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Question 1: Based upon the accompanying INTSUM, OPREP-3, and Warning Order for the Bangladesh scenario provide a Combatant Commander's revised mission statement. Ensure that this statement includes the elements of "who, what, when, where, and why". (10 points) When directed, US Pacific Command employs joint forces in concert with coalition forces to conduct foreign humanitarian assistance operations in Bangladesh in order to alleviate the immediate loss of life and stabilize the humanitarian crisis caused by Cyclone Janari. Conduct of operations is in support of US Government lead agency (Department of State/USAID and the US Ambassador to Bangladesh) and in coordination with local government forces, nongovernmental organizations, and private voluntary organizations to provide rapid aid delivery while minimizing US and coalition forces footprint. On order, stabilize the Joint Operations Area, transition control to the Government of Bangladesh, and redeploy to home station. Question 2: The commander's intent identifies the purpose of the campaign and the endstate. Based upon the INTSUM, OPREP-3 and Warning Order provide the Combatant Commander's intent. (10 points) As the Combatant Commander, my intent is to support the Government of Bangladesh in stabilizing the immediate humanitarian crisis by conducting foreign humanitarian assistance (FHA) operations in the affected areas. We will conduct/lead combined operations with coalition forces, local government forces, interagency (Department of State/USAID and the US Ambassador to Bangladesh), nongovernment organizations (NGO), and private voluntary organizations (PVO) to the extent that the Government of Bangladesh can then provide adequate assistance to victims of Cyclone Jan... ... and emergence of cooperative activities allow for lesser state and non-state actors the ability to develop offensive and counterspace systems that can create a degraded environment. Therefore, US forces are compelled to develop mission-effective alternatives (e.g. nontraditional ISR platforms like targeting pods), establish access of partner capabilities, and build resilience in cost effective next space capabilities (hosting payloads on various platforms). For these reasons, The Air Force can best accept risk within the global integrated ISR capability. References: Campaign Planning Primer: AY 07 (Carlisle, PA: US Army War College, Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations), 1-35. Deptula, D. Lesson 6, Reading 1. Dorsett, D. Lesson 13, Reading 4. Gates, R. Lesson 7, Reading 2. Rueschhoff, J. Lesson 2, Reading 4. Schwartz, N. Lesson 6, Reading 2.