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Welcome to the One CA Podcast. Today, Brian Hancock interviewed Ismael Lopez about OHDACA and Humanitarian Relief and his experiences as a Marine Civil Affairs Officer.  Brian's profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-j-hancock/ Ismael's profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishrlopez/  Transcript available below. --- One CA is a product of the civil affairs association  and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with a partner nation's people and leadership. We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "last three feet" of U.S. foreign relations.  To contact the show, email us at CApodcasting@gmail.com  or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at www civilaffairsassoc.org --- Great news! Feedspot, the podcast industry ranking system rated One CA Podcast as one of the top 10 shows on foreign policy. Check it out at: https://podcast.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/ --- Special Thanks to the creators of Jazz & Bossa Cafe for the sample of Positive March Music. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHeCxa0rMQ4 --- Transcript: 00:00:10 BRIAN HANCOCK Welcome to One Civil Affairs Podcast. I'm Lieutenant Colonel Brian Hancock, and I will be your host for this session. Today we have with us Major Ishmael Lopez to discuss civil affairs and the ongoing relief effort in the Gaza Strip. Let's talk a little bit more about that training piece. Part of readiness is being able to do your job. The Marine is an expeditionary force, perhaps becoming even more expeditionary with the expeditionary advanced base operations. construct, the chief of the Navy signed off on. So very interesting training opportunities for the fleet right now. And you mentioned Balakatan and some of those other exercise type missions that you've done. 00:00:53 BRIAN HANCOCK And I know you've probably done Marine Corps Warfighting exercise and mentioned JRTC. But what are some of these other missions you've done? You've talked about a dock up. A dock up is joined at the hip with humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, HADR. The Navy has a huge role in HADR for just a whole bunch of reasons. Has your detachment participated in any HADR missions? Is that another training opportunity that you have with your Marines in detachment? 00:01:21 ISMAEL LOPEZ We as a detachment have not. However, I do have individual Marines who have participated in HADR missions. Not a whole lot of experience, but there's some resident within the detachment. And to your point, there is huge training opportunity there for understanding how to integrate into an HADR response specific to DOD's role in supporting the State Department. We do have the opportunities for training with USAID, but that's all classroom. And we try to get as much exposure to that as possible. But as far as real-world HADR scenarios where we're able to integrate with the State Department and even into a joint task force or a multinational task force, it is very limited. I know that that is being discussed for future iterations of Balakatan specifically to have a HADR response, which makes sense, right? Because Balakatan is becoming a massive multinational exercise that features activities across the spectrum of military operations. Once that piece of it is integrated, then it's truly a well -thought -out, deliberate exercise on how to integrate HADR, whereas right now it's sort of sprinkled on top. The Marines, sailors, and even the Army, civil affairs practitioners that are supporting, are supporting steady -state engineering projects. And I think that's a missed opportunity because there's so much more that we can provide than project management. And there are opportunities there, but... If I'm a commander sitting on top of a joint task force, that's not where I would place those assets because it's going to happen. They're not caught off guard and they understand, okay, where is the USAID person that I need to be linked up with? Who do I need to be syncing up with? Again, looking for those opportunities. 00:03:22 BRIAN HANCOCK opportunities. I hear you. I know you've done a fair amount of work in South America with all the attention on ACOM and sometimes UCOM. I don't think we talk enough about, I think there are many opportunities in South America to do great things. And if we take a look at the Tierra del Fuego with all the earthquakes and the volcanoes and the things happening there and climate change and disasters, there seems to me more disasters, which is going to increase the chance that our government is temporarily overwhelmed and might have to issue a diplomatic cable and request assistance. For us in Title X, that's probably just some of our unique capabilities like rotary wing, pull up a nuclear ship and just start giving power to a large area. There's amazing things that we can do. And I know that there are disasters happening in South American countries, which tend to be a little more fragile. Do we have those opportunities? Is that something that we just haven't mapped out? How would we go about helping our South American brothers? 00:04:25 ISMAEL LOPEZ struggle with this because like you, I see the opportunities that are down there and they're plentiful. I worked down at the embassy in Bogotá, Colombia for three years during my FAO tour. And while I was there, I was a counter -narcotics maritime operations planner. So really fancy title for managing Section 333 funding programming. But our partners in that region are all about working with us. training with us, opening up their countries for us to train. They want to fight with us. In Colombia, we were trying to organize an additional exercise outside of the standard unit toss that goes on in South America. So as we started trying to test, does this concept work? What are going to be some of the challenges? What does it look like for closing ship to shore in a contestant environment? Colombia has amazing terrain that is very similar to that that you will find in the first island chain, surprisingly. A lot of people wouldn't know that, but it's there. So when you consider distance and cost associated with being able to provide realistic training that mimics the future fight, you have it in the same hemisphere. The challenge is, the NDS calls out very specifically, services, your priority is... UCOM. Your priority is AFRICOM. Your priority is CENTCOM. Your priority is writ large is Indopaycom. We'll focus on that. And so that automatically causes the services to look elsewhere rather than looking down south. And so that means that resources, manpower, etc. are going to get pulled to support efforts down there because it's not called out specifically in the NDS. And now it's being focused on other parts of the world. Fortunately, Marine Forces Reserve has shifted from trying to compete with the active component to adding relevancy by focusing on developing those opportunities in Latin America. I know the Army does a lot with the TSOCs down there, but more can be done and should be done, in my opinion. I think the relevancy is there and transferable to other parts of the globe. It's just getting past the, hey, I understood that this document calls this out. but there are opportunities here that align to what we're trying to get after in the NDS. And the other piece of that too is when you consider if we're having assets down there, it reduces the number of available resources that can respond to contingencies. And I think that's part of that equation. 