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2008-06-03 10:09:00
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Embassy Yerevan
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SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-MAY 2008
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UNCLAS YEREVAN 000451
SIPDIS
SECSTATE FOR PM AND ISP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MCAP KCFE XG AM
SUBJECT: SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-MAY 2008
UNCLAS YEREVAN 000451
SIPDIS
SECSTATE FOR PM AND ISP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MCAP KCFE XG AM
SUBJECT: SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-MAY 2008
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness (CMEP)
conducted Final Planning Meeting; FMF equipment for Peacekeeping
Brigade arrives; Orphanage in Gyumri provided with furniture from
EUCOM Humanitarian Assistance Program; FMF updates; Humanitarian
Assistance updates.
2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
A. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Civil-Military Emergency
Preparedness (CMEP) office conducted a final planning meeting in
Yerevan on 7-8 May for the Table Top Exercise (TTX) scheduled to be
held in Armenia from 14-18 Jul 08. The TTX will implement the
Armenian Presidential approved crisis response plan to the Metzamor
Nuclear Power Station located just west of Yerevan, Armenia. U.S.
attendees included representatives from CMEP and from Kansas'
Homeland Security & Emergency Management office. On the Armenian
side representatives from the Armenian Rescue Service, the
Ministries of Defense, Energy, Health, Natural Protection; the
Nuclear Regulatory Authority, National Police, and the Metzamor
Power Plant all attended. Foreign organizations or NGOs attending
the planning meeting included OSCE, UNDP, IRC, and the Swiss Agency
for Development and Cooperation. The final planning meeting
developed the exercise scenario, identified additional Armenian
agencies and foreign organizations that would attend the Jul TTX,
and finalized cost requirements for CMEP. The TTX will support IPAP
Goal 1.4.1: Enhance Armenia's overall crisis management capabilities
and inter-agency coordination.
B. Throughout May 08 a number of FMF equipment shipments arrived
for equipping the Armenian 1st and 2nd Peacekeeping Battalions, and
the Peacekeeping Brigade Staff. Equipment which arrived completed
the equipping of the 1st PK Bn and Brigade Staff, and provided all
the necessary equipment for OIF deployments to the 2nd PK Bn, which
is still in the process of manning companies, and will continue to
do so until the end of CY08. The arrival of the equipment makes the
1st PK Bn and the PK Brigade Staff fully equipment interoperable
with US and NATO forces. The PK Brigade is now awaiting the FMF
deliveries of chemical detection equipment and Harris radios for the
2nd PK Bn, which should arrive by the end of CY08. 1st PK Bn
received its Harris radios in Feb of this year. Equipping the
Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade supports NATO IPAP Goal 2.3.2:
Establish a Peacekeeping Brigade.
C. The ODC received an Excess Property delivery from the EUCOM
Humanitarian Assistance Program, which was provided to the Fridtjof
Nansen Orphanage in Gyumri, Armenia. On 12 May 08, the U.S. Acting
Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Frazier conducted a ribbon cutting
ceremony with the Director of the orphanage: Mr Ruben Markosian; in
Gyumri. The event recognized the delivery of over $33,000 dollars
worth of household furniture, bedding, cabinets and medical supplies
to the orphanage. Upcoming deliveries of Excess Property will also
be made by the ODC Armenia to an orphanage in Echmiadzin (nearby
Yerevan) and to the Armenian Rescue Service.
D. STATUS OF FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING (FMF):
1. The Armenian MOD plans to submit a Letter of Request in the
coming weeks to acquire Harris Radio maintenance equipment and to
establish a Harris radio maintenance facility in the Signal
Department in order to permit the MOD to service FMF provided Harris
radios within Armenia. This FMF case would support IPAP Goal 2.3.2;
Establish a Peacekeeping Brigade.
2. US Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) is coordinating
the Armenian Letter of Request for approximately $2.5M worth of
Harris Radios and ancillary equipment for outfitting the Armenian
2nd Peacekeeping Battalion with US and NATO interoperable
communications equipment. This amendment to the existing AM-B-UAB
FMF case would support IPAP Goal 2.3.2; Establish a Peacekeeping
Brigade.
