In September 2009, the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. launched a two-day conference about Canada’s operations in Afghanistan to inform U.S. legislators, U.S., allied and partner nation general and flag officers , and selected diplomats in the American capital area. The Embassy’s Canadian Defence Liaison Staff (CDLS) suggested that the conference be complemented by erecting a “mock Afghan village” on the grounds of the embassy, to simulate Taliban attacks on the village using simulated gunfire and explosions, to be performed five times during the two days of the conference.
This article summarizes the military deployments and experiences of Dr. William LeCates, who works as both a kidney specialist in Cooperstown, NY and as a lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard. It describes his deployments to Afghanistan in 2010 and 2013, as well as a recent six-month deployment to Liberia in 2015 to help with their Ebola response. The article discusses how these experiences have made LeCates a better civilian physician by exposing him to different diseases and medical situations not typically seen in the US. It also notes how his military leadership training benefits his administrative role at the hospital.
The 42nd Infantry Division has a long history serving in multiple conflicts. It was formed in 1917 for World War I and deployed to France. In World War II, it fought in southern France and liberated the Dachau concentration camp. During the Cold War, it served as a strategic reserve. More recently, it has responded to domestic disasters and the 9/11 attacks. In 2004, the division headquarters deployed to Iraq as Task Force Liberty to help stabilize the country. The division continues to train with units from across the United States and participate in missions around the world.
On April 14, 2010, over 587,000 active duty and reserve sailors and civilians served in the Department of the Navy. 286 active ships were in service, with 144 underway. Over 10,000 Individual Augmentees were deployed worldwide in support of overseas operations. Throughout the day, various naval ships and personnel conducted operations, training, and community outreach around the world.
On February 19th, over 637,000 active duty and reserve sailors, marines, and civilians were serving in the Department of the Navy. 283 ships were actively deployed, with 113 underway. Over 5,000 individual augmentees were deployed worldwide in support of counterterrorism operations. Navy units conducted operations around the world, including counter-piracy efforts, training of foreign forces, counter-illicit trafficking, exercises and operations in the Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Americas.
- Tech Sgt. Jason Oehlbeck of the 174th Airlift Wing and Master Sgt. Thomas Curran of the 105th Airlift Wing both used their CPR training from the Air National Guard to save lives in separate incidents in October and November. Oehlbeck performed CPR for 18 minutes on a man who collapsed at a hotel, reviving him until paramedics arrived. Curran took over performing CPR from the owner of a cafe on a man who had collapsed, helping until emergency responders arrived. Both airmen received the Air Force Commendation Medal for their lifesaving actions.
The document discusses the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) coming to America. It covers the nature of the problem, providing a general assessment of the threat. Specific topics discussed include suicide bombers, vehicle-borne IEDs (VBIEDs), and other considerations like the history and spread of attacks globally. The document aims to educate attendees on IED tactics used by terrorists to help prevent future attacks within the United States.
On November 12, 2009 over 328,000 active duty and reserve Navy personnel were serving around the world. 285 ships were in active service, with 164 underway including aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. Navy personnel conducted operations including counter narcotics, counter improvised explosive device training, maritime security, and mine clearing. The Navy also participated in bilateral exercises with countries including South Africa, Japan, India, and Canada to strengthen partnerships and maintain battle proficiencies.
This article summarizes the military deployments and experiences of Dr. William LeCates, who works as both a kidney specialist in Cooperstown, NY and as a lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard. It describes his deployments to Afghanistan in 2010 and 2013, as well as a recent six-month deployment to Liberia in 2015 to help with their Ebola response. The article discusses how these experiences have made LeCates a better civilian physician by exposing him to different diseases and medical situations not typically seen in the US. It also notes how his military leadership training benefits his administrative role at the hospital.
The 42nd Infantry Division has a long history serving in multiple conflicts. It was formed in 1917 for World War I and deployed to France. In World War II, it fought in southern France and liberated the Dachau concentration camp. During the Cold War, it served as a strategic reserve. More recently, it has responded to domestic disasters and the 9/11 attacks. In 2004, the division headquarters deployed to Iraq as Task Force Liberty to help stabilize the country. The division continues to train with units from across the United States and participate in missions around the world.
On April 14, 2010, over 587,000 active duty and reserve sailors and civilians served in the Department of the Navy. 286 active ships were in service, with 144 underway. Over 10,000 Individual Augmentees were deployed worldwide in support of overseas operations. Throughout the day, various naval ships and personnel conducted operations, training, and community outreach around the world.
On February 19th, over 637,000 active duty and reserve sailors, marines, and civilians were serving in the Department of the Navy. 283 ships were actively deployed, with 113 underway. Over 5,000 individual augmentees were deployed worldwide in support of counterterrorism operations. Navy units conducted operations around the world, including counter-piracy efforts, training of foreign forces, counter-illicit trafficking, exercises and operations in the Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Americas.
- Tech Sgt. Jason Oehlbeck of the 174th Airlift Wing and Master Sgt. Thomas Curran of the 105th Airlift Wing both used their CPR training from the Air National Guard to save lives in separate incidents in October and November. Oehlbeck performed CPR for 18 minutes on a man who collapsed at a hotel, reviving him until paramedics arrived. Curran took over performing CPR from the owner of a cafe on a man who had collapsed, helping until emergency responders arrived. Both airmen received the Air Force Commendation Medal for their lifesaving actions.
The document discusses the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) coming to America. It covers the nature of the problem, providing a general assessment of the threat. Specific topics discussed include suicide bombers, vehicle-borne IEDs (VBIEDs), and other considerations like the history and spread of attacks globally. The document aims to educate attendees on IED tactics used by terrorists to help prevent future attacks within the United States.
On November 12, 2009 over 328,000 active duty and reserve Navy personnel were serving around the world. 285 ships were in active service, with 164 underway including aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. Navy personnel conducted operations including counter narcotics, counter improvised explosive device training, maritime security, and mine clearing. The Navy also participated in bilateral exercises with countries including South Africa, Japan, India, and Canada to strengthen partnerships and maintain battle proficiencies.
On September 9, 2011, over 328,000 active duty and reserve Navy personnel were serving around the world. 284 ships were actively deployed, with many ships and personnel commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11 through remembrance ceremonies and events. Throughout the world, Navy personnel conducted security operations, training, construction projects, leadership changes, and visits while also preparing for upcoming deployments.
Attack on Afghanistan Formalised before 9/11: was Key to Unlock Route to Gas ...Sadanand Patwardhan
International oilcompanies had long been aware that the former USSR states of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistanand, Kazakhstan have huge reserves of oil and naturalgas. The problem forUS, and other Western oil companies, was how to get oil and gas from these huge land-locked reserves to seaports for export. In1995, the Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) gained an agreement with Turkmenistan to lay a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan, across Afghanistan,to the Pakistan coast. Unocal also gained a natural gas agreement with Uzbekistan. Pipelines from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan could then merge and cross Afghanistan. Unocal then gained a deal with Uzbekistan's northernneighbour, Kazakhstan, and oil and gas pipelines could then run south from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan and link with the trans-Afghanistan pipelines.
During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the US established a covert operation in Afghanistan code named `BearTrap'. This anti-Soviet operation established a base in Afghanistan jointly funded by the US and SaudiArabia--and run by the CIA and Pakistan's ISI. The ISI component was headed by Osama bin Laden [Saudi National and heir of powerful Saudi family with close ties to house of Saud]
In August 1996, Unocal led the formation of Central Asia Gas Pipeline Ltd (Centgas). Unocal invited Taliban leaders to Texas to finalise the Centgasproject. The Telegraph reported on December14,1997, ``Oil barons court Taliban in Texas''.
