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for
release
b
US.
Central Command.
See
FaACase
#07-0222.
CEM'COM
CTD
OVERVIEW
TdldDg
Points
-
Executive
Summary
b
Fourteen PH.Ds with
various
degrees, however the majority specialize
n
computerscience or medial fields.
b
The
course
s
run
bv the Institute
for
Defense Analysis [IDA)
>
The
group
is nientoretl by several
mired
four
and
three
star gmml
officers
>
Objective ofthe
course
ii
o
expose
kadiny
civilian scientist
to
DoD operation:) andrequirements
b
The
briefing
is
informational.
Provides
an overview on the Advanced Technology Concert Demonstration(ACTV)
process.
.
Reviews
CENTCOM
nternal ACTD
process.
Provides current and completed
CENTCOM
ACTDs.
-
Looks
at selected
FY05
ACTD candidates.
9
Questions should
center
on
how
do
they
gel
their
projects/expertise nto the ACTDprocesses.
b
Based on the compositionof the
study
group questions should center on computertechnology and medical
projects.
b
ACTDs
are
a method to quickly
get
state-of-the-art technology into the
hands
of thewarfighter.
9
We
need information echnology to:
-
Allow for
data
sharing
across distributed multi-INT databases.
.
Allow for
data
accessiiility/exchangecapabilities
across
multiple domains,security levels, and coalition
partners.
Increased
data
throughput-a fimclion of bandwidth and data compression.
b
We
need
medical technology
to:
.
Provide stand-offdetection of chemical and biological
threats.
-
Rapidly examine soldiers
for
presence
of biological
agents
or
diseases
in the field.
Document approved for release byUSCentral Command. See FOIA
Case*
07-0222.
Pages
1
through
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CCJ3-0 Talking Points13 OCT 05 COMMANDER'S MEETING WITH Military Analyeta
13
Ocotber 2005Background
1.
Purpose. Prepare
CDR
for a meeting with Military Analysts.Discussion2. Earthquake Assxstance to Pakistan.
.
trategic Priorities
-
No change in posture in prosecuting war against terror
-
Continued uninterrupted operations in support of Iraqreferendum
-
Continue Afghanistan operations, willing
to
accept
some
additional risk, as evidenced
by
my
sending
some
forces from Afghanistan to Pakistan lhelos)
-
We are in the supporting role, friendly troops in afriendly country
-
Need
to align ourselves with Pakistanis at
every
level
.
equence of events
-
07 2350 EDT Oct: Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake struck inKashmir
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27 Aftershocks of magnitude 5.0 and greater
-
Epicenter:
-
near Muzaffarabad, Pakistani Kashmir's capital
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75 mi NNE of Islamabad, Pakistani capital
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320 mi E of Bagram Airfield, nearest major US base
-
Pakistan:
E
61,000 casualties (USAID)
-
=
33,200 deaths
-
4
million displaced
-
250,000 in need of shelter
-
India: 927 deaths (USAID)
-
2.5 million displaced
-
Afghanistan: 3 dead (USAID)
-
Most affected areas: North West Frontier Province;Northern Punjab; Pakistani Kashmir; Indian Kashmir
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