00:07:09 BRIAN HANCOCK I think so. It's really not a bridge too far from our existing mental models. The energy may be in PayCon, but at the same time, you're still going to JRTC. Is that the Deep Pacific? No, not at all. But there's still value in that training. If you can go to Columbia and move through similar islands, have similar river problem sets, similar terrain problem sets, and get that experience at a fraction of the cost of going to the Deep Pacific, that's not something we should overlook. And we can't ignore the fact that there's increasing levels of adversary activity in South America, I don't think we should take that for granted. And doing these mill to mill and working together side by side on various projects, there's nothing but good stuff there. So I'm hopeful that we may in the future put a little bit more energy into that theater. 00:08:02 ISMAEL LOPEZ Yeah. And the one last piece of it I think that we take for granted is the belief that our partners in the Western Hemisphere are going to stay aligned to us. because we have those shared values. But when you have our competitors knocking on the door and saying, hey, we want to train with you. We want to provide you money. We want to do all these things. And we're taking for granted that relationship. It's only going to last so much longer before the number of partners that we have on there are going to be very limited. Yeah. 00:08:33 BRIAN HANCOCK You know, it kind of reminds me of the Sims game. I don't know if you've played this. But there's a relationship meter. And if you want to have positive relationships with another avatar in this simulation, you have to interact with them. You have to do that fairly regularly because over time, that relationship meter decays. Relationships aren't static like that. They're usually moving forward or they're sliding backwards. And if we're not in that game and we have hungry competitors, we can see where that could go. Let's talk about some of your work as a foreign area officer. That's a very coveted job for civil affairs and folks who think they may have a future intent to work for Department of State. A lot of folks don't get there. What did you do as a foreign area officer, and how do you get involved in that kind of work? 00:09:25 ISMAEL LOPEZ For the Marine Corps, I was actually able to use my experience as a civil affairs officer to springboard. into becoming a Latin America FAO. So in the Marines, we have two different ways of becoming a foreign area officer. There is the experience track, which is the one I fell into. And then the other one is a study track. So either route, you have solicitation for candidates, individuals who have experiences overseas, working specifically on the civ. side of the house, not necessarily the mill -to -mill piece, right? Because we're looking at international relations, foreign relations, etc. And then you have the study track, which is you get selected, you get sent to Monterey to earn a master's degree in international relations. Then they send you to the language school, DLI, for a language, and you get assigned a region. And then you get sent either to combatant command to work as a desk officer. or you get sent to a country overseas and you're going to work out at the embassy. So for me, I was able to parlay my experiences as a civil affairs officer, and then the board selected me as a Latin America foreign area officer. And what that did was that it opened me up to that role in the embassy. So my wife's active duty Air Force, and she's also a Latin America foreign area officer. She got sent to Naval Postgraduate School, earned her master's. Didn't have to go to DLI because she already spoke Spanish. And then she got orders to the embassy in Columbia. Family and I obviously went along. And as we were doing our introduction with the scout chief, she mentions my husband's a civil affairs officer and a FAO. And his eyes just lit up. He's like, we haven't had a Marine sitting in the naval mission for the Section 333 program in quite some time because we just don't have them. Part of the challenge is the cost associated with bringing one down. But since I was already there, in his eyes, he was getting two fails for the price of one. So because I had that, I was able to meet the requirement for the billet. And then I was able to serve as the program manager for the Section 333 program for roughly three years. 00:11:38 BRIAN HANCOCK Well done. And what an exciting mission. If I was younger, I'd want to run off there too and do something like that. I mean, my Spanish needs to be a little bit better, but I know I could brush it up. Hey, let's talk about the... Very difficult situation in Gaza right now. I don't think we can approach that with anything but sympathy for all involved. Certainly there's great suffering there by many different parties. And I know you were one of those folks who raised his hand and said, hey, I will help with some of that Gaza relief and did that mission, at least for some time. Can you tell me a little bit about your experience with the Gaza relief mission? And are you comfortable sharing any lessons learned from your time? 00:12:20 ISMAEL LOPEZ Yeah, so it was very interesting when the Gaza relief mission kicked off for several reasons, right? The challenge there, very, very dynamic event, very tragic event. And then on one hand, we have to support our ally in Israel. But on the other hand, great suffering occurring to the people in Gaza as a result of the mission out there. So the struggle within DOD at the time was, what should we do from an ATA perspective to help those that are suffering in Gaza? So when we look at it from within DSCA, we were really waiting for inputs from OSD and even the NSC as to what is an appropriate humanitarian aid response. One that's not going to undermine our partner. But at the same time, sending a strong message to the people in Gaza and the international community that the United States is not going to sit idly by while people are suffering. So it's a very delicate balance that had to be found. So from an access property standpoint, I was looking into what could we do and how close could we get to provide items from the inventory that could provide life -saving support or even just support for those that are being displaced. into neighboring countries. What ended up happening was we, DSCA, specifically the humanitarian aid and the humanitarian demining division, was ordered to reallocate all the ODACA funding that had already been provided to the combative commands and used to support the Gaza relief missions, specifically the maritime bridge. So we had to deliver the bad news to the combative commands, like, hey, Any money that you have not obligated at this point, we have to pull. You were going to utilize that specifically for this mission. Concurrently, we had to assume risk. This was in the summer, right? Heading into the peak of hurricane season. So we had to decide what number were we comfortable with holding back in the event that a hurricane hit or earthquake hit and we knew it was coming and a partner was going to ask for assistance. And we wouldn't necessarily have the ability to ask Congress for additional funding. It was a fine balance there. At the end of the day, we ended up avoiding any major hurricanes in the Caribbean where a partner asked for support. So avoided that. We were able to support the Gaza Relief Mission, specifically the Maritime Pier, getting aid out there, providing