9/11 was blamed on Osama Bin Laden and Taliban without a shred of evidence being offered only to pre-text attack already planned attack on Afghanistan to have a unified single pro-US government there instead of the violently squabbling factions holding different regions, which made Centgas project impossible. On October 7, 2001, US and UK forces commenced their attack on Afghanistan. However, the US planned an invasion of Afghanistan before the events of 9/11. The Guardian reported on September 22, 2001, ``Threat of US strikes passed to Taliban weeks before New York attack''. Time magazine reported on August 12, 2002, ``They had a plan; long before 9/11''.
The Taliban displayed weapons and vehicles left behind by US and Afghan forces at a victory parade in Kandahar. They posed for photos in aircraft that were rendered inoperable by the US military before withdrawal. Efforts to reopen Kabul airport have begun with a Qatari technical team visiting to discuss restoring commercial flights for humanitarian aid delivery and travel, as the country faces severe shortages. Fighting continues in Panjshir Valley, the only area resisting Taliban control, as negotiations between the NRF and Taliban have stalled.
On February 12, 2011, the U.S. Navy had over 328,000 active duty and reserve personnel serving around the world. Navy ships and aircraft conducted operations globally in support of missions like counterterrorism and international partnerships. Events like the Centennial of Naval Aviation celebration in San Diego drew large crowds to commemorate 100 years of naval aviation history.
On March 15, 2011, the U.S. Navy conducted operations around the world while also providing humanitarian aid to Japan following its earthquake and tsunami. Key events included the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group delivering supplies to Japan, the Essex Amphibious Ready Group transporting a Marine Expeditionary Unit near Japan to support relief efforts, and the Navy working to transport additional aid and relief supplies. Additionally, the Navy performed various operations including training exercises in the Arctic Ocean and counter-illicit trafficking missions in the Southern Command area of responsibility.
On September 18, 2008, the U.S. Navy had over 663,000 active duty and reserve sailors and civilians serving around the world. Several ships and aircraft carriers were underway providing support operations. Individual augmentees were deployed on the ground in the War on Terror and the Navy was involved in various training exercises, disaster relief efforts, and community outreach events around the world.
Eric S. Watkins was commissioned as a Chief Warrant Officer during a ceremony aboard the USS Boxer on December 1, 2013. The ceremony included the national anthem, invocation, remarks from Captain Gumbleton about Watkins' career and accomplishments, his discharge from enlisted rank and removal of collar devices, the oath of office, and a silver dollar salute tradition for his first salute as an officer. Watkins had an exemplary 19-year career rising through the enlisted ranks from Aviation Electronics Technician to Senior Chief before being selected for warrant officer, having earned numerous awards and accomplishments.
On February 6, 2012 over 323,000 active duty and reserve sailors, midshipmen, and civilians were serving in the Department of the Navy. Over 285 ships were in active service, with 138 ships and 21 submarines underway away from homeport. More than 20,000 Navy and Marine personnel participated in the large naval amphibious exercise Bold Alligator 2012, while individual units conducted operations around the world in support of contingencies and partnerships.
The document provides background information and criteria for several US military awards and service ribbons. It describes what each award recognizes and the requirements to earn them, such as minimum periods of service, duty assignments, or participation in specific military operations. Some of the awards mentioned are the Navy and Army Service Ribbons, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
On January 10th, the U.S. Navy had over 331,000 active duty and reserve personnel serving around the world. Key events included the commissioning of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, counter-piracy operations by USS San Antonio, and COMPTUEX exercises with Carrier Strike Group 8 including USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Riverine Squadron One also graduated Iraqi Army members as part of security force assistance efforts.
On May 15th, over 600,000 active duty and reserve sailors, midshipmen, and civilians were serving in the Department of the Navy. 283 active ships were in service, with over 10,000 individual augmentees deployed worldwide in support of overseas operations. Key activities included the graduation of 691 Navy recruits, the transit of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower through the Arabian Gulf, the transport of a donated ambulance to Camp Lemonier in Djibouti, and the participation of Navy ships and personnel in various exercises around the world.
On August 20th, 2008, over 500,000 active duty and reserve sailors and civilians were serving in the Department of the Navy around the world. Numerous ships and aircraft were deployed conducting operations including carrier strike group operations in the Arabian Sea supporting operations in Afghanistan, maritime security operations in the Gulf, and humanitarian assistance to Georgia. The Secretary of the Navy was visiting foreign leaders in Italy, Djibouti, Afghanistan and Sweden while Navy personnel participated in military exercises with partners and allies around the world.
On March 13, 2010, over 329,000 active duty and reserve Navy personnel were serving around the world. 286 ships were in active service, with 157 underway. Navy personnel were engaged in operations including disaster relief in Haiti, exercises with partner nations like Norway and the Philippines, and patrols and training with Iraqi forces. Key events included the arrival of the USNS Comfort at Norfolk after deploying to Haiti, and the USS Ohio beginning training with Australian forces in Stirling, Australia.
Rear Admiral Brian McCarthy had a distinguished career in the U.S. Naval Reserve spanning nearly 30 years. He held positions including Assistant to the Deputy Director of the Defense Logistics Agency and overseeing Navy Expeditionary Fuel Units. McCarthy received degrees from Oakland University and Harvard Business School and served active duty aboard ships including during the Vietnam War. He contributed to logistics planning for major operations like Desert Storm and redesigned logistics at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, saving $20 million annually.
Check out the latest Washington Military Department Evergreen Magazine, which features stories about the Washington Military Department's wildfire response in north central Washington, training with local first responders in Snohomish County after the devastating State Route 530 slide and learn about how the Washington Military Department continues to go LEAN.
Rear Admiral Bryan P. Cutchen assumed command of Navy Reserve Forces Command in August 2012. He oversees Navy Reserve budgeting, personnel readiness, and mobilization requirements. Cutchen graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1983 with a Bachelor's degree in Nautical Science. He has nearly 5,000 hours flying various aircraft including the E-2C Hawkeye, C-2A Greyhound and F-18A+ Hornet. Cutchen's career includes operational assignments with E-2C squadrons and command of Carrier Air Wing Reserve 20 from 2006 to 2008.
On January 12, 2012, over 323,000 active duty and reserve sailors and marines were serving in the Navy and Marine Corps. Approximately 285 ships were in active service, with over 100 conducting operations around the world. Events included carrier strike group operations, visits by senior leaders, military exchanges with partner nations, construction projects, and training exercises to prepare forces for missions worldwide.
The document discusses the Kandahar hijacking incident in 1999 and compares it to the Mumbai attacks in 2008. It summarizes the key events in Kandahar, noting that the Indian government was faced with limited options as it negotiated with hijackers holding hostages in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. It argues that releasing terrorists in exchange for hostages' lives was the only viable choice. In contrast, it criticizes the UPA government's handling of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, where intelligence warnings were ignored and many lives were lost. It accuses the PM of hypocrisy for criticizing the BJP over Kandahar while failing to address terrorism effectively himself.
The Underwater Demolition Command (DYK) is the Greek Navy's elite special warfare unit. It was established in 1957 with help from the US Navy to conduct operations such as unconventional warfare, sabotage, boarding operations, and counter-terrorism. DYK is organized into sections called Underwater Demolition Teams (OYK) that specialize in areas like reconnaissance, demolition, and reserve forces. OYK candidates undergo a grueling 7-month training program. In 2015, OYK generated controversy for chanting a nationalist refrain about entering Constantinople, raising concerns from opposition politicians.
