Our Objectives
We provide educational opportunities for leaders and practitioners across the humanitarian military support sector while enhancing the U.S. and international militaries' understanding of best practices and lessons learned from complex emergencies and natural disasters. Additionally, we promote the integration of rapidly evolving frameworks and information communication technologies that aid in humanitarian military operations.
About Us
We collaborate with U.S. Navy Fleets, U.S. Government Agencies, partner nations, top universities, and humanitarian organizations to improve engagement and coordination during complex emergencies and natural disasters. Our work brings together a diverse community of experts dedicated to strengthening military support in humanitarian operations. A major part of our approach is organizing workshops and conferences to expand our impact during crises and effectively support humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HA/DR) efforts.
Activities
Click to Open - Develop and facilitate new educational programs to improve civilian-military coordination in humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HA/DR) operations
- Develop and facilitate innovative experiential training through humanitarian response exercises and simulations for U.S. and international militaries, civilian universities, NGOs, and IGOs
- Conduct and disseminate evidence-based research on civilian-military coordination during complex emergencies, natural disasters, and exercises
- Deploy assistance and assessment teams to HA/DR operations to better understand challenges and opportunities for improving responses
- Convene and present at workshops and conferences that further civilian-military coordination during humanitarian crises
- Support the professionalization of the humanitarian civilian-military coordination community
- Provide the U.S. military and associated partners with improved disaster planning, execution, and assessment expertise in collaboration with a broad network of affiliated experts and skilled advisors
Humanitarian Military Support Faculty
Our experienced and renowned faculty have years of earned expertise across a wide range of naval and humanitarian educational topics.
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The HA/DR Research Portal provides easy access to resources for scholars and practitioners working on issues related to coordination in humanitarian emergencies.
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