UNCLASSIFIEDFOUO United States Central Command NMIA Brief Tampa

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO United States Central Command NMIA Brief Tampa, FL 17 Sep 2012 1 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED Area of Responsibility 2 UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED Characteristics of the USCENTCOM AOR • World’s most energy-rich region – 64% of world’s petroleum reserves – 46% of natural gas reserves • Strategic choke points – Bab al Mandab – Suez Canal – Strait of Hormuz • State on state tensions • Religious, ethnic, and tribal tensions • Terrorism, Proliferation, Counter. Narcotics, State to State Conflict • Inadequate economic development, insufficient basic services, and poor governance • 20 Countries Spanning 4. 6 M Sq Miles • 530 Million People and 4 Major Religions • 18 Major Languages/22 Ethnic Groups 3 UNCLASSIFIED

FAOs in CENTCOM • 90 FAO/RAS authorized on CENTCOM JTD – 53 Army (including 3 reservists) – 35 Air Force – 0 Navy – 2 USMC • DIA authorizations are additional • Various requirements for deployed personnel Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq – 30 on JMDs – Various deployed personnel 4

FAOs in CENTCOM Multiple regions/languages represented • Middle East (Arabic, Farsi • South Asia (Urdu, Pushtu, Dari) • Eurasia (Russian, Central Asian languages) 5

FAOs in the AOR • Attaches – Represented in 19 of 20 embassies (Damascus is temporarily closed) – Varying sizes from 2 to 5 attaches – FAO/RAS in all locations • Deployed Personnel – 30 Authorizations on JMD • 20 Army/10 USAF – Represented on various manning documents – Deployed personnel from various FAO regions • HQDA policy to “get FAOs into the fight” 6

FAOs in the AOR Security Cooperation Offices • 19 offices in 17 countries – 3 in KSA; None in Syria/Iran – CSTC-A not yet a security cooperation office • Most manpower is not FAO – 37 FAOs; 800+ personnel involved in security cooperation – Skill sets reflect programs, i. e. Air Defense in UAE, F 15 pilots in Saudi Arabia; F 16 pilots and maintainers around AOR • FAOs/RAS in all countries 7

UNCLASSIFIED AOR SECURITY COOPERATION OFFICES Theater Personnel Snapshot : Permanent Positions = 231 Augmentees (approx) = 300 Case Funded Personnel = 300 Total (approx) = 831 Personnel IRAQ 266 Augmentees LEBANON 7 Positions KAZAKHSTAN 3 Positions UZBEKISTAN 2 Positions TURKMENISTAN 2 Positions KYRGYZSTAN 3 Positions TAJIKISTAN 2 Positions KUWAIT 14 Positions (+)13 Case Funded AFGHANISTAN TBD BAHRAIN 8 Positions EGYPT 53 Positions SAUDI ARABIA 73 Positions (+) 272 Case Funded UAE 12 Positions JORDAN 19 Positions OMAN 8 Positions YEMEN 5 Positions 8 PAKISTAN 13 Positions (+) 30 Augmentees QATAR 7 Positions UNCLASSIFIED

FAOs in Security Cooperation Offices • Cultural awareness and language skills • Comfort in working with partners • Prior experience in region and in embassies • Know the ground; made the rounds • FAO Families • Multiple tours and willingness to extend 9

FAOs in CENTCOM HQs • 43 Authorized – 21 Army; 21 USAF; 1 USMC • J 5 – Security Cooperation/FMS – Plans • J 2 – Analysis – Intel Cooperation • J 4 – Multi-National Logistics 10

FAOs in CENTCOM HQs • Benefits – Small pool of regional expertise at the strategic level in HQs • “Ukistan” and “Ertra” – On the ground experience outside of Iraq and Afghanistan • Who has been to Damscus? – Master’s degrees – Personal knowledge of key AOR players • King of Jordan; UAE CHOD; Dep. Min. Def in KSA • Duties – Prep CDR for travel; travel with CDR; Crisis and Deliberate Planning; Bilats with AOR partners; intel and logistics cooperation; – Aide to CENTCOM CDR; CAG Chief to ISAF CDR 11 – One GO; BG Matt Brand in Pakistan

SDO/DATT • 16 SDO/DATTs – None in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia – 3 FO/GOs as SDO DATTs – 13 FAO/RAS serving as SDO DATTs – 10 CENTCOM-sourced; 6 DIA sourced • Lessons Learned – Positives – COCOM sourcing is best where there are operational activities – Key is that SDO DATT is senior by rank • Never 2 O 6 s or O 5 s 12

UNCLASSIFIED FAOs in CENTCOM • Key to Security Cooperation – Building relationships; executing programs; explaining the realities on the ground • Can’t get enough – But don’t sacrifice training to increase strength Building Cooperative Partnerships… 13 UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED Questions? 14 UNCLASSIFIED