Humanitarian and civic assistance program

US military forces are permitted to carry out humanitarian assistance projects and activities as part of training operations overseas. These deployments are an integral aspect of maintaining a forward US military presence, ensuring operational readiness to respond to crises, and preparing the Reserv...

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Published in:The DISAM journal of international security assistance management 2000-01, Vol.23 (2), p.33
Main Authors: Loomis, Edward S, Crowley, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humanitarian aid
Military deployment
Military readiness
Military training
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Summary:US military forces are permitted to carry out humanitarian assistance projects and activities as part of training operations overseas. These deployments are an integral aspect of maintaining a forward US military presence, ensuring operational readiness to respond to crises, and preparing the Reserve Components for their wartime missions. Humanitarian and civic assistance (HCA) activities are conducted in conjunction with authorized military operations.