Abstract
This article examines the multiple partnerships that were formed during the planning and training deployment of a team comprised of a sailor, Special Operations Forces (SOF) soldiers, Marines, Department of State resourcers, a civilian demining organization, and U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) planners. Several of the first-time partnerships discussed could be applicable to future Humanitarian Demining (HD) programs. A fundamental lesson is that the organizational parameters of selected U.S. government HD operations require flexibility, and may need to be dismembered and recombined to successfully accomplish a program's goals. Equally important, thesecooperative efforts resulted in significant cost savings to U.S. taxpayers without degrading U.S. HD aid to Djibouti.
Recommended Citation
Childress, Alan and Zajac, Matt
(2002)
"Tailoring Partnerships for Success: Experiences from the Djiboutian Humanitarian Demining Program,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 6
:
Iss.
2
, Article 4.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol6/iss2/4
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