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2007-09-12 03:08:00
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SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-August 2007
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SUBJECT: SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-August 2007
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MCAP KCFE XG AM
SUBJECT: SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-August 2007
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Harris Radio End-Use-Monitoring inspections
conducted with 100% verification; Crisis Response Survey Conducted;
Developing FMF FY08 Letters of Request with Armenian MOD ; Three
JCTP events conducted in Aug; Awaiting Letter of Agreement for
Excess Defense Articles (EDA) to be approved.
2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
A. From 29 to 31 Aug the Office of Defense Cooperation assisted
by the US Defense Attach conducted an End-Use-Monitoring (EUM)
inspection of Harris radios in the north of Armenia. After visiting
seven locations over a three-day period, 264 radios were seen and
verified through serial number. One hundred percent verification was
confirmed. Further, all Armenian units expressed great satisfaction
with their radios, wanted more, and expressed positive comments
regarding the reliability of the equipment. It was also interesting
to note that the Armenian MOD has assigned Harris radios to their
two military academies where Armenian cadets are trained on Harris
radio operations in order to prepare them to use this equipment in
regular Armenian units after graduation. About one hundred and sixty
more Harris radio sets will be delivered to the 12th Peacekeeping Bn
in Nov or Dec of this year, through an additional FMF purchase
requested in Sep 06.
B. Crisis Response Assessment. Mr Jeffrey Lewis, who was
contracted through the Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR),
conducted a week-long assessment, from 17-20 Aug, of Armenia's
current interagency cooperation related to existing crisis plans and
their potential response to national crises. During the assessment
he met with the Armenian Rescue Service, the Ministry of Defense and
Health, with Police and Fire leadership, seismology experts, water
rescue units, and with foreign assistance organizations (OSCE, IRC,
SDC, USAID). His initial findings indicated a need for
intra-ministerial table top exercises, a development of an Armenian
national specialty (most likely seismology),and potential
development of a clearinghouse mechanism to assist in deconflicting
foreign assistance and for standardizing various equipment
donations. Mr Lewis' final report will be provided to OSD and EUCOM.
ODC will further share its results with the local Armenian
ministries, foreign assistors, and the US Embassy.
C. FMF FY08. ODC Armenia is currently working with the ARM MOD
to develop Letters of Request (LOR) to obligate the $2.8M remaining
from FY06 FMF. Additionally, plans are being developed to obligate
the $3.4M in FY07 FMF that will be delivered in Sep 07. LORs will
address equipping requirements for the new second peacekeeping
battalion and the new Peacekeeping Brigade staff, to include
communications gear. Additional requirements are also being
identified for the Armenian De-mining Center. It would be preferred
if Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) funding could be used to address
de-mining requirements, and the ODC is working with EUCOM to explore
these opportunities. The goal of the MOD and ODC is to obligate all
remaining FMF funds and then request the delivery of FY08 FMF as
soon as possible so those funds will be obligated before the end of
FY08.
D. STATUS OF FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING (FMF):
1. The US Embassy provided a copy of the 505 Foreign
Assistance Act agreement between the U.S. and Armenia to State
Department (PM/RSAT) and the ODC is waiting to receive the LOA for
the excess defense vehicles FMF case, which is being coordinated by
the United States Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC),sent
out on 11 May 07 (AM-R-FFF). ODC will continue to track the progress
of these cases with all future EMEDS training specifically depending
on the delivery of EDA vehicles.
2. Additional equipment ordered for the 12th Peacekeeping
Battalion in the FMF AM-B-BAA, A1 case requested in Sep 06 continued
arriving in late Aug.
3. ODC is awaiting the LOA for the FMF blanket case for
excess personnel equipment, coordinated by the Defense Reutilization
and Marketing Office (DRMO) sent out on 2 Feb 07 (AM-R-FFF). This
case is proceeding forward after the US Embassy provided a copy of
the 505 Foreign Assistance Act agreement between the U.S. and
Armenia to State Department PM/RSAT).
E. Joint Contact Team Program (JCTP). Three JCTP events were
conducted in August.