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Introduction
After the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989, Afghanistan become a paradise for the Taliban regime, which was able to extend its influence within the country after coming to power. During this period, the Taliban regime adopted in its authority the fundamentalist version of Islam and enabled the creation of AL-Qaeda camps where training fighters from inside and outside the country was taking place. From Afghanistan, AL-Qaeda had been able to find the safe place for planning an attack on the United State, which was considered to be the first enemy for Bin-laden who was the leader of Al-Qaeda. Bin Laden actually was able to take the opportunity and attacked the United States by the bombing of the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. In response to 9/11, the US launched Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in October 2001 right after the attack. in The goal of that operation was to derive the Taliban from power and to destroy AL-Qaeda infrastructure and operations in Afghanistan. (Sky, 2007, P.7)
In the war on Afghanistan, the United State was able to persuade its allies in NATO to participate in military operations. From that standing point,
on September 12, the secretary general of NATO, Lord Robertson,
announced that the Alliance had invoked Article 5 of the Atlantic Charter for the first
time: “An attack on one is an attack on all, Robertson declared” ( Kirkey & Ostroy, 2010, p. 202)
In response to that announcement, Canada had decided to support the US military in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in October of 2001. At that time, the Canadian forces contained
six naval surface platforms, six aircraft,
and some 2000 personnel to help America’s goal of breaking down the Taliban. In September 2003, Canada took another step after the
announcement
of NATO Secretary General Robertson that the Canadian Forces would take command of the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in early 2004 in
southern Afghanistan. Yost says (2014), quoting the ISAF website, "In support of the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, ISAF conducts operations in Afghanistan to reduce the capability and will of the insurgency, support the growth in capacity and capability of the Afghan National Security Forces(ANSF), and facilitate
improvements
in governance and socio-economic
development
in order to provide a secure environment for sustainable stability that is observable to the population." (Yost, 2014, p.135)
The course of action of ISAF was expanded in October 2003 beyond the borders of Kabul. In 2004, In the era of the Canadian prime minister Paul Mart, Canada continued its commitment to support military operations in southern Afghanistan, but the numb.
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On September 9, 2011, over 328,000 active duty and reserve Navy personnel were serving around the world. 284 ships were actively deployed, with many ships and personnel commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11 through remembrance ceremonies and events. Throughout the world, Navy personnel conducted security operations, training, construction projects, leadership changes, and visits while also preparing for upcoming deployments.
Attack on Afghanistan Formalised before 9/11: was Key to Unlock Route to Gas ...Sadanand Patwardhan
International oilcompanies had long been aware that the former USSR states of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistanand, Kazakhstan have huge reserves of oil and naturalgas. The problem forUS, and other Western oil companies, was how to get oil and gas from these huge land-locked reserves to seaports for export. In1995, the Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) gained an agreement with Turkmenistan to lay a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan, across Afghanistan,to the Pakistan coast. Unocal also gained a natural gas agreement with Uzbekistan. Pipelines from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan could then merge and cross Afghanistan. Unocal then gained a deal with Uzbekistan's northernneighbour, Kazakhstan, and oil and gas pipelines could then run south from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan and link with the trans-Afghanistan pipelines.
During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the US established a covert operation in Afghanistan code named `BearTrap'. This anti-Soviet operation established a base in Afghanistan jointly funded by the US and SaudiArabia--and run by the CIA and Pakistan's ISI. The ISI component was headed by Osama bin Laden [Saudi National and heir of powerful Saudi family with close ties to house of Saud]
In August 1996, Unocal led the formation of Central Asia Gas Pipeline Ltd (Centgas). Unocal invited Taliban leaders to Texas to finalise the Centgasproject. The Telegraph reported on December14,1997, ``Oil barons court Taliban in Texas''.
9/11 was blamed on Osama Bin Laden and Taliban without a shred of evidence being offered only to pre-text attack already planned attack on Afghanistan to have a unified single pro-US government there instead of the violently squabbling factions holding different regions, which made Centgas project impossible. On October 7, 2001, US and UK forces commenced their attack on Afghanistan. However, the US planned an invasion of Afghanistan before the events of 9/11. The Guardian reported on September 22, 2001, ``Threat of US strikes passed to Taliban weeks before New York attack''. Time magazine reported on August 12, 2002, ``They had a plan; long before 9/11''.
The Taliban displayed weapons and vehicles left behind by US and Afghan forces at a victory parade in Kandahar. They posed for photos in aircraft that were rendered inoperable by the US military before withdrawal. Efforts to reopen Kabul airport have begun with a Qatari technical team visiting to discuss restoring commercial flights for humanitarian aid delivery and travel, as the country faces severe shortages. Fighting continues in Panjshir Valley, the only area resisting Taliban control, as negotiations between the NRF and Taliban have stalled.
On February 12, 2011, the U.S. Navy had over 328,000 active duty and reserve personnel serving around the world. Navy ships and aircraft conducted operations globally in support of missions like counterterrorism and international partnerships. Events like the Centennial of Naval Aviation celebration in San Diego drew large crowds to commemorate 100 years of naval aviation history.
On March 15, 2011, the U.S. Navy conducted operations around the world while also providing humanitarian aid to Japan following its earthquake and tsunami. Key events included the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group delivering supplies to Japan, the Essex Amphibious Ready Group transporting a Marine Expeditionary Unit near Japan to support relief efforts, and the Navy working to transport additional aid and relief supplies. Additionally, the Navy performed various operations including training exercises in the Arctic Ocean and counter-illicit trafficking missions in the Southern Command area of responsibility.
On September 18, 2008, the U.S. Navy had over 663,000 active duty and reserve sailors and civilians serving around the world. Several ships and aircraft carriers were underway providing support operations. Individual augmentees were deployed on the ground in the War on Terror and the Navy was involved in various training exercises, disaster relief efforts, and community outreach events around the world.
Eric S. Watkins was commissioned as a Chief Warrant Officer during a ceremony aboard the USS Boxer on December 1, 2013. The ceremony included the national anthem, invocation, remarks from Captain Gumbleton about Watkins' career and accomplishments, his discharge from enlisted rank and removal of collar devices, the oath of office, and a silver dollar salute tradition for his first salute as an officer. Watkins had an exemplary 19-year career rising through the enlisted ranks from Aviation Electronics Technician to Senior Chief before being selected for warrant officer, having earned numerous awards and accomplishments.
On February 6, 2012 over 323,000 active duty and reserve sailors, midshipmen, and civilians were serving in the Department of the Navy. Over 285 ships were in active service, with 138 ships and 21 submarines underway away from homeport. More than 20,000 Navy and Marine personnel participated in the large naval amphibious exercise Bold Alligator 2012, while individual units conducted operations around the world in support of contingencies and partnerships.
The document provides background information and criteria for several US military awards and service ribbons. It describes what each award recognizes and the requirements to earn them, such as minimum periods of service, duty assignments, or participation in specific military operations. Some of the awards mentioned are the Navy and Army Service Ribbons, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
On January 10th, the U.S. Navy had over 331,000 active duty and reserve personnel serving around the world. Key events included the commissioning of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, counter-piracy operations by USS San Antonio, and COMPTUEX exercises with Carrier Strike Group 8 including USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Riverine Squadron One also graduated Iraqi Army members as part of security force assistance efforts.
