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About The HA/DR Research Portal

This research portal is designed to provide scholars and practitioners in the field of civil military coordination in humanitarian assistance and disaster response key resources and tools for their needs. It is updated regularly with the latest research and current news in the HA/DR field.

The NWC's Humanitarian Response Program (HRP) helps to improve the U.S. Navy’s and international militaries’ effectiveness in conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations through innovative education, research, and simulation activities. HRP partners and networks with leading universities, humanitarian organizations, and agencies in order to advance civilian-military coordination during humanitarian response in complex emergencies and natural disasters. For more information about HRP, please visit our website.

HA/DR Academic Offerings

The HRP offers tailored HA/DR education to the U.S. Navy through the following courses.

Fleet Humanitarian Operations Course (FHOC) – Dynamic, tailored, and scalable courses and simulations to prepare U.S. Navy Fleet headquarters and Carrier / Expeditionary Strike Group staffs to effectively plan, execute, and assess HA/DR operations.
Maritime Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (MarHAST) Course – Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet-directed course that prepares select personnel from U.S. Navy Fleet headquarters and Carrier / Expeditionary Strike Group staffs to serve as a tactical level reconnaissance and liaison element during HA/DR operations.
Naval War College In-Residence Courses – HRP provide lectures and simulations for CFMCC Flag Courses, ELOC, MOPC, and NWC Master’s Degree Electives.

If you are interested in learning more about these courses, or require a tailored solution to fit your HA/DR education needs, please contact David Polatty at david.polatty@usnwc.edu or Jonathan Robinson at jonathan.robinson.ctr.uk@usnwc.edu.

Contact

We welcome any suggestions or comments on how our research portal might better serve your research needs. Please contact the U.S. Naval War College Library Reference Desk at libref@usnwc.edu, David Polatty at david.polatty@usnwc.edu, or Jonathan Robinson at jonathan.robinson.ctr.uk@usnwc.edu.

Featured Resources

NATO | Protection of Civilians ACO Handbook
The Protection of Civilians Allied Command Operations (ACO) Handbook published in March 2021 supports the integration of the NATO Protection of Civilians approach in the planning and conduct of NATO operations and missions. The protection of the civilian population is a fundamental requirement to achieving long-lasting peace.
Urban Outbreak 2019 Pandemic Response: Select Research & Game Findings
A summary of 16 key research and game findings focused on the characteristics of civil-military response to a pandemic scenario in collaboration with Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) - National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) and Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Lab. While these findings are in no way definitive or complete, they are a sampling of relevant guidance based on research, gaming, and expert opinion. It is hoped that these findings will contribute to improving civilian and military effectiveness in HA/DR operations.
Naval War College and MIT Scholars Online Disease Outbreak Simulation
The “Urban Outbreak Online Simulation” finds players responding to a notional disease outbreak in a fictional developing nation. Building on the work of the 2019 Urban Outbreak wargame, the simulation requires players to identify key stakeholders and actions to respond to a rapidly unfolding public health crisis. Informing players of the complexity of conditions and better preparing future leaders in decision making in humanitarian response operations, the single-player game is available free-of-charge for the public to try.
Regional Consultative Group (RCG) | Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in Emergencies: Towards a Predictable Model 2020 Edition
The Regional Consultative Group (RCG) on Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination (CMCoord) for Asia and the Pacific is a key forum for supporting and elevating coordination, building relationships, and sharing learning to enhance and strengthen emergency response. When the RCG was formed in 2014, it was tasked with improving awareness and enhancing the predictability of CMCoord mechanisms, and their respective functions, during large-scale disaster response. This is the updated 2020 edition.

Current News

Anticipating the Human Costs of Great Power Conflict
Just Security article highlighting CIVIC-NWC-Stanford interdisciplinary project focused on understanding and identifying the wide range of potential risks posed to civilians and humanitarian responders in great power conflict scenarios.
Between Humanitarianism and Solidarity at Sea: The Recent Emergence of 'Citizen Humanitarianism' in the Central Mediterranean
An article from the University of Oxford that seeks to challenge the nexus between humanitarian and security-oriented policies, questioning the role of a proactive civil humanitarianism at sea in the Mediterranean
UNOCHA: Access: Uncovered - Yemen
A short video on how UNOCHA are working around the clock to reach people in need across Yemen. Step by step, the 7 minute video provides a glimpse into the humanitarian notification system that helps keep that work going and enables the response.

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