1. On 6-10 Aug two USAFE financial personnel conducted a
Financial Management event with the Ministry of Defense Financial
Department. This event will prepare the ARM MOD personnel for an
upcoming Defense Institution Building (DIB) workshop in FY08 in
which financial requirements for a Strategic Defense Review (SDR)
and Unit Costing will be developed.
2. The second JCTP event was the C2 Communications
Architecture seminar conducted by MFE with representatives from the
12th Peacekeeping Bn from 14-17 Aug. This event prepared key 12th PK
personnel for receipt of their field command post ordered through
FMF, with establishing battalion communications structures tied to
the $3.3M delivery of Harris radios in Nov/Dec 07, and reviewed
radio procedures.
3. The last JCTP event in Aug was a FAM conducted at FT
Leonard Wood, MO at the US Army Chemical School. Two Armenian
Chemical Officers, one the NBC Platoon Leader from the 12th PK Bn,
the other the Deputy Chief of NBC forces in Armenia, reviewed US
equipment and training first hand at the US Chemical School. This
event is tied to the upcoming delivery of $757K of NBC detection and
defense equipment that should be delivered in the coming months
through USASAC FMF case.
F. State Partnership Program (SPP). No SPP events were
conducted in August. However, a Crisis Communications TCT will be
conducted in September with the Armenian Rescue Service and the
Ministry of Defense. That event is currently scheduled for 26-28
Sep. Additionally, three Armenian officers from the 12th
Peacekeeping Battalion will observe staff elements of the 35th
Division of the KSNG participate in an Mobilization Readiness
Exercise (MRE) in Hoehenfels, Germany from 26-29 Sep.
G. Humanitarian Assistance (HA). The ODC will conduct a project
initiation meeting for the HA water project event as soon as the US
Army Corps of Engineers representatives in Tbilisi are available to
make the trip. Leave and other COE business matters have not allowed
for a meeting as of yet, but this should occur in September. The
stand-alone HA event will reconstruct existing water wells in three
rural villages in Armenia where the current water system has
deteriorated to a degree that potable water is seldom available.
3. The second approved HA event will provide medical supplies
and support during an HA related Mil-to-Mil event from 17-20 Sep.
Eyeglasses will be dispensed and simple medical and dental care will
be provided by Armenian physicians, assisted buy US medical
personnel to include a dentist and optometrist from the Kansas
National Guard. A final coordination site visit will be conducted on
6-7 Sep.
4. Additionally the ODC submitted two EP requests that are
awaiting funding from EUCOM-J4-ID-HA. One request is to supply
furniture and school equipment to two affiliated orphanages for
disabled children. The second request is to supply the same items
for a boarding school for children with disabilities.
H. International Military Education and Training (IMET):
English Language testing and number of IMET students in US.
1. Training Snapshot
Students at DLI: 13
Students at Specialty Training: 7
E-IMET: 0
2. English Comprehension Level (ECL) Testing
Students tested in August: 0
3. PERSONNEL/RESOURCES/LOGISTICS
A. GAINS: None
B. LOSSES: None
C. ATTACHED PERSONNEL (TDY): None.
D. APPROVED LEAVES NEXT 30 DAYS: LTC Peterson; 23-29 Sep 07
E. TDY NEXT 30 DAYS:
MAJ Keller, 6-7 Sep 07; Site recon for HA event
MAJ Keller, 17-20 Sep 07; HA event in Goris, AM
F. RATING SCHEME CHANGES: LTC Peterson becomes rater
for MAJ Keller with a start date of 24 Aug 07.
G. EXTENSIONS/CURTAILMENTS: None.
5. ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES:
A. EFFICIENCY REPORT SUSPENSES: None
B. AWARD SUSPENSES: Mrs Araksya Abrahamyan: 27 Sep
07.
C. PERSONNEL ACTIONS: In hiring process for new Training
Program Manager due to impending departure of Mrs Araksya
Abrahamyan.