those flight hours, the ship hours, getting aid as close as possible. But then we had to stop supporting that because the bridge was not as structurally sound as we all thought it was going to be. And we've been looking at other avenues of providing that support to the people of Gaza, primarily through our partners. The other challenge there is we can't actually enter an area of conflict for obvious reasons. So that added another layer of complexity to support the mission. But as we can and as we are allowed to, we continue to provide support. CENTCOM has been great identifying requirements and coordinating with the SCA to ensure that the folks that need that aid are getting that aid from us. 00:15:49 BRIAN HANCOCK That's great. It's a tricky situation. It goes out to everyone involved, but I'm glad there are folks out there like yourself who are doing what we can do to try and provide some support. Looking after civilians in conflict is a core part of what we do in civil affairs, no matter what branch you happen to be in as a civil affairs officer. So that is fantastic. I'd like to talk a little bit about one of the differences in the Army and the Marine Corps for civil affairs officers, such as yourself, and I'm beside myself, is that as a Marine civil affairs officer, 00:16:19 ISMAEL LOPEZ and I'm 00:16:22 BRIAN HANCOCK a Marine civil affairs officer, you at some point have to return to your primary branch. Whereas I can continue as a... civil affairs officer for the rest of my career if I choose to. Do you see that changing? Clearly there is a need for career professionals such as yourself to be able to stay in that MOS. What are your thoughts on that? 00:16:41 ISMAEL LOPEZ So this is the same thing with the foreign area officers, the Marine Corps. We have to go back and forth and because the primary mission of the Marine Corps is to support the infantry, right? I can make an argument for how Fayos and civil affairs does that too, but that's a harder conversation to have at the top. But I'm not sure if the, once the 17XX MOS is fully approved and implemented, how that's going to look for officers. Are they going to be able to just stay on that track? I've heard maybe it's going to happen. I've heard, no, it's not going to happen. So it's hard to say. 00:17:20 BRIAN HANCOCK it's hard to say. I saw a pre -decisional slide on that, which showed a glide path moving between civil affairs and PSYOP and space operations, 00:17:33 BRIAN HANCOCK operations, et cetera, all the way up to full kernel. That gave me the impression that it would become a career, though you would move around within that. But how things are rolled out, you know, the devil's in the details. 00:17:47 ISMAEL LOPEZ in the details. We shouldn't be bouncing back and forth because then you lose credibility in the field on both sides of it, right? So I am, by trade, a tank officer. 00:17:47 BRIAN HANCOCK in the details. 00:17:56 ISMAEL LOPEZ I no longer have an MOS in the Marine Corps because we did away with tanks. But if I'm out of tanks for three years because I'm serving in a civil affairs capacity or as a foreign area officer, and to say I did my company command time and I come back in and now I'm vying for a staff job or vying for battalion command, me being gone hurts me. It doesn't help me. 00:18:19 BRIAN HANCOCK Right. They see it like an additional duty. All of the Marine Corps civil affairs officers and NCOs I work with have been nothing but extremely professional and competent. So that is really a shame that that kind of stigma follows. 00:18:34 BRIAN HANCOCK But I see the chain of logic there. If we are forced to flow through it, the Marine Corps is very agile, turns a little faster than the Army. You've stood up these meth information groups. Where are you going to get the professionals to fill those ranks? At some point, we want to fill them with Marines instead of Army contractors. Right. 00:18:52 ISMAEL LOPEZ Right. 00:18:52 BRIAN HANCOCK So this is a capability to do that if you can stay in that field and move through these MOSs. You get three MOSs for the price of one. I thought it was a great idea. 00:19:02 ISMAEL LOPEZ Yeah. And I hope what you saw is correct. I think that's great. But I also see a challenge with civil affairs, psyops, MISO, very different capabilities. We all work within the information realm. You can't necessarily have a psyoper doing civil affairs and you can't have a civil affairs practitioner doing psyops because the way we approach that is not the same. And that in and of itself is challenging. So I think the Marine Corps really has to work and think through that because there is the influence Marine, which is a Marine that's trained in psyops, cyber and civil affairs. But it's going to take a level of maturity and professional understanding to do each one of those roles and stay in that lane without crossing over and potentially losing your credibility within one of those hats. I could totally see it in a civil engagement where all of a sudden now, because I am a PSYOP -er or because I have my PSYOP hat on, I'm thinking now through the threat lens. well, I'm supposed to be having this friendly conversation. Now it gets out of hand and the person I'm speaking to probably doesn't trust me as much as they initially did. That takes a lot of role -playing, a lot of training, a lot of reinforcing of this is what it is you're doing, vice the other. Yeah. 00:20:25 BRIAN HANCOCK Yeah. Well said. We're hitting the end of our time, so I'm going to ask you my last question, and that's next for Ishmael Lopez. 00:20:34 ISMAEL LOPEZ So I'm actually rotating out of... first civil affairs group. And I'm going to be joining Six Anglico up in Seattle, Washington joint base. Louis McCord, actually. I'm going to be a salt leader and then potentially transitioning to be the executive officer there. And this is part of the, I have to go back to my primary MOS, even though I don't have one. So I'm not in civil affairs for too long as it hurts my career progression. On the DSCA side of things, We're adding the civil affairs liaison title responsibilities to me specific to humanitarian aid and ODACA. So I'm going to be working closely with the combatant commands, country teams, hopefully the civil affairs schoolhouses across the services to provide HA specific training for civil affairs. And this is just a capability gap that I identified a year ago. So DSCA, we provide training to security cooperation professionals. But what they do is very different than what civil affairs does. So tailoring the training for the civil affairs audience. So very excited about the new opportunity. That's outstanding. 00:21:48 BRIAN HANCOCK outstanding. And I think you've identified a good opportunity there. I graduated from the civil military operations planners course there at Moss, and we didn't spend much time on this. It's a short course, of course, and you can't do everything. A little bit more robust opportunity for HADR and ODACA. Those are nothing but win -win missions, and you do them at every phase of conflict, including competition. So huge opportunity there. Whoever ends up getting you is going to be very lucky. You're an amazing Marine and a great person. So thank you for taking your time. If the audience has questions, feel free to write to One Civil Affairs Podcast, and we'll do our best to make a connection. Thanks again for your time, Ishmael, and have a good evening, Al. 00:22:39 ISMAEL LOPEZ Thank you so much, Brian. Thank you for the opportunity, and very kind.