E. Joint Contact Team Program (JCTP). No JCTP events were
conducted during the month of May.
F. State Partnership Program (SPP). No SPP events were
conducted during the month of May.
G. Defense Institution Building (DIB). No DIB events were
conducted during May.
H. Humanitarian Assistance (HA).
1. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE) is currently
coordinating the implementation of the HA-Other stand-alone project
that 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. HA funding for this
project must be obligated by the end of this fiscal year.
2. A second Excess Property shipment for an orphanage in
Echmiadzin, Armenia arrived in May 08 and is currently clearing
Armenian customs. A third EP project that will provide fire-fighting
equipment to support the Armenian Rescue Service (ARS) is currently
being coordinated by the BAO and EUCOM-J4-ID-HA.
H. International Military Education and Training (IMET):
English Language testing and number of IMET students in US.
1. Training Snapshot
Students at DLI: 6
Students at Specialty Training: 6
E-IMET: 0
2. English Comprehension Level (ECL) Testing
Students tested in May: 1
3. PERSONNEL/RESOURCES/LOGISTICS
A. GAINS: None.
B. LOSSES: None
C. ATTACHED PERSONNEL (TDY): None.
D. APPROVED LEAVES NEXT 30 DAYS: LTC Peterson: COT leave from 20 Jun
- 6 Jul 08
E. TDY NEXT 30 DAYS: LTC Peterson: PDSS with five Armenian officers
to OIF - 14-16 Jun 08
F. RATING SCHEME CHANGES: None
G. EXTENSIONS/CURTAILMENTS: None.
5. ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES:
A. EFFICIENCY REPORT SUSPENSES: ODC Chief and BAO submission of OER
- Complete
B. AWARD SUSPENSES: LTC Peterson: ODC Chief
PCS Award submission - Complete
C. PERSONNEL ACTIONS: None
6. ODC CHIEF'S COMMENTS: In-country JCTP events and Defense
Institution Building events that were not conducted as planned from
Mar-Jun 08 are currently being rescheduled for Jul-Sep 08. Final
approval of execution will be coordinated by OSD-ISA and DoS.
7. POC for this message is LTC Doug Peterson.
37410-49-46-65
37410-46-47-36(fax)
petersond@state.gov
PHILLIPS
SIPDIS
SECSTATE FOR PM AND ISP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MCAP KCFE XG AM
SUBJECT: SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-MAY 2008
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness (CMEP)
conducted Final Planning Meeting; FMF equipment for Peacekeeping
Brigade arrives; Orphanage in Gyumri provided with furniture from
EUCOM Humanitarian Assistance Program; FMF updates; Humanitarian
Assistance updates.
2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
A. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Civil-Military Emergency
Preparedness (CMEP) office conducted a final planning meeting in
Yerevan on 7-8 May for the Table Top Exercise (TTX) scheduled to be
held in Armenia from 14-18 Jul 08. The TTX will implement the
Armenian Presidential approved crisis response plan to the Metzamor
Nuclear Power Station located just west of Yerevan, Armenia. U.S.
attendees included representatives from CMEP and from Kansas'
Homeland Security & Emergency Management office. On the Armenian
side representatives from the Armenian Rescue Service, the
Ministries of Defense, Energy, Health, Natural Protection; the
Nuclear Regulatory Authority, National Police, and the Metzamor
Power Plant all attended. Foreign organizations or NGOs attending
the planning meeting included OSCE, UNDP, IRC, and the Swiss Agency
for Development and Cooperation. The final planning meeting
developed the exercise scenario, identified additional Armenian
agencies and foreign organizations that would attend the Jul TTX,
and finalized cost requirements for CMEP. The TTX will support IPAP
Goal 1.4.1: Enhance Armenia's overall crisis management capabilities
and inter-agency coordination.
