Logistical Support to United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: An Introduction
INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII METHOD OF STUDY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII Lesson 1: THE UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING STRUCTURE. . . . 9 1.1
Coordination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.2
Establishment of a Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.3
Mission Level Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
LESSON 2: PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS . . . . . . . . 23 2.1
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.2
Principles of Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.3
An Overview of Logistic Support Processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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2.4
Basic Concepts of Logistic Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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2.5
Types of Logistic Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
LESSON 3: THE PEACEKEEPING LOGISTICS STRUCTURE . . . . . . . 33 3.1
Headquarters Logistics Support Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.2
Mission Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.3
“Customers” – Interaction with Internal Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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3.4
“Environs” – Interaction with External Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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LESSON 4: MISSION LIFE CYCLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
First edition: 1995 by LCOL Charles Grimm Second edition: October 2002 by Kamran Baig Updated and revised: April 2010
4.1
Planning Considerations Common to All Phases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
4.2
Mission Phases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
4.3
Status of Forces Agreement/Mission Agreement (SOFA/SOMA) . . . . . . . 80