On May 15th, over 600,000 active duty and reserve sailors, midshipmen, and civilians were serving in the Department of the Navy. 283 active ships were in service, with over 10,000 individual augmentees deployed worldwide in support of overseas operations. Key activities included the graduation of 691 Navy recruits, the transit of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower through the Arabian Gulf, the transport of a donated ambulance to Camp Lemonier in Djibouti, and the participation of Navy ships and personnel in various exercises around the world.
On August 20th, 2008, over 500,000 active duty and reserve sailors and civilians were serving in the Department of the Navy around the world. Numerous ships and aircraft were deployed conducting operations including carrier strike group operations in the Arabian Sea supporting operations in Afghanistan, maritime security operations in the Gulf, and humanitarian assistance to Georgia. The Secretary of the Navy was visiting foreign leaders in Italy, Djibouti, Afghanistan and Sweden while Navy personnel participated in military exercises with partners and allies around the world.
On March 13, 2010, over 329,000 active duty and reserve Navy personnel were serving around the world. 286 ships were in active service, with 157 underway. Navy personnel were engaged in operations including disaster relief in Haiti, exercises with partner nations like Norway and the Philippines, and patrols and training with Iraqi forces. Key events included the arrival of the USNS Comfort at Norfolk after deploying to Haiti, and the USS Ohio beginning training with Australian forces in Stirling, Australia.
Rear Admiral Brian McCarthy had a distinguished career in the U.S. Naval Reserve spanning nearly 30 years. He held positions including Assistant to the Deputy Director of the Defense Logistics Agency and overseeing Navy Expeditionary Fuel Units. McCarthy received degrees from Oakland University and Harvard Business School and served active duty aboard ships including during the Vietnam War. He contributed to logistics planning for major operations like Desert Storm and redesigned logistics at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, saving $20 million annually.
Check out the latest Washington Military Department Evergreen Magazine, which features stories about the Washington Military Department's wildfire response in north central Washington, training with local first responders in Snohomish County after the devastating State Route 530 slide and learn about how the Washington Military Department continues to go LEAN.
Rear Admiral Bryan P. Cutchen assumed command of Navy Reserve Forces Command in August 2012. He oversees Navy Reserve budgeting, personnel readiness, and mobilization requirements. Cutchen graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1983 with a Bachelor's degree in Nautical Science. He has nearly 5,000 hours flying various aircraft including the E-2C Hawkeye, C-2A Greyhound and F-18A+ Hornet. Cutchen's career includes operational assignments with E-2C squadrons and command of Carrier Air Wing Reserve 20 from 2006 to 2008.
On January 12, 2012, over 323,000 active duty and reserve sailors and marines were serving in the Navy and Marine Corps. Approximately 285 ships were in active service, with over 100 conducting operations around the world. Events included carrier strike group operations, visits by senior leaders, military exchanges with partner nations, construction projects, and training exercises to prepare forces for missions worldwide.
The document discusses the Kandahar hijacking incident in 1999 and compares it to the Mumbai attacks in 2008. It summarizes the key events in Kandahar, noting that the Indian government was faced with limited options as it negotiated with hijackers holding hostages in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. It argues that releasing terrorists in exchange for hostages' lives was the only viable choice. In contrast, it criticizes the UPA government's handling of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, where intelligence warnings were ignored and many lives were lost. It accuses the PM of hypocrisy for criticizing the BJP over Kandahar while failing to address terrorism effectively himself.
The Underwater Demolition Command (DYK) is the Greek Navy's elite special warfare unit. It was established in 1957 with help from the US Navy to conduct operations such as unconventional warfare, sabotage, boarding operations, and counter-terrorism. DYK is organized into sections called Underwater Demolition Teams (OYK) that specialize in areas like reconnaissance, demolition, and reserve forces. OYK candidates undergo a grueling 7-month training program. In 2015, OYK generated controversy for chanting a nationalist refrain about entering Constantinople, raising concerns from opposition politicians.
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Introduction
After the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989, Afghanistan become a paradise for the Taliban regime, which was able to extend its influence within the country after coming to power. During this period, the Taliban regime adopted in its authority the fundamentalist version of Islam and enabled the creation of AL-Qaeda camps where training fighters from inside and outside the country was taking place. From Afghanistan, AL-Qaeda had been able to find the safe place for planning an attack on the United State, which was considered to be the first enemy for Bin-laden who was the leader of Al-Qaeda. Bin Laden actually was able to take the opportunity and attacked the United States by the bombing of the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. In response to 9/11, the US launched Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in October 2001 right after the attack. in The goal of that operation was to derive the Taliban from power and to destroy AL-Qaeda infrastructure and operations in Afghanistan. (Sky, 2007, P.7)
In the war on Afghanistan, the United State was able to persuade its allies in NATO to participate in military operations. From that standing point,
on September 12, the secretary general of NATO, Lord Robertson,
announced that the Alliance had invoked Article 5 of the Atlantic Charter for the first
time: “An attack on one is an attack on all, Robertson declared” ( Kirkey & Ostroy, 2010, p. 202)
In response to that announcement, Canada had decided to support the US military in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in October of 2001. At that time, the Canadian forces contained
six naval surface platforms, six aircraft,
and some 2000 personnel to help America’s goal of breaking down the Taliban. In September 2003, Canada took another step after the
announcement
of NATO Secretary General Robertson that the Canadian Forces would take command of the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in early 2004 in
southern Afghanistan. Yost says (2014), quoting the ISAF website, "In support of the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, ISAF conducts operations in Afghanistan to reduce the capability and will of the insurgency, support the growth in capacity and capability of the Afghan National Security Forces(ANSF), and facilitate
improvements
in governance and socio-economic
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CASE STUDY
SIMULATED DIPLOMACY: MOCK AFGHAN
VILLAGE DEMONSTRATION AT CANADA’S
EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Tim Dunne, CD, MA
Department of Communication Studies
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
OCTOBER 25, 2017
Citation: Dunne, Tim. Simulated Diplomacy: Mock Afghan Village Demonstration at Canada’s Embassy in
Washington, D.C. October 25, 2017. Halifax, NS.
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ABSTRACT
The Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. launched a two-day conference about
Canada’s operations in Afghanistan to inform U.S. legislators, U.S., allied and
partner nation general and flag officers*, and selected diplomats in the American
capital area. Canadian military public affairs officer assigned to the Embassy’s
Canadian Defence Liaison Staff (CDLS), Lieutenant-Colonel Doug Martin,
suggested that the conference be complemented by erecting a “mock Afghan
village” on the grounds of the embassy, to simulate Taliban attacks on the village
using simulated gunfire and explosions, to be performed five times during the two
days of the conference.
The Canadian Embassy is located at 501 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C.,
in the heart of the U.S. capital, with the Capitol building on one end of the street
and the National Mall and White House on the other. Pennsylvania Avenue is said
to be the city’s busiest street. This event was to take place September 23-24, 2009,
twelve days after the eighth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, al Qaeda attack
on New York’s World Trade Centre (WTC) and Arlington, VA’s Pentagon, the
headquarters of the U.S. armed services. These attacks killed 2,753 in the WTC and
on the airliners that were flown into the WTC’s twin towers; 125 perished in the
Pentagon; and the 19 terrorists died in the attack. Also, worthy of recognition are
the 343 New York City firefighters, twenty-three New York City police officers
and thirty-seven officers at the Port Authority. Another 184 people were killed
when the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 was directed into the building.
Another 40 passengers and crew members of United Airlines Flight 93 died near
Shanksville, Pennsylvania, when they attempted to regain control of the plane
from hijackers (CNN, 2017).