Welcome to the One CA Podcast. Today, Brian Hancock interviewed Ismael Lopez about OHDACA and Humanitarian Relief and his experiences as a Marine Civil Affairs Officer.  Brian's profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-j-hancock/ Ismael's profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishrlopez/  Transcript available below. --- One CA is a product of the civil affairs association  and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with a partner nation's people and leadership. We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "last three feet" of U.S. foreign relations.  To contact the show, email us at CApodcasting@gmail.com  or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at www civilaffairsassoc.org --- Great news! Feedspot, the podcast industry ranking system rated One CA Podcast as one of the top 10 shows on foreign policy. Check it out at: https://podcast.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/ --- Special Thanks to the creators of Jazz & Bossa Cafe for the sample of Positive March Music. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHeCxa0rMQ4 --- Transcript: 00:00:05 BRIAN HANCOCK Welcome to One Civil Affairs Podcast. I'm Lieutenant Colonel Brian Hancock, and I will be your host for this session. Today we have with us Major Ismael Lopez to discuss civil affairs, special missions, and the ongoing relief effort in the Gaza Strip. Mr. Lopez is the Excess Property Program Manager for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. He's also a major in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. where he serves as the Latin American Foreign Area Officer and Detachment Commander with the 1st Civil Affairs Group. At DSCA, he oversees ODACA -funded Humanitarian Assistance, HA, supporting disaster relief and capacity -building efforts in over 28 countries, including the responses in the Afghanistan refugee crisis, the Ukrainian crisis, and humanitarian support to Gaza. In his expanded role, he acts as a liaison for civil affairs, focusing on training, project continuity, and aligning civil affairs efforts with strategic goals. 00:01:09 BRIAN HANCOCK With over 15 years of experience in security cooperation, Mr. Lopez has supported humanitarian assistance operations globally, including key relief efforts following Hurricanes Irma, Maria, and Iota. Major Lopez, welcome to the show. 00:01:25 ISMAEL LOPEZ Thank you, Brian. 00:01:26 BRIAN HANCOCK Boy, you've been busy. 00:01:27 ISMAEL LOPEZ I certainly have. Unfortunately, I've been really busy to do the things that I love. 00:01:32 BRIAN HANCOCK Now, let's talk a little bit about this mysterious full -time job that you do, the excess property manager for a defense security cooperation agency. Security cooperation being one of the three most important missions in the world, in my opinion. Can you tell us a little bit about what you do as the excess property manager? And if you're in the business of giving away property, how do I sign up for this? 00:01:54 ISMAEL LOPEZ What's funny is that, as you mentioned that, There is a running joke down at the Southcom HA office where they say, if you need a new refrigerator, Ish is the guy to call. Basically, what I do in a nutshell is I work with the combat commands and all the way down to the country teams to identify partners, to provide them non -lethal excess property in an effort to achieve very specific objectives in the country. What the program does is it'll take items that are basically pretty much brand new to a little bit of wear and tear, which we can refurbish in our warehouses. And then we issue them out or we donate them to the partner with the intention of meeting a very specific objective in that country. So aside from that, I also support DOD humanitarian aid efforts for any initiatives that are... utilizing the overseas humanitarian disaster and civic aid. So in a nutshell, that's pretty much what I do. And yeah, if you need a fridge, if you need a microwave, if there is an effect that could be achieved by me donating it to you, sure. 00:03:06 BRIAN HANCOCK We're expanding NATO a little bit. And many of the NATO countries, about 32 of them, they're putting a little bit more money into defense these days for a wide variety of reasons. And if they decide they want to send up a new office somewhere in Poland or something like that, How would they go about saying, hey, all those esks and chairs and things that you have in Dermo, we'd like some of that. And who pays the shipping? 00:03:29 ISMAEL LOPEZ The folks sitting in NATO would have to work with ODC and Poland first. They will validate that requirement, then submit it on up to UCOM. UCOM will have their lawyers look at it. And then from there, it will make its way up to DSCA for execution. Now, what pays for all this is the Odaka appropriations that gets earmarked from the Odaka budget that provides transportation for this program. So the program comes at no cost. It's all funded exclusively through the Odaka appropriation. 00:04:05 BRIAN HANCOCK Awesome. Let me talk a little bit more about that and ask you a few questions. Odaka is kind of a hidden gem that a number of us in the civil affairs community know about. Many other people don't, and you can definitely achieve effects with this, especially in competition, which is something that we're, I think, as a joint combined army, really struggling with, is how we get after having those influence and deterrence effects in the competition phase. ODACA is one of those tools that's available to us. It's the Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civic Aid Fund. Now, I have very limited experience with that program. Can you tell the audience a little bit more about the ODACA creation, how large it is, what it usually funds? 00:04:54 ISMAEL LOPEZ Yeah, absolutely. I'm able to see it from two perspectives, right? I'm able to see this from my seat at DSCA and then my seat in the reserve component as a civil affairs officer, where to your earlier point, ODACA is a bit of this hidden gem and it could be leveraged to help. achieving effects in the competition phase, but where there are issues is the lack of understanding of what you can and cannot do with the appropriation or how you can actually link it to creating those effects. And I get that because rewind the clock back to 2013 when I first delved into civil affairs, one of the metrics that are utilized to determine our success in country is How many projects can you nominate or how many projects did you complete? So then when you're aiming to achieve or hit that metric, you're not necessarily looking at the linkage. You're almost betting on that someone will create that linkage for you that you're providing the activity in support of. So Odaka, generally speaking, we're looking at about $26 to $30 million a year. But then that money... gets divvied up across the combatant commands and is prioritized based off of national defense strategy. So if it's called out very specifically country X or region Y is the priority when it comes to DoD humanitarian aid efforts, then preponderance of that money will be earmarked for that country or that region globally. Once you pull the thread on that, then there's different tiers. for the countries that are located in that combatant command or in that region of the world, and we're able to allocate money for those countries as well. Where it gets tricky is that what will factor into it is how proactive and how thorough the ODCs and the SCOs are with executing those HA projects and then the end -use monitoring piece of it. So their requirements are tied to these project nominations. The country team, the HA managers, the civil affairs teams that are assigned to or are deployed in that country are not providing the feedback necessary to determine the return on investment. Then the following year, what could end up happening is this country is a priority, but what we're not able to tell Congress is, are we actually achieving the effects that we're desiring in that country or in that region? And if we can't answer that with tangible metrics, then that will factor into a reduction of ODACA funding for the following year. Recently, in Indo -PACOM, the focus has been very heavy on the mill -to -mill engagement piece. What is starting to catch up now is the sieve mill piece. And so we have money allocated, but they're sort of playing catch up with the rest of the COCOMs as it pertains to. getting those funds and then executing projects and us being able to sustain them over an extended period of time. 00:08:01 BRIAN HANCOCK Yeah, it is a challenging problem set. One of the taskers that we get annually here in our command is to measure the strategic effect of DACA projects, which are largely tactical, in a bunch of different countries. and were given one week. Now you've got a rotational force here of about 15 civil affairs folks of various persuasions. Maybe a couple of them can be dedicated to that task. They had nothing to do with the inception of these projects. They were not part of the construction. They saw none of the... assessment or staff estimate documents related to them. All they saw was probably, if they're lucky, the proposal that went into the website to get them. And they don't have time to do extensive interviews or measurement. And it's pretty tricky to take something very tactical and then indicate not as an MOP you completed the project, but as an MOE it actually influenced the local populace towards U .S. and NATO objectives. That is a very tough thing to do mathematically, especially without the data, documents, and time to be able to do that. 00:09:18 ISMAEL LOPEZ is a 00:09:28 BRIAN HANCOCK What is the standard that is accepted by the panel who's controlling those funding and appropriations? What realistically do you have to prove? 