6. ODC CHIEF'S COMMENTS: None.
7. POC for this message is LTC Doug Peterson.
37410-49-46-65
37410-46-47-36(fax)
petersond@state.gov
PERINA
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SECSTATE FOR PM AND ISP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MCAP KCFE XG AM
SUBJECT: SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-August 2007
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Harris Radio End-Use-Monitoring inspections
conducted with 100% verification; Crisis Response Survey Conducted;
Developing FMF FY08 Letters of Request with Armenian MOD ; Three
JCTP events conducted in Aug; Awaiting Letter of Agreement for
Excess Defense Articles (EDA) to be approved.
2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
A. From 29 to 31 Aug the Office of Defense Cooperation assisted
by the US Defense Attach conducted an End-Use-Monitoring (EUM)
inspection of Harris radios in the north of Armenia. After visiting
seven locations over a three-day period, 264 radios were seen and
verified through serial number. One hundred percent verification was
confirmed. Further, all Armenian units expressed great satisfaction
with their radios, wanted more, and expressed positive comments
regarding the reliability of the equipment. It was also interesting
to note that the Armenian MOD has assigned Harris radios to their
two military academies where Armenian cadets are trained on Harris
radio operations in order to prepare them to use this equipment in
regular Armenian units after graduation. About one hundred and sixty
more Harris radio sets will be delivered to the 12th Peacekeeping Bn
in Nov or Dec of this year, through an additional FMF purchase
requested in Sep 06.
B. Crisis Response Assessment. Mr Jeffrey Lewis, who was
contracted through the Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR),
conducted a week-long assessment, from 17-20 Aug, of Armenia's
current interagency cooperation related to existing crisis plans and
their potential response to national crises. During the assessment
he met with the Armenian Rescue Service, the Ministry of Defense and
Health, with Police and Fire leadership, seismology experts, water
rescue units, and with foreign assistance organizations (OSCE, IRC,
SDC, USAID). His initial findings indicated a need for
intra-ministerial table top exercises, a development of an Armenian
national specialty (most likely seismology),and potential
development of a clearinghouse mechanism to assist in deconflicting
foreign assistance and for standardizing various equipment
donations. Mr Lewis' final report will be provided to OSD and EUCOM.
ODC will further share its results with the local Armenian
ministries, foreign assistors, and the US Embassy.
C. FMF FY08. ODC Armenia is currently working with the ARM MOD
to develop Letters of Request (LOR) to obligate the $2.8M remaining
from FY06 FMF. Additionally, plans are being developed to obligate
the $3.4M in FY07 FMF that will be delivered in Sep 07. LORs will
address equipping requirements for the new second peacekeeping
battalion and the new Peacekeeping Brigade staff, to include
communications gear. Additional requirements are also being
identified for the Armenian De-mining Center. It would be preferred
if Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) funding could be used to address
de-mining requirements, and the ODC is working with EUCOM to explore
these opportunities. The goal of the MOD and ODC is to obligate all
remaining FMF funds and then request the delivery of FY08 FMF as
soon as possible so those funds will be obligated before the end of
FY08.
D. STATUS OF FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING (FMF):
1. The US Embassy provided a copy of the 505 Foreign
Assistance Act agreement between the U.S. and Armenia to State
Department (PM/RSAT) and the ODC is waiting to receive the LOA for
the excess defense vehicles FMF case, which is being coordinated by
the United States Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC),sent
out on 11 May 07 (AM-R-FFF). ODC will continue to track the progress
of these cases with all future EMEDS training specifically depending
on the delivery of EDA vehicles.
2. Additional equipment ordered for the 12th Peacekeeping
Battalion in the FMF AM-B-BAA, A1 case requested in Sep 06 continued
arriving in late Aug.
3. ODC is awaiting the LOA for the FMF blanket case for
excess personnel equipment, coordinated by the Defense Reutilization
and Marketing Office (DRMO) sent out on 2 Feb 07 (AM-R-FFF). This
case is proceeding forward after the US Embassy provided a copy of
the 505 Foreign Assistance Act agreement between the U.S. and
Armenia to State Department PM/RSAT).
E. Joint Contact Team Program (JCTP). Three JCTP events were
conducted in August.