On September 13, Washington-based Globe and Mail reporter Paul Koring
reported that Defence Minister Peter MacKay's office directed that the gunfire and
explosions be removed from the simulations.
While ultimately cancelled, the effort to use simulated explosions and gunfire on
the embassy grounds raises several issues of concern about how this event was
coordinated.
* “General officers” are army and air force officers in one of the four general officer ranks,
between brigadier-general to general; “flag officers” are naval officers between the ranks
of commodore to admiral.
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BACKGROUND
The Canadian Defence Liaison Staff (Washington, DC) hosted a two-day
conference September 23-24, 2009, on the grounds of the Canadian embassy, 501
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. This was to promote knowledge about Canada’s
mission in Afghanistan to U.S. legislators, senior military, State and diplomatic
personnel, news media and opinion leaders. Subjects covered in the conference
included:
Hyper-Realism Combat Training: a panel discussion about the Simulation
Training done in Canada and the United States in preparation for
deployment to Afghanistan.
Policing in Afghanistan: Panel presentations and discussion with three
police officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a Drug Enforcement
Officer and an “Army General from Afghanistan”.
Curbing Psychological Injury through Pre-deployment Training: A panel
of Canadian and American health care workers to discuss realism in pre-
deployment training and its preventative (sic) qualities in combating PTSD
and Psychological injury.
Rebuilding Afghanistan – the PRT† Story: Behind the scenes panel
discussion with two Canadians and two Americans who have recent
experience in Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan. (Martin,
Afghanistan at the Canadian Embassy, 2009). (Martin, Afghanistan Forum
draft 14 August, 2009)
An internal draft email, embassy staff member Ms. Sally Wade included an
advisory to conference attendees, notes that the event “will include a security
exercise and the use of pyrotechnics.‡ On September 23 and 24 at 12:00 noon and
2:00 p.m. as well as 7:30 p.m. on September 24, neighbours should not be alarmed
by the sound of an explosion-like noise (a small “bang”) coming from the Embassy
property.” (Wade, 2009)
† PRT – Provincial Reconstruction Team
‡ Pyrotechnics are small-charge explosive designed to simulate a military explosive
weapon for realistic training or a demonstration.
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The Canadian Defence Liaison Staff (Washington): The Vice-Chief of the
Defence Staff, the second highest ranking officer in the Canadian military,
maintains two Canadian Defence Liaison Staff (CDLS) offices at the Canadian
Embassies in Washington, D.C. and London, U.K.
The Washington-based senior Canadian Defence Attaché, a Major-General or Rear
Admiral who, together with the Chief of the Canadian Delegation to the Inter-
American Defence Board, and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) defence attachés
from the sea, land and air environments provide military advice and appropriate
support and assistance to the Canadian Ambassador to the United States of
America. Canada’s defence attachés liaise and communicate directly with the U.S.
Department of Defense and other military offices to support the unique and critical
Canada-U.S. defence partnership. (The Canada-U.S. Defence Relationship, 2015).
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
As a response to the al Qaeda attack on the United States on September 11, 2001,
the U.S. began operations against al Qaeda and the Taliban regime of Afghanistan
on October 7. Canada then announced Operation Apollo, the Canadian
contribution of sea, land and air forces to the American Operation Enduring
Freedom.
The first Canadian contribution was Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS)
HALIFAX, already serving with the NATO Standing Naval Force Atlantic.
HALIFAX detached from this force and proceeded to the Arabian Sea on
November 2 to begin counter-terrorism operations under Operation APOLLO.
Two additional frigates, a destroyer and a replenishment ship joined HALIFAX,
bringing the Canadian Naval Task Group to full strength. The frigate HMCS
Vancouver was already in-theatre as part of an American Aircraft Carrier Battle
Group.
Later in 2001, the initial cadre of Canadian special forces arrive in Afghanistan,
followed the following February by the Canadian Battalion Group, based on the
Third Battalion – Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, which joined the
187th Brigade Combat Team of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division. In August 2003,
Canada deployed Canadian Army combat forces to the ISAF mission in Kabul as
part of Operation ATHENA.
In August 2005, the Canadian expeditionary force operating under Operation
ATHENA in Kabul began to reposition to Kandahar Province as Canada assumed
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leadership of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team. The Canadian
contingent included approximately 350 military, police, foreign affairs,
correctional services and development personnel who assist Afghans with the
provision of governance, security and development.
Beginning in January 2006, CAF members began conducting combat operations in
Kandahar as part of Operation ATHENA. At its height, the Canadian
expeditionary force included nearly 3,000 Canadian military members in
Kandahar. For more than five years, Canadian Armed Forces members operated
as part of a multinational force.
Beginning in February 2006 and continuing until December 2011, Canadian
medical personnel assumed command of the Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit at
Kandahar Airfield. At the same time, Brigadier-General David Fraser assumed
command of the Multi-National Brigade (Regional Command South), based in
Kandahar as part of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.
The first Canadian Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT) deployed to
Kandahar in August 2006 to train Afghan soldiers and police to mentor their
leaders, and coordinate partnered and joint operations with ISAF forces.
The Independent Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan (commonly
known as “The Manley Report”) was published on January 28, 2008.
Major-General Marc Lessard assumed command of Regional Command (RC)
South in Kandahar as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in
February 2008, and by June, Canada established six strategic priorities and three
signature projects that guided its whole-of-government Afghanistan engagement
until 2011.
Beginning in December 2008 and continuing until August 2011, Canada’s Joint
Task Force Afghanistan Air Wing deployed to Afghanistan to provide airlift,
surveillance, reconnaissance capabilities, and air mobility support to coalition
troops.
On November 16, 2010, the Government of Canada announced Canada’s role in
Afghanistan until 2014 would be based on four priorities: education and health;
security; regional diplomacy; and humanitarian assistance.
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Operation ATTENTION began in May 2011, in which Canada contributed the
second-largest contingent to the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan to deliver
training and professional development support to Afghan national security forces.
As recommended in the Manley Report, Canada ceased combat operations in
Kandahar in July 2011 with the arrival of the Mission Transition Task Force
(MTTF) in Afghanistan to prepare, repair, pack and ship vehicles, equipment and
material elsewhere in Afghanistan or back to Canada. Operation ATHENA ended
in December, as the MTTF completed its closeout activities in Kandahar. The final
rotation of Canadian military members deployed to Afghanistan in June 2013 and
the mission closure team returned Canadian-owned material and equipment to
Canada.
In March 2014, Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan concluded. (Canadian
Armed Forces in Afghanistan – Mission Timeline, 2014)
EVOLUTION OF THE SIMULATED AFGHAN VILLAGE PROJECT
The fundamental objective was to inform American legislative, military, and
Department of State leaders and selected members of the diplomatic community
in the U.S. national capital that Canada was standing with her American ally and
other partner and allied nations in the military campaign against Afghanistan’s
Taliban administration. Embassy staff decided to have a conference that focused
attention on Canada’s role in that benighted nation. And, in a chicken-and-egg
scenario, Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas Martin, the Canadian military public affairs
officer assigned to the Canadian Defence Liaison Staff in Washington D.C. pitched
the idea of a mock Afghan village be set up on the lawn of the Canadian Embassy,
then have it “attacked” by actors simulating Taliban warriors using blank rounds
and simulated improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
“I don’t think we can be dramatic enough to show what troops go through,” Lt.-
Col. Doug Martin told The Washington Times reporter Joseph Weber. Martin
explained that, for the previous year, he was thinking about how to best show the
conditions faced by allied forces. (Weber, 2009) His “thinking” apparently brought
him to the concept of a simulated battle scene at the Canadian Embassy in
downtown Washington, D.C. on the eighth anniversary of the al Qaeda attack on
New York’s World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, the headquarters for the
American Department of Defense.