00:09:39 ISMAEL LOPEZ So this has been a challenge for several years now. I saw it firsthand. As a civil affairs team leader in the South Com AOR, where I deployed to support a very specific commander, but as a, hey, by the way, while you're down there, there's these products that were funded several years ago. Do you mind taking a look? No context behind it. I can't do pre and post surveys on the local populace because I don't know what it was or what the baseline was prior to the construction or the completion. And then now. So it was very arbitrary. It was very much, yeah, it's good. Is the government still funding it? Sure. Are they employing people that are maintaining it? Sure. And I think back then, 2013, 2014 timeframe, I think the blanket answer to all that was, we're countering Russia, China. And so as long as you were saying that, then it was all gravy. And we've obviously have evolved from that to we're now tying these very tactical actions. to operational objectives, right? So are we supporting CoCom LOEs? And if we're supporting CoCom LOEs at the minimum, we understand that we should be integrated into strategic objectives, right? Because the LOEs are derived from those strategic documents. And we've gotten to that point, but now where we are able or unable to get that data or the metrics. really falls on the lack of funding to do it. So the easy button is, well, you have your security cooperation professionals that are assigned to the embassies. They should be. They can do that. Yeah. But the reality is all embassies, regardless of the size, they are overextended and under -resourced. So they're always dealing with VIP visitors. They're dealing with taskings from the State Department. They have their steady state activities they have to be supporting, and they're falling in on, let's just say, 30 projects over the last three years. And, oh, by the way, all these assessments need to be done, but your TDY funds are X. And there's no way of doing it. So then it trickles down to, hey, do we have any civil affairs teams coming downrange? Can they support? And I think we've gotten to a bit of a sweet spot. is this mutual understanding that civil affairs teams in country, as long as they're not being detracted from their main mission, are able to provide some sort of support in conducting those surveys and assessments. However, it's still not the right answer because they're falling in on rudimentary information, background information, and it's still very much from their perspective. At DSCA, we have increased our budget for AM &E purposes to help country teams that are in the red, so to speak, when it comes to conducting these assessments, especially countries that are a priority where we understand, hey, we need to continue engaging on the HA side of things and not the MIL side of things. So we need to get as close to valid or reality as we can. So we have contractors now that are assigned to the combat commands, folks within my office that can. be requested to go out and support. And again, we're working across the command and commands to see as appropriate where we can support. So a lot of work still has to be done there. But again, looking back to 10 years ago, even five years ago, I think across the board, DOD has gotten significantly better at providing metrics to validate activities vice. simply stating we're countering Russia and China and we're going to call it good. 00:13:35 BRIAN HANCOCK As they should. All of these projects should be tied to a line of effort, tied to a strategic effect that's in line both with the COCOM and the chief of mission. And then you would need a way to measure them at a granular level and then aggregate them to measure progress against a line of effort aligned to strategic intent. I don't think that framework has been built. I hope we eventually get there. If you ask some of the SCAs in the embassy, at best, they're going to give you anecdotal information. So there's a lot of things that we would have to do. And if we send a civil affairs team, depending on their training and background, that can be more or less successful. Now, you're probably tracking that in the Army side of civil affairs, we've built that 38 golf program where I can have an engineer with 20 years of experience. It seems to me that's the guy we should be attaching. to a civil affairs team to go do one of these assessments. What do you think? 00:14:33 ISMAEL LOPEZ I completely agree with that. And that's 100 % a step in the right direction. On the Marine side of the house, we sell the capability for civil affairs to do engineering assessments, bridge assessments. And I'm like, who here is an engineer? Who amongst us realistically do that? I mean, one example is I got asked to do a port assessment in Panama. And if you look at the J -SIMS form, It's very, very specific, very detailed, talking depth of water. And how am I supposed to do that? But A, because you're in the environment and you're there, you claim as a capability that you're able to do that, then go on and do great things. And I think one of two things need to happen. Either one, we need to re -wicker the capability to a more realistic set or... Very similar to the 38 golf program is start incorporating or cross -training those specialized folks that can actually bring that capability to bear and then have that as part of the team. And then now we're being more honest with what it is that we can do in our assessments and the information that we're providing to hire. Right. 00:15:41 BRIAN HANCOCK I appreciate that. I watched as the Navy discontinued its civil affairs program. Obviously, the Marines are part of the Department of the Navy, so I don't want to. miscommunicate that. But the Navy had its own civil affairs for a while. And when we as the Army Civil Affairs came out and were asked to do port assessments in Rim of the Pacific, quite frankly, we couldn't do it. And we had functional specialists because there's quite a bit of difference between a great engineer who's used to large infrastructure and other things go out and assess the full range of capabilities of a port, especially after a major disaster. We had to bridge that gap. We had to go to German portmasters, which is great when you're working with combined partners. I think that's an opportunity. And they knew this business, soup and nails. They went out there and everything on the Jason and more they did and could even do follow -ups to see the progress as repair work was going on. That was fantastic that we had a joint partner. I don't think we have an organic capability in DOD to do things like that. And when we're talking having to project power to your port of debarkation, that seems like a gap that we need to fill right now. 00:16:59 ISMAEL LOPEZ Yeah, I agree. And I have some good news for you. The Navy is reconstituting their civil affairs program. When we were out at Balakatan in the Philippines last spring, we had a full -up Navy civil affairs team. I was the first of its kind in this reconstituted form, but I was part of a combined Marine Navy team in the Philippines. So Big Navy has realized that understanding where we're going as DOD, that they're bringing it back. And hopefully that's part of the equation there. I hope so. One of the reasons it was closed down is because the way they scoped their mission for Naval Civil Affairs. 00:17:34 BRIAN HANCOCK of the reasons it was closed down is because the way they scoped their mission for Naval Civil Affairs. was somewhat redundant with what the Army and the Marine Corps were already doing. So instead of focusing on those things where they have almost unique capabilities, such as assessing aquaculture and water -based commerce and those effects and the port stuff, they were doing a lot of land -based types of assessments and other things. And I think they became a victim of budget shortfall if they were seen as a redundant capability. both in the Army and the Marine Corps, you and I both have responsibility since we both need naval partners to do our job to help shape their burgeoning program and make sure as it's resetting that it doesn't make some of the mistakes that were made previously and help them be a vibrant addition to our larger civil affairs community because I think we really need them. 00:18:32 ISMAEL LOPEZ I wholeheartedly agree. There are fortunate scenarios. When you look at the reserve component where you can have these very uniquely trained individuals that can come in. I had a ship captain as a corporal, so he could speak to that. But that is luck, right? I shouldn't be planning on, I'm going to have these uniquely talented and experienced folks that are going to be able to pour a mission set. Now, 00:19:01 BRIAN HANCOCK you're a major in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. and you serve as commander of Detachment 3, the first civil affairs group. What is that like? What's a day look like on that job for you? 00:19:15 ISMAEL LOPEZ So at first, it's been the funnest job that I've had. I was a civil affairs team leader before, but as a commander, it's been more fulfilling because I'm able to... lead and mentor Marines who are interested in this space or really want to make a difference and have a better understanding of how their actions support operational and strategic objectives. I think that's often missed by the less experienced civil affairs Marines. My typical day as a commander is just dealing with admin, to be honest. It's making sure that my Marines are able and ready to deploy, enabling them to be able to go and execute the mission. is really what I spend a majority of my time doing. 00:20:01 BRIAN HANCOCK Let's talk a little bit more about that training piece. I know you kind of build it. A lot of things you do as admin, but part of readiness is being able to do your job. The Marine is an expeditionary force, perhaps becoming even more expeditionary with the expeditionary advanced base operations construct the chief of the Navy signed off on. So very interesting training opportunities for the fleet right now. And you mentioned Balakatan and some of those other exercise -type missions that you've done. And I know you've probably done Marine Corps Warfighting exercise and mentioned JRTC. But what are some of these other missions you've done? You've talked about a dock -up. A dock -up is joined at the hip with Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, HADR. The Navy has a huge role in HADR for just a whole bunch of reasons. Has your detachment participated in any HADR missions? Is that another training opportunity that you have with your Marines and detachment?