1. On 6-10 Aug two USAFE financial personnel conducted a
Financial Management event with the Ministry of Defense Financial
Department. This event will prepare the ARM MOD personnel for an
upcoming Defense Institution Building (DIB) workshop in FY08 in
which financial requirements for a Strategic Defense Review (SDR)
and Unit Costing will be developed.
2. The second JCTP event was the C2 Communications
Architecture seminar conducted by MFE with representatives from the
12th Peacekeeping Bn from 14-17 Aug. This event prepared key 12th PK
personnel for receipt of their field command post ordered through
FMF, with establishing battalion communications structures tied to
the $3.3M delivery of Harris radios in Nov/Dec 07, and reviewed
radio procedures.
3. The last JCTP event in Aug was a FAM conducted at FT
Leonard Wood, MO at the US Army Chemical School. Two Armenian
Chemical Officers, one the NBC Platoon Leader from the 12th PK Bn,
the other the Deputy Chief of NBC forces in Armenia, reviewed US
equipment and training first hand at the US Chemical School. This
event is tied to the upcoming delivery of $757K of NBC detection and
defense equipment that should be delivered in the coming months
through USASAC FMF case.
F. State Partnership Program (SPP). No SPP events were
conducted in August. However, a Crisis Communications TCT will be
conducted in September with the Armenian Rescue Service and the
Ministry of Defense. That event is currently scheduled for 26-28
Sep. Additionally, three Armenian officers from the 12th
Peacekeeping Battalion will observe staff elements of the 35th
Division of the KSNG participate in an Mobilization Readiness
Exercise (MRE) in Hoehenfels, Germany from 26-29 Sep.
G. Humanitarian Assistance (HA). The ODC will conduct a project
initiation meeting for the HA water project event as soon as the US
Army Corps of Engineers representatives in Tbilisi are available to
make the trip. Leave and other COE business matters have not allowed
for a meeting as of yet, but this should occur in September. The
stand-alone HA event will reconstruct existing water wells in three
rural villages in Armenia where the current water system has
deteriorated to a degree that potable water is seldom available.
3. The second approved HA event will provide medical supplies
and support during an HA related Mil-to-Mil event from 17-20 Sep.
Eyeglasses will be dispensed and simple medical and dental care will
be provided by Armenian physicians, assisted buy US medical
personnel to include a dentist and optometrist from the Kansas
National Guard. A final coordination site visit will be conducted on
6-7 Sep.
4. Additionally the ODC submitted two EP requests that are
awaiting funding from EUCOM-J4-ID-HA. One request is to supply
furniture and school equipment to two affiliated orphanages for
disabled children. The second request is to supply the same items
for a boarding school for children with disabilities.
H. International Military Education and Training (IMET):
English Language testing and number of IMET students in US.
1. Training Snapshot
Students at DLI: 13
Students at Specialty Training: 7
E-IMET: 0
2. English Comprehension Level (ECL) Testing
Students tested in August: 0
3. PERSONNEL/RESOURCES/LOGISTICS
A. GAINS: None
B. LOSSES: None
C. ATTACHED PERSONNEL (TDY): None.
D. APPROVED LEAVES NEXT 30 DAYS: LTC Peterson; 23-29 Sep 07
E. TDY NEXT 30 DAYS:
MAJ Keller, 6-7 Sep 07; Site recon for HA event
MAJ Keller, 17-20 Sep 07; HA event in Goris, AM
F. RATING SCHEME CHANGES: LTC Peterson becomes rater
for MAJ Keller with a start date of 24 Aug 07.
G. EXTENSIONS/CURTAILMENTS: None.
5. ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES:
A. EFFICIENCY REPORT SUSPENSES: None
B. AWARD SUSPENSES: Mrs Araksya Abrahamyan: 27 Sep
07.
C. PERSONNEL ACTIONS: In hiring process for new Training
Program Manager due to impending departure of Mrs Araksya
Abrahamyan.
6. ODC CHIEF'S COMMENTS: None.
7. POC for this message is LTC Doug Peterson.
37410-49-46-65
37410-46-47-36(fax)
petersond@state.gov
PERINA