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The American Prospect, a U.S. publication with a supporting blogsite, promotes a
“liberal intelligence” perspective that endeavours “to advance liberal and
progressive goals through reporting, analysis, and debate about today’s realities
and tomorrow’s possibilities.” Its writer, Tim Fernholz, opined that the “mock
village” project, “was a public-relations stunt worthy of P.T. Barnum, perfect for
getting the attention of a (sic) uninterested American audience: Tuck an Afghan
village, complete with authentic Afghans, into the heart of Washington, D.C., right
between the White House and Capitol Hill. Then blow it the hell up.
“Alas, sober-minded authorities managed to shut down this worthwhile Canadian
initiative a few days before it occurred, thinking the melodramatics might frighten
citizens still trained by the Bush administration to panic at the slightest whiff of
terrorism. The staff of the Canadian Embassy, where the staged attack was set to
take place, elected to soldier on with a decidedly less-flashy forum designed to
remind Americans that Canadians are still fighting alongside – and, for a time,
were fighting without -- U.S. troops in Afghanistan” (Fernholz, 2009).
The simulation was to consist of a series of five “Hollywood-style
demonstrations,” scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, September 23-24, 2009,
inside the embassy’s courtyard. It was to include Afghan-American actors,
“shrapnel” and simulated improvised explosive devices (IED), in an effort to
enhance the conference’s objective to highlight Canada’s efforts in the eight-year-
old Afghanistan war. (Weber, 2009)
Lt.-Col. Douglas Martin wanted to set up a mock Afghan village in front of the
Canadian embassy, to be the site for dramatic simulated IED blasts, armed
soldiers, and Afghan actors faking critical wounds. The blasts would first go off in
the middle of the day, just in time for lunch. “I came up with it on my own,” Martin
boasted. “It was all me -- all me.” (Smith, 2009).”
“The event was part of a two-day forum . . . at the embassy on Canada’s
contributions in Afghanistan. “Americans often hear about coalition soldiers
dying, but nine times out of ten they don’t know it’s a Canadian dying,” Martin
said. “We’re so close in our relationship that it’s important for them to know what
Canadians are doing.”” (Smith, 2009)
The Mock Village
The imitation Afghan village would comprise three buildings, including a small
souk (market area), and was to feature about a dozen actors to simulate Afghan
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villagers, “halfway between the Capitol and the White House.” Martin envisaged
several Canadian soldiers and U.S. Marines arriving to “see the village leaders”
just as the IED blows up, “critically injuring” at least one Afghan, who will get
immediate first aid from a Canadian medic.
The embassy staff did seek and receive the necessary permissions and clearances
for this event (Koring, Mock shock-and-awe, 2009).
To create the dramatic combat sequences, which Koring described as “shock and
awe of explosions ripping through a mock village,” Martin requested international
defence contractor Lockheed Martin to construct the “village,” provide role
players – actors to play defenceless civilians, and to use “sophisticated simulations
developed by American companies and used to train U.S. and Canadian troops
before they are sent to Afghanistan . . . to garner attention for the often-overlooked
Canadian combat effort”.
Lockheed Martin retained the services of Strategic Operations Inc., a California
company that claims to bring the “magic of Hollywood” to hyper-realistic
training, to provide pyrotechnics for the IED explosions (Koring, Mock shock-and-
awe, 2009).
At Martin’s request, Lockheed Martin agreed to volunteer their efforts without
charge, to “transport a virtual village used by Canadian soldiers in training into
the courtyard of the Pennsylvania Avenue embassy.” Simulated small arms fire
and pyrotechnics, to replicate IEDs, were to be provided by Strategic Operations
Inc., of San Diego (Lavell, 2009). According to the official schedule, the improvised
explosive devices were intended to “cause havoc in the Village.” The Taliban was
going to attack a souk and injure a civilian, who would be cared for by a Canadian
medic. “It would have given people an example of what our soldiers face,” Martin
said” (Smith, 2009).
According to Strategic Operations Inc.’s website, the company specializes in
hyper-realistic tactical training. The introduction to the company’s capabilities
describes its impetus:
Building on training support experience from OEF, OIF, and Overseas
Contingency Operations… Strategic Operations, Inc. (STOPS) offers
innovative solutions for the challenges our war-fighters face in this
increasingly unstable world. Future threats to our nation’s security
more and more will come from failed states and under-governed areas
where instability, chaos, and human misery foster breeding grounds
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for terrorism and insurgencies. Terrorism will not be so much the cause
of our future problems as it will be the result of our failures to
understand the human domain. As our military becomes more agile,
flexible, and ready for the challenges ahead, so must our understanding
of the physical, cultural, and social environments in strategic parts of
the globe. Our training must be based on these understandings.
STOPS creates Hyper-Realistic™ training environments and
simulations based on human terrain analytics, an understanding of
human geography, and the social and cultural awareness that can help
our military and civilian counterparts shape the human terrain before
instability morphs into threats. (Strategic Operations Inc., 2015)
While Martin persuaded his superiors that the simulated village and the attacks
were the best vehicle, many bystanders were left unconvinced. Goldsmiths,
University of London’s Reader and Director of the Centre for Research
Architecture, Dr. Susan Schuppli wrote, “To coincide with a September 2009
forum on Canada’s military role in Afghanistan the Canadian Embassy in
Washington DC announced plans to stage a series of Taliban-led attacks on a mock
Afghan village to be erected in the embassy compound. Twice daily, simulated
IED blasts were to detonate spurring Canadian Forces personnel and medics to the
scene where they would battle insurgents and attend to civilian casualties. While
this proposed PR campaign was unique in terms of its stated function to engender
greater respect for the efforts of Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, the building and
destruction of ersatz architectural sets for playing out the theatres of war is not.”
(Schuppli, 2010, p. 1)
The project was beset from the beginning with mixed messages. On one hand,
representatives of the Canadian Embassy, National Defence Headquarters and Lt.-
Col. Martin said that the sounds of simulated IEDs would be akin to “a very large
firecracker” while Martin told Paul Koring a very different version of the sounds
of the “attack.” Twice during each of the two days of the conference, “simulated
IED blasts were to reverberate throughout the embassy courtyard located halfway
between the Capitol Building and the White House, an event that would likely
send unsuspecting tourists and passers-by fleeing in terror down Pennsylvania
Avenue. As Lt.-Col. Doug Martin described it: ‘It should provide the full-flavour
of hyper-realistic training. Absolutely you are going to hear it out on Pennsylvania
Avenue’ (Koring, 2009, p. A11; Schuppli, p. 2).