Microsoft constantly releases new features and products in the data platform space. Many of us have seen the SQL Server product grow in new ways, some of which are very useful to us. As an example the changes from log shipping to clustering to Availability Groups has improved our HA/DR options as well as the capabilities available to us in different situations. With that in mind, I saw someone recently that wanted to deploy SQL Server on Kubernetes, which is something that could be a very interesting way of managing your different systems. However, this individual wanted to know when Microsoft would release their own supported solution with a Microsoft operator to manage the instance. There is guidance from Microsoft, but no official operator. Read the rest of Do You Want a Microsoft Solution?

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Navzdory předpovědím neměl hurikán Milton takovou sílu, jak se původně předpokládalo. Přesto v jeho důsledku zahynulo na Floridě nejméně 16 lidí, 2,6 milionu obyvatel je aktuálně bez elektřiny. Jak lidé a úřady zvládají situaci na Floridě? Jak klimatickou změnu Američané vnímají? A jaká je oficiální environmentální politika Spojených států? Zpravodaj Jan Kaliba ještě přiblíží, proč se Donald Trump vyhýbá dalšímu televiznímu duelu, i to, kdo nejvíce rozeštvává Američany.

Navzdory předpovědím neměl hurikán Milton takovou sílu, jak se původně předpokládalo. Přesto v jeho důsledku zahynulo na Floridě nejméně 16 lidí, 2,6 milionu obyvatel je aktuálně bez elektřiny. Jak lidé a úřady zvládají situaci na Floridě? Jak klimatickou změnu Američané vnímají? A jaká je oficiální environmentální politika Spojených států? Zpravodaj Jan Kaliba ještě přiblíží, proč se Donald Trump vyhýbá dalšímu televiznímu duelu, i to, kdo nejvíce rozeštvává Američany.Všechny díly podcastu Jak to vidí... můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

