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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance is scheduled to instruct its third Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (HART) course this year April 22-23 on Ford Island.
The course provides professional development on civil-military coordination for U.S. and international military officials who may deploy during disaster response missions.
“The objective of the course is to provide a broad overview of disaster management and emergency response,” said John Miller, training and education manager for CFE-DMHA. “And also clarify the role of U.S. [and other] military personnel in civilian-assisted emergency response.”
The course is comprised of nearly 40 military officers from 18th Medical Command, U.S. Army Pacific and other Hawaii-based units, and demand for the course has grown in the last few years.
“Awareness has increased the number of participants,” said Miller, who builds his team of instructors from DMHA subject matter experts within the community. “Awareness that [CFE-DMHA] offers the course, and awareness as the military becomes more and more involved in disaster response.”
The first HART course of approximately 12 domestic and international naval officers from the U.S., Egypt, Singapore, Thailand and other Asia-Pacific countries, was held at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif. April 1-4. The course concluded with six hours devoted to a humanitarian assistance and disaster response planning exercise; however the culmination exercise can change in scope and length with the audience.
The second course of the year was held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, near San Diego, Calif., April 7-9. The instruction was condensed to three days for more than 40 civil affairs and logistical officers from I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF).
“Basic modules are the same for each course, but tailoring the course to the audience allows more time and discussion on issues that relates directly to them,” said Miller. “For example, the I MEF class contained a mainly logistical audience. In that course, the logistical module was expanded to better manage the time that pertains to their skill set without sacrificing the overall course goals.”
In a course assessment survey each participant completes at the end of the instruction, the overall feedback applauded the individual presenters’ knowledge and reference materials, stating the handouts aided learning and example scenarios realistically applied to the instruction.
“The aim is that participants leave with a better understanding of civ-mil coordination as it applies to emergency response and are provided much needed experience in disaster environments,” said Miller.
| Date Taken: | 04.15.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 04.21.2014 15:50 |
| Story ID: | 126925 |
| Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HI, US |
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