B. Throughout May 08 a number of FMF equipment shipments arrived
for equipping the Armenian 1st and 2nd Peacekeeping Battalions, and
the Peacekeeping Brigade Staff. Equipment which arrived completed
the equipping of the 1st PK Bn and Brigade Staff, and provided all
the necessary equipment for OIF deployments to the 2nd PK Bn, which
is still in the process of manning companies, and will continue to
do so until the end of CY08. The arrival of the equipment makes the
1st PK Bn and the PK Brigade Staff fully equipment interoperable
with US and NATO forces. The PK Brigade is now awaiting the FMF
deliveries of chemical detection equipment and Harris radios for the
2nd PK Bn, which should arrive by the end of CY08. 1st PK Bn
received its Harris radios in Feb of this year. Equipping the
Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade supports NATO IPAP Goal 2.3.2:
Establish a Peacekeeping Brigade.
C. The ODC received an Excess Property delivery from the EUCOM
Humanitarian Assistance Program, which was provided to the Fridtjof
Nansen Orphanage in Gyumri, Armenia. On 12 May 08, the U.S. Acting
Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Frazier conducted a ribbon cutting
ceremony with the Director of the orphanage: Mr Ruben Markosian; in
Gyumri. The event recognized the delivery of over $33,000 dollars
worth of household furniture, bedding, cabinets and medical supplies
to the orphanage. Upcoming deliveries of Excess Property will also
be made by the ODC Armenia to an orphanage in Echmiadzin (nearby
Yerevan) and to the Armenian Rescue Service.
D. STATUS OF FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING (FMF):
1. The Armenian MOD plans to submit a Letter of Request in the
coming weeks to acquire Harris Radio maintenance equipment and to
establish a Harris radio maintenance facility in the Signal
Department in order to permit the MOD to service FMF provided Harris
radios within Armenia. This FMF case would support IPAP Goal 2.3.2;
Establish a Peacekeeping Brigade.
2. US Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) is coordinating
the Armenian Letter of Request for approximately $2.5M worth of
Harris Radios and ancillary equipment for outfitting the Armenian
2nd Peacekeeping Battalion with US and NATO interoperable
communications equipment. This amendment to the existing AM-B-UAB
FMF case would support IPAP Goal 2.3.2; Establish a Peacekeeping
Brigade.
E. Joint Contact Team Program (JCTP). No JCTP events were
conducted during the month of May.
F. State Partnership Program (SPP). No SPP events were
conducted during the month of May.
G. Defense Institution Building (DIB). No DIB events were
conducted during May.
H. Humanitarian Assistance (HA).
1. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE) is currently
coordinating the implementation of the HA-Other stand-alone project
that 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. HA funding for this
project must be obligated by the end of this fiscal year.
2. A second Excess Property shipment for an orphanage in
Echmiadzin, Armenia arrived in May 08 and is currently clearing
Armenian customs. A third EP project that will provide fire-fighting
equipment to support the Armenian Rescue Service (ARS) is currently
being coordinated by the BAO and EUCOM-J4-ID-HA.
H. International Military Education and Training (IMET):
English Language testing and number of IMET students in US.
1. Training Snapshot
Students at DLI: 6
Students at Specialty Training: 6
E-IMET: 0
2. English Comprehension Level (ECL) Testing
Students tested in May: 1
3. PERSONNEL/RESOURCES/LOGISTICS
A. GAINS: None.
B. LOSSES: None
C. ATTACHED PERSONNEL (TDY): None.
D. APPROVED LEAVES NEXT 30 DAYS: LTC Peterson: COT leave from 20 Jun
- 6 Jul 08
E. TDY NEXT 30 DAYS: LTC Peterson: PDSS with five Armenian officers
to OIF - 14-16 Jun 08
F. RATING SCHEME CHANGES: None
G. EXTENSIONS/CURTAILMENTS: None.
5. ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES:
A. EFFICIENCY REPORT SUSPENSES: ODC Chief and BAO submission of OER
- Complete
B. AWARD SUSPENSES: LTC Peterson: ODC Chief
PCS Award submission - Complete
C. PERSONNEL ACTIONS: None
6. ODC CHIEF'S COMMENTS: In-country JCTP events and Defense
Institution Building events that were not conducted as planned from
Mar-Jun 08 are currently being rescheduled for Jul-Sep 08. Final
approval of execution will be coordinated by OSD-ISA and DoS.
7. POC for this message is LTC Doug Peterson.
37410-49-46-65
37410-46-47-36(fax)
petersond@state.gov
PHILLIPS