גיא ואיתן מדברים על ההרצאות של איתן בנושא SSDT, וגם גיא מספר על הרפתקאותיו המוזרות עם תקלות ברפליקות של AlwaysOn. קישורים רלוונטים: חדשות מפי מיקרוסופט: Preview release of SDK-style SQL projects in Visual Studio 2022 - Microsoft Community Hub הרצאות של איתן בנושא SSDT: Development Lifecycle Basics for DBAs, Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 5:00 PM | Microsoft DBAs Club Meetup SSDT Methodologies for SQL Server DevOps, Wed, Sep 25, 2024, 5:00 PM | Microsoft DBAs Club Meetup SSDT Tools and Features for SQL Server DevOps, Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 5:00 PM | Microsoft DBAs Club Meetup Troubleshooting Common SSDT Errors, Sun, Oct 13, 2024, 5:00 PM | Microsoft DBAs Club Meetup Database DevOps for Leaders - Eitan Blumin, Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 12:00 PM | Cloud Data Driven Meetup טיפול בשגיאה מספר 1412: Applying Transaction Logs to the Secondary Replica in SQL Server Always On Availability Groups (sqlshack.com)

Fair warning for all listeners! Before starting to listen to this podcast, very strongly recommended: Have the diagram at the bottom of this page ready in front of you, so that it'll be easier for you to follow along: Common Causes and Troubleshooting Solutions for SQL AG Data Synchronization Latency - Microsoft Community Hub (sorry in advance!) Additional relevant links: Index cleanup : Harder than it looks - Simple Talk (red-gate.com) Find Overlapping Indexes.sql at chadbaldwin/SQL (github.com)

Halep Kalesi'nden kuzeydoğu yönüne doğru baktığınızda, yan yana iki yeşil kubbe dikkatinizi çeker. Bunlardan bir tanesi, Mescid-i Nebevî'nin Kubbe-i Hadrâ'sı biçiminde inşa edilmiştir. Etrafından hemen ayırt edilen bu kubbeler, Kiltâviyye Külliyesi ve mescidine aittir. Külliyenin tarihî kısımları, Memlûk dönemi Halep naiplerinden Emir Seyfuddîn Toktemir el- Kiltâvî'in hatırasıdır. Savaş öncesinde Halep'in en önemli geleneksel eğitim kurumlarından biri olan Kiltâviyye Külliyesi, 1964 yılında Şeyh Muhammed en-Nebhân (1902-1974) tarafından kurulmuş. Aynı zamanda Nakşibendî tarikatına mensubiyeti bulunan Nebhân, anne tarafından “seyyid” olmasının etkisiyle, Halep'te büyük üne sahipmiş. Şeyh'in Halep kırsalında yaşayan Hudayrât aşiretinden oluşu da, kendisine halkın teveccühünü sağlamış. Tıpkı Mahmûd Sâmî Ramazanoğlu gibi babasının zenginliğini bir kenara bırakıp, rızkını kendi el emeğiyle kazanmayı önemseyen Şeyh Nebhân, özellikle kadınların eğitimine önem verirmiş. Kendisine yetişenlerin anlattığına göre, çarşamba ve cumartesi günleri öğle namazından önce yalnızca kadınların iştirak ettiği dersler yaparmış. Suriye'de hiçbir bakanlığa tabi olmadan, kendine has bir statüyle faaliyet gösteren Kiltâviyye Külliyesi'nin yöneticiliğini, 1983'te Şeyh Mahmûd Nâsır el-Hût üstlenmiş. Muhammed en-Nebhân'ın en yakın müritlerinden biri olan Hût, Halepli tüccar ve sanayicilerle kurduğu son derece iyi ilişkiler sayesinde, Kiltâviyye'nin imkânlarını epey genişletmiş. 1985-1995 arasında Halep Emevî Camii'nin imam-hatipliğini de yürüten Hût'un riyasetinde, Kiltâviyye Külliyesi, Suriye'nin dört bir yanına imam, hatip ve vaiz yetiştiren saygın ve ciddi bir eğitim kurumuna dönüşmüş. İri beyaz sarıklar sarıp, tülbentlerinin ucunu iki omuz arasına sarkıtan Kiltâviyye mensupları, 2011 öncesinde Suriye rejimiyle barışık ancak siyasetten uzak bir portre çiziyordu. Son derece etkili bir hitabet gücüne sahip olan Şeyh Hût'un şahsî karizması ve ülke içindeki bağlantıları da Kiltâviyye'nin müstakil duruşunu korumasına yardımcı oluyordu.

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Guy and Eitan continue discussing HADR solutions. But this time focusing on Transactional Replication, its cons and pros and potential use cases. Also, some important announcements from Microsoft about Azure SQL! Relevant links: Data API builder General Availability (microsoft.com) Build REST API with Azure Data API Builder (DAB) (mssqltips.com) Zero ETL, Near-real time replication, Mirroring Azure SQL Databases in Fabric (microsoft.com) Announcing EAP for Vector Support in Azure SQL Database - Azure SQL Devs' Corner (microsoft.com) Update Policy for Azure SQL Managed Instance - Microsoft Community Hub Transactional Replication - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn MadeiraData/ReplicationManagementMechanism: Use SQL Server database tables to manage and configure Transactional Replication, and set it up easily between publishers and subscribers using stored procedures (github.com)

Guy and Eitan discuss the various High Availability and Disaster Recovery options available to us in Microsoft SQL Server, their main advantages, limitations, and when it's most suitable to use or not to use them. Relevant links for further reading: AlwaysOn Basic Availability Groups / Database Mirroring AlwaysOn "Enterprize" Availability Groups Failover Cluster Instance Log Shipping Transactional Replication

Tvoří spolu podcast Přepište dějiny, jeden je historik a druhý publicista a „doktor přes staré noviny“. Vydali tři knihy, s besedami jezdí po republice a odhalují Přepisovače dějin. V roce 2020 vyhráli v anketě Podcastu roku cenu Objevu roku. Hosty Celetné byli Martin Groman a Michal Stehlík. Jak se budeme učit o současných událostech za 100 let? Mají Češi tendenci přepisovat si dějiny? Kdo historii vlastně tvoří a kdo bude letošní Přepisovač roku? A jak bychom měli historii učit? A co propaganda?  Nejen tyto otázky měly moderátorky Helen Holubová a Viktorie Štefanová v Kampusu Hybernská. Přejeme příjemný poslech. Nezapomeňte nás sledovat na Instagramu pro další obsah: https://www.instagram.com/celetnaonair?igsh=MTNzbngydmU0NTdl

Výtah Respektu: souhrn dne a rozhovor s Andreou Procházkovou

Dala jsem tomu absolutní nezávislost a svobodu, říká ke své nové knize Čokolodová krev spisovatelka Radka Denemarková. Román psala deset let, ale má nápady na další knihy. „Chci se věnovat intenzivně psaní, protože v hlavě se mi toho děje hodně a chci to stihnout, dokud mi to myslí a dokud je tam posedlost… Za skutečnou literaturu člověk ručí svým životem,“ vysvětluje. Co všechno v naší společnosti zůstalo z 19. století?Všechny díly podcastu Host Lucie Výborné můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Dala jsem tomu absolutní nezávislost a svobodu, říká ke své nové knize Čokolodová krev spisovatelka Radka Denemarková. Román psala deset let, ale má nápady na další knihy. „Chci se věnovat intenzivně psaní, protože v hlavě se mi toho děje hodně a chci to stihnout, dokud mi to myslí a dokud je tam posedlost… Za skutečnou literaturu člověk ručí svým životem,“ vysvětluje. Co všechno v naší společnosti zůstalo z 19. století?

