OEF XIX JOINT SOF ACADEMIC WEEK OVERVIEW

“PUTTING STABILITY TOOLS IN THE SOF KITBAG”

ACADEMIC WEEK OVERVIEW

WHO: OEF XIX Participants WHAT: Conduct Joint SOF Academic TrainingWHEN: 14-18 March 2012 (Weekend)WHERE: Orlando, FloridaWHY: In order to prepare Joint SOF for

upcoming OEF XIX Pre-Mission Training (PMT)

WHY ACADEMIC WEEK???

BACKROUND

• Originated by 3rd SFG(A) during Feb 11 CFSOCC-A Commander’s Conference

• 3rd iteration of Academic Week• CJSOTF-A Commander is supported commander• USSOCOM-3rd SFG(A) coordination• CJSOTF-A Commander Guidance:

-Team Building-Train on topics not organic to traditional PMT-Focus on all lines of effort and operation

• Positive feedback from last two Academic Weeks-BFC played a big role

BFC HIGHLIGHTS

• MET WITH ALL CFSOCC-A, CJSOTF-A, SOTF, AND VSCC COMMAND AND STAFF ELEMENTS

• DE-BRIEFED OEF XVII SOF FROM EVERY RC (200+ INTERVIEWS)

• COORDINATED THE SUPPORT OF A LARGE NUMBER OF KEY LEADERS FOR THIS ACADEMIC WEEK

• MET WITH MULTIPLE AFGHAN ACTORS

BFC THEMES• VSO Methodology works…if you use it• Governance (formal and informal) and economic

development are critical to VSO• PATs are DATs are value added, but not widely

understood• Need more negotiating training• SOF logistics and ALP logistics are big concerns going

into transition• Building Afghan human capacity should be a key focus

for all during transition• Understanding all aspect of human terrain in VSO is

essential• Less is better

ACADEMIC WEEK TIMELINE

Day 2Small Group

Session 1(Round Robin)

Day 5Regional BSO-

SOTF Collaboration

(Regional Groups )

Day 1Plenary Session

(All)

Day 3Small Group

Session 2(Round Robin)

Day 4Small Group

Session 3(Round Robin)

Attendance Planning Factors-Approximately 700 total students in attendance (Mostly SOF Tactical Leaders)-Battalion and Company Command Teams-Cdrs, Team Sgts, Warrant Officers, and Intel Sgts for ODAs, MSOTs, and Seal Plts-General Purpose Force Battle Space Owners-Interagency Members (USAID and DoS)

UNCLASS//FOUO

UNCLASS//FOUO

CONCEPT OF THE OPERATION

RC S RC E/TF E RC W/SW/N

Security Campus Ec Dev Campus Gov Campus

Days 0A/0B12-13 Mar

Day 114 Mar Days 2-4

15-17 Mar

Day 518 Mar

COMSOCOM

COMISAF

US AMB

COMIJC

CG, CFSOCC-A

CDR, CJSOTF-A

Seth Jones

Stuart Diamond

Panel

High Stakes Negotiating

Non Lethal Effects

SOF Logistics

VSOSOTF Log

Partnership

Agriculture

Civilian Programs

Non Trad Dev and NGOs

Less with Less

Tribal Systems

Islam in Rural Afghanistan

VSCC’sconnecting top

to bottom

VSO Methodology

12 March-Instructor Prep

Part I-Mixer

13 March

-Instructor PrepPart II

-Pre Registration-SOF Enabler Demo

-”Delayran” Spting Plan-Team Building-Closing Comments

PlenarySessionPre-Conf

Prep

Small GroupSession SOTF Commander

Day

-”This is Afghanistan”

REGIONAL ASSISTANCE TEAMSRegional Assistance Teams:SOTF-CdrTeam Action Officer Intelligence Analyst x 2Tribal Expert HTT Logistics Rep VSCC RepPAT and/or DATVSO PanelPartnership Panel (Commandos and ANA SF)Logistics Panel (GSB and SOTFs)

VSO Panel

What you can expect…

• Strategic Context• Small group sessions with relevant topics oriented on

SOF-generated knowledge gaps• Functional and Regional Expertise• SMEs/Presenters who are experts and dedicated to

working with you throughout your PMT and deployment

• Products to assist you with your PMT• Knowledge, experience, and relationships to further

enhance your OEF PMT

How to Get the Most out of this Event…

• Take advantage of Technical SMEs• Leverage Regional SMEs• Build your regional team here (Mixer)• Check out the enablers• Give the products a try• Bring out highlights/key points (Post Conf

Message)• Complete the Surveys

Day 1 ScheduleSchedule of EventsOEF XIX Academic WeekDay 1 – 14 March 2012 – Strategic ContextLocation: Grand Ballroom0700 – Registration (Main Lobby) Mr. Radd0800 – Ac Week Overview LTC Mann0830 – Welcome Adm McRaven0915 – Break0930 – DCOMISAF / US Ambassador Comments LTG Bradshaw / Ambassador Olson1000 – DCOMIJC Opening Comments 1030 – Break1045 – CFSOCC-A Commander's Opening Comments BG Christopher Haas1100 – CJSOTF-A Commander's Opening Comments COL Mark Schwartz1130 – Lunch1300 – Transition Perspective Dr. Seth Jones1350 – Break1400 – Getting More (Part 1) Mr. Stuart Diamond1550 – Break1600 – Getting More (Part 2) Mr. Stuart Diamond1650 – Closing Comments LTC Mann1715 – AAR (SELECT PAX ONLY)1830 – Icebreaker by Regional Campus (Sec – Harbor Beach, Gov & Econ – Grand Ballroom 8A)

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