DCIST blog site (Sept. 4, 2009) received the news of the impending mock village
and the project’s simulated attacks with some incredulity. When they first read the
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Globe and Mail’s Washington D.C.-based journalist, Paul Koring, they thought it
was a prank. When they learned that the project was actually planned, Sommer
Mathis wrote:
It is difficult to imagine, regardless of however much effort the
Canadian Embassy eventually puts into warning the public that this
is merely a simulation – and we should note that so far, there’s been
almost none – that tourists and D.C. residents alike in the area will not
be shaken up by this. The notion of bombs going off mere blocks from
the Capitol and the National Mall make the recent Air Force One photo
op over the New York City skyline debacle sound like a harmless
schoolyard prank. (Mathis, 2009)
Addressing the ersatz village, Dr. Susan Schuppli wrote that: “This proto film-set
was designed by the same companies (Lockheed Martin and Strategic Operations
Inc.) that specialize in creating hyper-realistic combat-training simulations or as
one soldier put it ‘stress inoculators’ for US and Canadian troops prior to their
deployment overseas. “Although focused upon delivering military and law
enforcement training scenarios, Strategic Operations Inc. or ST/OPS is, in fact, a
division within a larger film and TV production company based in San Diego,
California.” (Schuppli, 2010, page 2)
Precursor to Washington
The American Management Association’s Steven Fink wrote that crisis normally
has four phases: prodromal (warning) stage; acute crisis stage; chronic crisis stage;
and crisis resolution stage (Fink, p. 20-21). He provides a vivid example of a
prodromal warning with the December 2-3, 1984 catastrophe in Bhopal, India. As
people slept in the early morning, the local Union Carbide pesticide plant had a
leak of 45 tons of poisonous methyl isocyanate (MIC), killing 2,000 and blinding
an estimated 200,000. The ultimate death toll was between 15,000 and 20,000, with
up to 500,000 suffering respiratory problems, eye irritation or blindness (Fink,
1986; Britannica, 2017). However, Union Carbide recorded 71 pre-Bhopal MIC
leaks at its plant in Institute, West Virginia, and a further 107 leaks of the nerve
gas, phosgene. The company’s own 1982 safety report noted that there were safety
concerns within the Bhopal plant that represented “a higher potential for a serious
accident or more serious consequences if an accident should occur.” (Fink, p. 172-
3; New York Times, January 28, 1985).
Among the many responsibilities of public relations, communications and public
affairs professionals is to monitor the public, social and news media for any
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indication of trending themes and issues to determine if they may affect the
interests, activities and operations of the employeer or client. The impact of the al
Qaeda attack of September 11, 2001, is an omnipresent theme throughout the
United States, at sporting events, political gatherings and media commentary. The
impact of that attack on the American psyche is similar to the impact of a young
person being brutally assaulted by the schoolyard bully, but on a much larger and
profoundly more visceral level. This may account for the changes and even
reversals of so many of America’s international policies, operations and relations.
Martin could have taken a lesson from the U.S. Air Force experience in New York
six months earlier, when an Air Force One lookalike aircraft and two F-16 fighter
aircraft flew over New York and New Jersey on 27 April 2009, accompanied by
Air Force photographers to take pictures high above New York harbour. But the
exercise was conducted with no effective public notification or advisory, causing
some to panic, and leading to the evacuation of several buildings in Lower
Manhattan and Jersey City, infuriating New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
for failing to alert the mayors office in advance about the flyover.
Despite a White House apology, the mayor criticized the unnecessary secrecy of
the flyover, and questioned the Defence Department’s poor judgment about doing
a photo-op over the site of the World Trade Centre catastrophe.
“People came pouring out of buildings, the American Express Building, all the
buildings in the financial district by the water,” said Edward Acker, a
photographer. “Even the construction guys over by 100 North End Avenue area,
they all got out of their buildings. Nobody knew about it.” Even in Jersey City,
construction workers evacuated from a condominium tower that was under
construction at the time. A group of financial workers told the New York Times,
“I saw the landing gear and I was out of here,” and another person noted that
“There were people in my elevator sweating and shaking. There were women
crying. It is not an experience to be taken lightly.”
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg criticized the secrecy around the flyover.
“Why the Defense Department wanted to do a photo-op right around the site of
the World Trade Center catastrophe defies imagination. Poor judgment would be
a nice way to phrase it, but they did.” (Sulzberger and Wald, 2009).
Even prior to this, in February 2002, a Continental Airlines flight carrying
American troops returning from Iraq, received permission to fly low over the city,
a decision that also rattled nerves (Sulzberger and Wald, 2009).
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Susan Schuppli explained the New York prodrome: “Already duped earlier that
year by an announced White House media tactic which saw thousands of
Americans relive the fear of 9/11 as one of the Boeing 747s used by Barack Obama
flew across the Manhattan skyline pursued by two F-16 warplanes. Neglecting to
warn New Yorkers that the incident was actually a photo op staged by the White
House, emergency services were flooded with calls by panic-stricken residents”
(Schuppli, 2010, p. 2).
CANCELLED
On Friday, September 11, 2009, Lt.-Col. Grant Dame, the Senior Military Assistant
to the Canadian Minister of National Defence, issued an email to the National
Defence Operations Centre and to the Assistant Deputy Minister for Policy,
saying, “I need someone to tell our Embassy in Washington that the simulated
explosions and any other simulated weapons firing is not repeat not authorized
during the Forum on Afghanistan on 23-24 Sep” (Dame, 2009) (emphasis in the
original). Coincidently, Lt.-Col. Dame’s email directing the cancellation of the
simulated weapons demonstration occurred on the eighth anniversary of the
September 11, 2001, al Qaeda attacks on the U.S.
Canada’s National Defence Headquarters cancelled Martin’s project of the Afghan
village and its simulated attack in the heart of Washington, D.C. following the
Globe and Mail’s reports on the proposed event. Washington residents were
reportedly astonished by the embassy’s recklessness. To underscore this, The New
Republic’s Jordan Michael Smith quoted The DCist’s Sommer Mathis’ obvious
relief that the mock Afghan village project was dropped. “The notion of bombs
going off mere blocks from the Capitol and the National Mall make the recent Air
Force One photo op over the New York City skyline debacle sound like a harmless
schoolyard prank,” the DCist blog wrote” (Smith, 2009).
In response to direction from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, the
embassy communications office developed a set of three media response lines,
stating:
“On decision to remove IED component of the Afghanistan Forum:
• We have decided to remove the IED simulation exercise from the event
• It was clear that this aspect of the two-day event would overshadow the
core message of the Canadian Whole of Government effort in Afghanistan
– security, governance, and development
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• The Afghanistan Forum brings together Afghan, US, and Canadian
partners to discuss common efforts in the areas of military training and
health, rule of law, and provincial reconstruction teams.” (Chen, media
lines, 2009)
Lt.-Col. Martin failed to perceive the prodromic nature Air Force One flight over
New York and Jersey City, and the subsequent cancellation of a similar photo
opportunity over the American national capital as a very prominent warning that
such activities in populated urban settings were ill-conceived and would be the
source of significant public consternation. His objective was to use the occasion of
the conference to showcase Canada’s military operations in Afghanistan without
understanding the three overriding realities: that the United States had many more
troops deployed to Afghanistan and a second operation underway in Iraq; that
Canada is not the only nation engaged in military operations in that nation; and
that Article Five of the North Atlantic Treaty obligates Canada to join other
members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the collective defence of any
NATO member nation who is attacked. By attempting to attract American
attention to Canada’s operations in Afghanistan, it was competing with U.S.
national attention to its own operations, and the deployments of its own military
personnel and the inherent financial, logistical, and political issues involved in
concurrently fighting two wars.
The sustained operational philosophy of the NATO Alliance is: “The principle of
collective defence is at the very heart of NATO’s founding treaty. It remains a
unique and enduring principle that binds its members together, committing them
to protect each other and setting a spirit of solidarity within the Alliance.” (NATO,
2017) Canada was only one of forty-two partner and allied nations engaged in the
International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, none more deserving of
American attention than another. Other nations engaged in Afghanistan may well
have taken umbrage at Canada’s audacious effort to add additional prominence
to its national contribution.
