US sends team to assess priorities for SL military to defeat LTTE
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US sends team to assess priorities for SL military to defeat LTTE
Description
US sends team to make assessment of SL military needs, visiting Trincomalee harbour. The country team performed a detailed analysis to
formulate the Section 1206 proposals—goals,
end-state, objectives, and measures of
effectiveness—for Sri Lanka. The analysis
incorporated elements from the Mission Strategic
Plan, Theater Strategic Capability Plan, and the
2002 Pacific Command (PACOM) Assessment.
This analysis resulted in defining the desired
counterterrorist framework for the Section 1206
program to:
Sri Lanka Communication Center
(Photo by IG Assessment Team)
maintain maritime situational awareness,
establish an effective communications system, and
conduct aerial surveillance.
Has a case study on the Section 1206 funding to SL in 2006 (p. 97 -100), describes, amongst other things, that "The top priority for military support ... goes to the SLN in an effort to cut off ... transport of weapons into SriLanka from the sea. ... The country team performed a detailed analysis to formulate the Section 1206 proposals... incorporated elements from the Mission StrategicPlan, Theater Strategic Capability Plan, and the2002 Pacific Command (PACOM) Assessment ... The IG team met with the U.S. Ambassador, the Deputy Chief of Mission, the SecurityAssistance Officer (SAO), and other members of the embassy’s staff. The IG team also: met with SLN Director General of Operations and Colombo Control Centerpersonnel, met with the Commander of the SLN, met with the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, and conducted a site visit to the Trincomolee Naval Base, where the IG teaminterviewed personnel and observed an equipment demonstration.... The countryteam recounted three separate occasions in which the SLN used the Section1206 equipment for interdiction of LTTE boats. As stated by the SLN, the navy could not have tracked, monitored, and destroyed the LTTE boats without this equipment" (likely occured after 1 April 2006 when the H.R.1815 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 was passed.
formulate the Section 1206 proposals—goals,
end-state, objectives, and measures of
effectiveness—for Sri Lanka. The analysis
incorporated elements from the Mission Strategic
Plan, Theater Strategic Capability Plan, and the
2002 Pacific Command (PACOM) Assessment.
This analysis resulted in defining the desired
counterterrorist framework for the Section 1206
program to:
Sri Lanka Communication Center
(Photo by IG Assessment Team)
maintain maritime situational awareness,
establish an effective communications system, and
conduct aerial surveillance.
Has a case study on the Section 1206 funding to SL in 2006 (p. 97 -100), describes, amongst other things, that "The top priority for military support ... goes to the SLN in an effort to cut off ... transport of weapons into SriLanka from the sea. ... The country team performed a detailed analysis to formulate the Section 1206 proposals... incorporated elements from the Mission StrategicPlan, Theater Strategic Capability Plan, and the2002 Pacific Command (PACOM) Assessment ... The IG team met with the U.S. Ambassador, the Deputy Chief of Mission, the SecurityAssistance Officer (SAO), and other members of the embassy’s staff. The IG team also: met with SLN Director General of Operations and Colombo Control Centerpersonnel, met with the Commander of the SLN, met with the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, and conducted a site visit to the Trincomolee Naval Base, where the IG teaminterviewed personnel and observed an equipment demonstration.... The countryteam recounted three separate occasions in which the SLN used the Section1206 equipment for interdiction of LTTE boats. As stated by the SLN, the navy could not have tracked, monitored, and destroyed the LTTE boats without this equipment" (likely occured after 1 April 2006 when the H.R.1815 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 was passed.
Date
2006-04-01