide Engineer Reachback Support . Conduct Stability Operations . Support Stability Operations . Conduct Civil Support Opns ► Develop a Base Camp ► Plan Engineer Support to Protection Efforts ► Plan Infrastructure Reconnaissance ► Plan, Design, Manage Construction ISO of Stability Operations ► Identify Stability Operations Support Requirements . Support Civil Support and Consequence Management OtiOperations ► Conduct Civil Support Engineer Operations ► Provide Support in Response to a Disaster or Terrorist Attack BUILDING STRONG® 565th EN DET (FEST-A) Missions

• Makani Pahili 2009 (Hawaii)

• Balikatan 2009 (Philippines)

• Palau Road Reconnaissance 2009 (Republic of Palau)

• Cobra Gold 2010 (Thailand)

• Ebeye Infrastructure Reconnaissance 2010 (Marshall Islands)

• USAKA Sewage Treatment survey 2010 (Marshall Islands)

• Austere Challengg(e 2010 (German y)

• Pakistan Flood Relief Ops (HA/DR) 2010 (Pakistan)

• Key Resolve 2011 (Korea)

• Majuro Infrastructure Survey 2011 (Marshall Islands)

• Operation Enduring Freedom 2012 (KAF Afghanistan)

BUILDING STRONG® Pakistan Flood Relief Operations

Situation Monsoon rains cause catastrophic flooding taking 2000 casualties and adversely effecting over 20M Pakistanis. One-fifth of the country is under water. The Government of Pakistan requests US assistance. The US Military stands up a Joint Task Force to conduct relief operations. RFF is issued requesting USACE support for one JTF Engineer

Mission USACE provides an Engineer Officer to serve as the JTF Engineer for ODRP, 18Aug10–10Dec10 IOT support HA/DR operations

USACE provides engineering support to USAID in order to augment the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in conducting Damage Needs Assessments for the flood damage in Pakistan

BUILDING STRONG® Effects of the 2010 Pakistan Floods

BUILDING STRONG® (U) – Update 11 SEP 2010

Sukkur Barrage 11

Hamal Lake 3 2 Warah Guddu Barrage 1 Mehar 10

4 Dadu

5 Bubak Manchar Lake 6

Kotri Barrage 12 PROVINCE

Sujawal 8 Chohar Jamali 9 Jati 7

BUILDING STRONG® Rotary wing assets staged for relief operations

BUILDING STRONG® … More Delivery of Relief Supplies

BUILDING STRONG® Evacuation of Flood Victims

BUILDING STRONG® Affected State 1. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance Request for (USAID‐OFDA) Validates Request Support State Department from US (USAID‐OFDA) Embassy Drafts Request Letter 2. DOS Transmits Request to DOD OSD Coord Request Joint Staff with 3. SECDEF Approves Request Appropriate 4. Issues EXORD Offices COCOM Commander

This is the formal process

14 14 BUILDING STRONG® JTF ODRP

. TF North - 16th Combat Aviation Brigade (325 pax) . TF South - 15th and 26th Marine Expeditionary Units (250 pax) . JFCOM Augmentees (Med, JAG, Log, PAO, Intel) . Continggyency Contractin gppgg Support Brigades (3-4 pp)ax) . USACE (1 pax) . Joint Communications Support Element Teams (6 pax) . Combat Camera (6 pax) . ODRP

BUILDING STRONG® ODRP Organization v.4

Legend: Commander US Ambassador * TACON authority CENTCOM Pakistan ** When assigned/attached Command Authority Commander Coordination Authority STRATCOM ODRP General Headquarters PAO Pakistan SJA Deputy Commander ODRP Commander ISAF LNOs ISAF Chief of Staff Pakistan ODRP ArmyPakistany GQGHQ Commander *SOC (FWD) AirPakistan Force J1 SOCCENT PAK Navyy ODRP Defense Defense J2 Intelligence Attaché Multinational ODRP Agencygy Office Partners in PAK J3 Security USAID ODRP Assistance Pakistan Office (SAO)() J4 Force ODRP US Protection Interagencies Detachment J5 Pakistan ODRP **Crisis United Nations Response J6 Pakistan Forces ODRP