Paul Koring explained the Canadian communication strategy in mounting this
effort. “As a staging ground for a series of rogue military strikes, the bombing of
the Afghan village at the embassy aimed to highlight the humanitarian and
combat role of the Canadian Forces in battling Taliban insurgency in and around
Kandahar province. Upon detonation, role-playing Canadian Forces and their
medics were to arrive on the scene just in time to try and save a Pashtun civilian
ravaged by an improvised explosive device. Martin explained the intention behind
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recreating the violence of Afghanistan in the following manner: ‘If this works the
way I want it to, more Americans will know what Canada is doing in Afghanistan.
Unfortunately there are still a lot of Americans who don’t know how great the
Canadian commitment is.’” (Koring, 2009, p. A1 & A11)
These elaborate preparations were part of the two-day conference hosted by the
embassy to draw senior American military personnel, members of Congress, and
Afghan regional military experts to the Canadian Embassy to be instructed on how
Canada is conducting operations in Afghanistan. “Between scheduled IED attacks
at noon and 2 p.m. on Sept. 23, the first day of the conference, there will be an
Afghan luncheon hosted by Kabul’s envoy to Washington, Ambassador Said
Jawad.” Canadian officials were seemingly unaware of the incongruity of the
concomitance of a conference, an Afghan-hosted luncheon and a simulated battle
occurring within the confines of the Canadian Embassy.(Schuppli, 2010, pp. 2-3;
Koring, 2009, p. A1 & A11)
Such promotional activities are routine elements in NATO exercises in European
venues. In fact and in the NATO context, these occasions are coordinated by
“Distinguished Visitor Bureaus” (DVB) staffed by military and civilian personnel
of participating nations. The DVBs organize elaborate simulations that often
include simulated combat, civil unrest and displaced persons and refugees as part
of the scenarios for “Distinguished Visitor Days,” frequently attended by
diplomats and military attachés accredited to the exercise’s host nation, news
media and senior government, military and civil leaders of the hosting nation. The
principal difference between these occasions and the Canadian event in
Washington is that NATO exercises are done on military installations, military
airfields or sites far away from population centres.
Schuppli takes issue with the wisdom of the simulation, as Canada’s increasing
militaristic stance in the post-bi-polar world eroding Canada’s reputation as a
nation of peacekeepers “and their combat role in Afghanistan a source of public
contestaton, the idea of ‘faking the war’ for sympathetic purchase and/or to garner
the attention of Washington confirmed that a serious lapse in judgment had
occurred yet again on the part of the Department of National Defence.” Fifteen
days later, news that the village component of the Afghanistan Forum’ was
cancelled appeared in Canadian and U.S. newspapers. (Chen, 2009) There was no
further explanation for the sudden cancellation of the conference’s main attraction.
“The ire and incredulity of the Canadian public had, it would appear, diffused the
staging of a pyrotechnical spectacle in the Washington embassy compound”
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(Schuppli, 2010, p. 3), not to mention the insensitivity of simulating explosions and
gunfire in a city still traumatized by the events of 9/11.
“While this incident was unique in terms of its dubious function to engender
greater respect for the efforts of the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, the building
and destruction of ersatz archetectural sets for playing out the theatres of war is
not” (Schuppli, 2010, p. 3).
“Upon further review,” Washington Times reporter Joseph Weber quoted
Canadian Embassy Counsellor and spokesperson Jennie Chen, “It was clear this
aspect of the two-day forum would not add substantively to the forum’s core goal,
which is to present panel discussions of the entirety of government efforts in
Afghanistan.” (Weber, 2009)
Since, and as a consequence of, the 11 September 2001 al Qaeda attack on the U.S.,
there has been an incredible level of apprehension about the continuing fear of
terrorism in the U.S., as evidenced by the panic in the wake of the Air Force One
overflight of New York. Accordingly, when the embassy’s plans to use
pyrotechnics to simulate improvised explosive devices and various weapons, the
embassy quickly assured the public that the demonstrations were appropriate,
safe and no louder than a firecracker. However, Weber pointed out, “The staging,
pyrotechnics and other technical aspects were being handled by Lockheed Martin
and Southern California-based Strategic Operations Inc., part of Stu Segall
Productions which promised to bring the ‘magic of Hollywood’ to the
demonstrations. (Weber, 2009). Also contradicting Ms. Chen’s comment that the
the demonstrations would be “no louder than a fircracker,” were Lt.-Col. Martin’s
own description of the anticipated result: “Absolutely you are going to hear it out
on Pennsylvania Avenue.” (Koring, mock Afghan attack, p. A11).
The Canadian Parliamentary tradition of government and governance does not
permit public servants and military personnel to question government decisions
or the rationale of decisions of superiors and government members. However,
Martin told The New Republic’s Jordan Smith that he believes people just
overreacted to the proposed simulated explosions, which were merely going to
sound like a “very large firecracker. The mock village was just supposed to be a
complement to the forum, the real value of the conference is in the panels,” he
says. “But the whole thing got blown way out of proportion—pun intended.”
(Smith, 2009)
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The difficulties brought about because of the explosions did not discourage Lt.-
Col. Martin. He told The New Republican journalist that: “Pretty soon I want to
hold a program on IEDs, and bring in actual IEDs. We’ll have what I call a petting
zoo, where people can see and touch the different IEDs,” he explained. “The only
way the Taliban can kill our guys is with IEDs and suicide bombs, so it’s important
for Americans to know that” (Smith, 2009). As if the Americans didn’t already
know that.
Lt.-Col. Martin was reassigned to Ottawa before he could launch the project to
“bring in actual IEDs.”
CONCLUSION
Dr. Schuppli added that the Canadian Embassy’s aborted simulation at its
Washington embassy is a disturbing “reminder that enactment of the legal
dynamics of the camp as a suspension of a civil and just society had already been
fully operational here. . . . Designed to curry favour with Washington insiders
under the auspices that the project had the moral support of the Canadian people
who had lost troops in Afghanistan, it tried, in effect, to ‘slither’ beneath the radar
of our collective public consciousness obscuring the fact that such a political
masquerade was being perpetrated in our name” (Schuppli, 2010, p. 8). Dr.
Schuppli’s disagreement with this event is apparent, but her words carry other
messages: that future events like this should be done not only with the public
knowledge and agreement of the host city, but also with that of the Canadian
public, who may not agree that this form of “public relations stunt worthy of P.T.
Barnum” (Fernholz, 2009) is an appropriate way of reflecting Canadian
engagement in the Afghanistan conflict and of recognizing and honouring
Canadian service personnel who were casualties and fatalities of that war.
This mock Afghan village and the simulated small arms fire and pyrotechnic IEDs
were merely "Flash and Bang" that would not have contributed to the body of
knowledge or an improved understanding of the issues and challenges about
operations in Afghanistan.
The image we have of that benighted country is that it is populated by agrarian
villagers, but the literature coming from that nation suggests that it was also
populated by very cultured and honourable people, some who were forward-
looking and who wanted Afghanistan to keep pace with the 21st century and to
introduce education and development. This begs the question: is it even possible
to resolve problems in another nation, in another culture, without understanding
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the people, their culture, their literature and their collective self-image, and that
cannot be imposed? It must be introduced collaboratively, sensitively and
indigenously -- by their own leaders.
The mock village project was another Canadian operational simulation that
merely is show-business masquerading as an opportunity to provide insight.
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