1. Captain Joe Hughart, USPHS USAID DCHA OFDA Military Liaison Unit
HA/DR USAID OVERVIEW
Captain Joe Hughart, USPHS
USAID DCHA OFDA Military Liaison Unit

2. WHO Coordinates U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance?
USAID
Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA)
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)

3. WHAT does USAID OFDA coordinate?
Requests for specific USG assistance from host nations with….
Responses from USG departments and agencies
USG interaction with International Organizations (UN, IFRC)
USG funding to USG NGO partners.

4. WHEN does USAID respond?
Event occurs
Host nation requests U.S. assistance
U.S. Ambassador declares a disaster
DART assessment of needs
Request for USG department or agency assistance.

5. WHERE does OFDA coordination take place?
Washington: RMT
DoD liaison officer
U.S. Embassy: DART
OFDA Military Liaison Officer(s)
Field sites
Ports
Airports
Action sites

6. WHY does OFDA coordinate USG foreign disaster assistance?
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
President authorized to respond
Delegated to USAID Administrator
USAID OFDA coordinates with USG, IO & NGO partners.

7. HOW does OFDA coordinate USG [DoD] foreign disaster assistance?
Disaster declaration
Request for USG assistance
USAID OFDA assessment
Coordination with NGO & international effort (UN OCHA)
DoD: USAID request to DSCA
DoD response

8. EXAMPLE: Chemical Spill, Port of Djibouti, 2002 (Moderate Size Event)

9. WHO Responded? Djibouti Ministry of Environment
Djibouti Civil Defense Force
USAID OFDA
UN OCHA
NBC NCO from U.S. Army
Ports of Dubai Ltd.

10. WHAT happened? Cargo ship – wood treating chemicals
Heat: plastic became brittle; jugs broke
CCA leaked into ship
Containers placed on land; moved 5 times
Washed into bay

11. WHEN did response activities occur?
D+0: Spill occurred
D+7: Djibouti requested US assistance
D+7: US Ambassador approved
D+9: USAID OFDA assessment (soil & water sampling)
D+11: UN OCHA coordinated international response
D+16: USAID & Army: training, PPE, shelters, decon gear

12. WHERE did the response occur?
Port: soil & water sampling
Embassy: sample analyses
Port: UN OCHA office
Dobbins Air Reserve Base, GA: USAID OFDA CBRNE cache
Civil Defense HQ: training, respirator fit testing, equipment staging site.

13. WHY did the USG assist? Djibouti requested assistance
U.S. Ambassador concurred
U.S. had interests in HOA
No U.S. JTF yet in Port
Assistance led to further joint U.S. – Djibouti cooperation

14. HOW did the USG assist?

15. Judicious Response: Large Event: WHO would be involved in a response?
The Government of Djibouti
U.S. Ambassador/Embassy/Dept. of State
USAID; USG partners: DoD, HHS, NOAA
UN OCHA & international responders
NGOs
Port of Djibouti & commercial operators

16. WHAT would probably occur?
A large event exceeding the HN’s capacity
A request for USG assistance
Disaster declaration by U.S. Ambassador
International response effort → UN OCHA
USAID OFDA assessment
USAID request for DoD support (not lead).

17. WHEN would these events probably occur?
Disaster declaration: D+1
USAID OFDA DART initial assessment: D+2-4
USAID request for initial DoD support: D+2 to D+4
International response coordination by UN OCHA: D+7

18. WHERE would most USG assistance occur?
IDP camps:
Packaged food (first 2 weeks), then bulk
Water containers, water trucks
Medical assistance & medevac
Temporary shelter
WASH (sanitation; field hygiene)
Port: sampling, cleanup

19. HOW would the USG respond?
USAID commodities warehouse, Dubai
Commercial airlift
10L water containers, hygiene kits, plastic sheeting
Medical assets: HHS (NDMS, CDC, ATSDR, OFRD), DoD
USG environmental monitoring: NOAA, USCG
USG security assets: BDS, DoD, other
Maritime safety, security, environment: USCG
Port operations assistance: DoD, DHS/USCG

20. 5 Likely Requests for DoD Support:
Airlift
Security (MPs)
Medevac
Port operations
Augment airport ground logistics operations.

21. Questions?