BUILDING STRONG® Where we Operated

BUILDING STRONG® Engineer Support

. Develop design plans, specifications, and oversee the upgrade and construction of three forward operations bases . Assess GLOCs . Infrastructure Assessments/Surveys and Reports . Contingency Contracting support (Engineering SOWs, PWS, etc) . Programming documents . Electrical Safety Inspections . Serve as JTF Engineer . Serve as ODRP Eng ineer LNO to USAID , NDMA , GoP , Coalition Countries, ADB, and Assessment Team . Provide bridging subject matter expertise

BUILDING STRONG® Forward Operating Base Design BUILDING STRONG® FOB Ghazi

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BUILDING STRONG® Infrastructure Survey Reports

BUILDING STRONG® Ground Lines of Communications (GLOC) Assessments

BUILDING STRONG® UNCLASSIFIE Both sides bridge 8 US Bridge Locations D FOUO AgendaStart Date End Date Activity 26Oct10 6Nov10 8ea US Acrow bridges arrive Port of Qasim.

Bridges are delivered to Corps of Engineers, HQ 11th Corps, 10Nov10 15Nov10 Mingaora Pakistan (USG contract). ODRP/USAID confirm arrival of bridges, conduct general 16Nov1016Nov10 116Nov106Nov10 inventory, and finalize transfer documentation (DD Form 1149). This bridge is a gift from the people of Turnover ceremony, US Embassy PAO is lead agency. the United States of America to our Nov10 Nov10 Ambassadors Munter and Holbrook, USAID, NDMA, PAKMIL, and ODRP. friends, the people of Pakistan (Pashtu, PAKMIL (Frontier Works Organization and Corps of Engineers Urdu, English) install bridgg,es, PAKMIL estimated 2‐3 months). USAID consulting agency performs initial, follow‐up, final phases 17Nov10 17Feb10 of inspection. Assures proper branding of bridges. Submits closure report to USAID.

17Feb10 17Feb10 Final inauguration ceremony

BUILDING STRONG® Bridging Support

BUILDING STRONG® Helipad Design and Construction

BUILDING STRONG® Issues / Take Aways

. Country Clearance . PFW-HFB . No organic Engineers . Hone Skills . Lim ite d con trac t la bor force . Reachback / Resources . Standards of construction . Comms . Lack of mobility . GoP approval authorities . Lack o f Eng in eer Staff . Electrical Safety . J-Staff . Security . Time . Malaria / Health and Welfare

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30 BUILDING STRONG® METL & Capabilities

. Engineering Planning and Design of Projects ► Base Camps, ATFP, Utilities, Air fie lds (Des ign /Repa ir ), Roa ds, Mas ter Plann ing . Environmental Assessments, Baseline Surveys, Closure Reports . Engineer Reconnaissance (Infrastructure Surveys of structures, plants, distribution) ► S ewers ((yStorm and Sanitary)) ► W ater System ► E lectrical (Power Generation / Distribution) ► T rash (Solid Waste) ► O ther C onsid era tions (Struc tures, Roa ds, Air fie lds, Ra ilways, e tc. ) . Route Reconnaissance and Bridge Military Load Classifications . Hydrology and storm water treatment . Car togr aph y an d Geogr aphic Info rm atio n Syste m . Assessment/Repair of Port Facilities, Bridges, and Dams . Contingency Contracting . Real Estate Acquisitions and Disposal (with CREST augmentation) . Restore Essential Services . Construction Administration / Management . Project Quality Assurance and Quality Control . Project /Program Management

31 BUILDING STRONG® ENGR FEST MAIN (FEST-M) TOE 05560GA00 ••• Team HQ MAIN • 1 x 21B O6 Commander • 1 x 21D O5 Executive Officer 25-0-11-36 S2/S3 • 1 x 21D O4 FCCME (Archit) • 1 x 21B O4 S3 • 1 x 21D O4 FCCME (Elect) • 1 x 35D O4 S2 • 1 x 21D O4 FCCME (Safety) • 1 x 21B O3 Asst Ops Officer • 1 x 44A O4 Resource Mgmt Officer • 2 x 21D O3 Civil Engineers • 4 x 51C O4 Contracting Mgmt Officers • 1 x 21Y E8 Topographic Ops SGT • 1 x 92A O4 Logistics Officer • 1 x 35F E6 Intel SGT • 1 x 21D O3 FCCME (Elect) •• •• • 1 x 21D O3 FCCME (Highway) • 1 x 21D O3 FCCME (Mech) Team HQ S2/S3 • 1 x 21D O3 FCCME (Pub Works) 20-0-9-29 5-0-2-7 • 1 x 25A O3 Signa l Officer • 1 x 27A O3 Admin/Contract Law Officer • 1 x 44A O3 Internal Review Officer Rule Of Allocation: Division or Higher • 1 x 46A O3 Public Affairs Officer G18358 – 2 – GEN SET 3KW T61494 – 10 – HMMWV • 1 x 72E O3 Environmental Engineer T95992 – 2 – TRL CGO ¾ TON Capabilities: A full FEST-M is a flexible, self-sustaining • 1 x 00Z E9 CSM organization with a mission to provide USACE capabilities • 4 x 21H E7 Sr Construction Supervisors (2) • 1 x 63B E6 Motor SGT through forward presence and reach-back for the following • 1 x 42A E4 Human Resource SPC mission areas: • 1 x 92Y E5 Supply SGT Military in Blue •Infrastructure engineering planning and design • 1 x 63B E4 Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic •Technical engineering expertise •Contract construction Mission: Provide technical enggpineer plannin g and desi g,gn, •Real estate acquisition and disposal contract construction, real estate acquisition/disposal, •Environmental engineering environmental and geospatial engineering support. Provide •Geospatial engineering support Command and Control of USACE operations and sub field elements in theater in support of Full Spectrum Operations. Dependencies: All supported organizations must provide basic life support and security

32 BUILDING STRONG® 11 SEP 2010 (U) Indus River – Update

(U) BLUF: Water levels at and Manchar Lake, as well as within the Main Nara Valley Drain which connects the two, remain high and threaten towns within . Continued signs of receding water levels and residents returning to other areas of Sindh province. (U) Current Situation: -Radhan, Thar De Mahbat and Shah Panju union councils near Mehar1 told to immediately evacuate the area as water continues to push through breaches near the Sukkur city at Suprio and Maro-Ja-Tullah embankments. 1 Barrage 11 -Residents of Warah2 have been told to evacuate as the water level in Hamal Lake 3 Hamal Lake 3 Warah is rising due to recent precipitation. 2 1 Guddu Barrage -High water levels along the Main Nara Valley Drain continue to threaten Dadu4 and Mehar 10 the towns of Bhan Syedabad, Bubak, Khudabad and 5 near Manchar 4 Dadu Lake. 6 5 Bubak -Flood water continues to surround Jati7 as it pushes toward the . Manchar Lake 6 Residents of nearby Sujawal8 and Chohar Jamali9 continue to return home. Parts of Sujawal remain inundated. (U) Flooding Forecast: -Flood water from Hamal Lake, 3 Manchar Lake, 6 and the Main Nara Valley Drain that runs between the two lakes continues to pose the threat to low lying areas. Kotri 12 Barrage SINDH (U) Impacts on Infrastructure: PROVINCE -Guddu barrage 10 is once again receding after experiencing an increase of 15,000 to 20,000 cusecs from a flood wave moving down the Indus River. This water should have Sujawal minimal affects at Sukkur11 and Kotri12 barrages in the near future. 8 -Water levels at Kotri barrage 12 have been on a steady decline since they recede and Chohar Jamali 9 are expected to be downgraded from high to medium flood levels by Sunday. 7 Jati (U) Projection: -ERDC In dus River mo de l s hows a s tea dy dec line in wa ter leve ls a long the In dus River and with favorable weather conditions, at an ever increasing flow rate over time. -While the model shows water levels are decreasing, the area of inundation is expected to peak within the next 72 hours and decline thereafter.

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