AutoMat – nádech pro město je občanská iniciativa, která vstupuje do veřejného prostoru už 20 let. „Pro mě byl AutoMat vždy průzkumný nástroj, který se pokouší něco měnit a zároveň řešit svou roli ve společnosti. Naše téma už není pro všechny jen ,rudý hadr‘. Mnohé principy a opatření už tady i platí,“ říká spoluzakladatel spolku Martin Mareček.

AutoMat – nádech pro město je občanská iniciativa, která vstupuje do veřejného prostoru už 20 let. „Pro mě byl AutoMat vždy průzkumný nástroj, který se pokouší něco měnit a zároveň řešit svou roli ve společnosti. Naše téma už není pro všechny jen ,rudý hadr‘. Mnohé principy a opatření už tady i platí,“ říká spoluzakladatel spolku Martin Mareček.Všechny díly podcastu Hovory můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

This year's conference brought Industry together with the Department of Defense Research, Engineering, Acquisition, and Sustainment communities to examine the investment priorities and challenges across the OSD, Components, Agencies and Combatant Commands, including top-level strategy updates from Component and COCOM S&T leadership. Special featured topics for this year will include the S&T needs of the HA/DR mission as well as success stories from the SBIR program. Join Dr. Arun Seraphin and James Chew, NDIA's S&ET Chair and Senior Global Group Director of Aerospace and Defense at Cadence Design Systems to learn more about what the conference's priorities were.

Latin American and Caribbean countries face mounting risks from natural disasters, with the region ranking as one of the most climate vulnerable areas in the world. With climate change likely to exacerbate these challenges, developing effective strategies for delivering Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), is of critical importance in the Western Hemisphere.   In this episode, Ryan C. Berg sits down with CDR (ret.) Pat Paterson, Professor of Practice at National Defense University's William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. Together they discuss a recent report from the Perry Center on improving U.S. humanitarian aid efforts. They delve into current approaches, areas for increased cooperation, as well as the still small but growing footprint of China's HADR efforts in the western hemisphere.

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Rishi Sunak je už třetím premiérem Velké Británie za letošní rok. Kromě toho se s ním ale pojí i mnoho prvenství: První britský premiér s indickými kořeny, zároveň také nejmladší v moderní historii a v neposlední řádě nejbohatší člen tamního parlamentu. Sunak slibuje vyřešit hospodářskou krizi a čeká ho úkol nelehký. Vzhledem ke zkušenostem, které s ním Britové mají z dob, kdy byl ministrem financi, není zcela neuvěřitelné, že by to mohl zvládnout. Dokáže se ale vcítit do těch které krize zasáhla nejsilněji?

„Moje máma měla vždycky všechno v komínkách a krásně upravené. Díky tomu, že jsem se od ní naučila rychle a perfektně žehlit pánské košile, jsem dostala práci asistentky na jednom velkém projektu. Americká stylistka, které jsem pomáhala, pak dostala zánět slepého střeva, takže to celé padlo na mě. Oblékala jsem asi stočlenný kompars,“ popisuje svůj vstup do světa stylingu, módních časopisů a kampaní Tereza.

Ve své době slavné tříkolové vozítko Velorex bylo fenoménem a zůstává ním i v dnešní době. I proto se rozhodlo Muzeum a galerie Orlických hor v Rychnově nad Kněžnou věnovat tomuto přibližovadlu celou výstavu. Jenže zatím nemá co ukazovat a tak se obrací s prosbou k veřejnosti. Muzejní depozitáře totiž v tomto případě moc štědré nejsou.

In this episode I step away from my normal monologue style to interview a renowned guest, W. Curtis Preston.  Curtis, the Chief Technical Evangalist at Druva, is also known as Mr. Backup.  Curtis runs his own website, Backup Central dot com with his own Podcast called Restore It All.  He also participates in the No Hardware Required Podcast for Druva. Curtis and I discuss the relationship between backups and cyber security.  He also shares his professional journey and offers advice to students and early professionals related to their professional future. Please make sure to send questions, comments, and episode recommendations to cybergreybeard@gmail.comModern Data Protection by W. Curtis PrestonSnorkel42 Reddit Security CadenceNo Hardware Required PodcastRestore it all PodcastBackup Central WebsiteOVH Cloud Provider FireConte Ransomware GroupFor those interested in supporting Josh, my mentee looking to relocate to Canada and study cyber security, please visit GiveSendGo.HA/DR - High Availability and Disaster RecoveryRPO/RTO – Recovery Point Objective/Recovery Time ObjectiveMFA – Multi-Factor Authentication: What we know, what we have, who we are

Guy and Eitan talk about a lot of exciting announcements and announcements about a lot of excitements! Does this even make sense? I don't know! Listen to the show to find out! Relevant links: How to HADR Your SQL Jobs Contained AlwaysOn Availability Groups Overview Pedro Lopes's Slides Deck for SQL Bits 2022 How to Identify and Fix TempDB Contention The Best Solution for SQL Server Partitioning Sliding Window Roll_Forward_Transaction_Log_Backups.sql Restore-DbaDatabase (DbaTools) Tsql2sday - My First Technical Job  

In Episode 36 of Season 2, on Driven By Data, https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAz5twABKmxOOvRZGlVKdCCPHSUp8Ug-8T4 (Kyle Winterbottom) is joined by, Major George McCrea, Chief of Staff & Captain Luke Parker, Senior Technical Officer at the National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence, where they discuss data-driven decisions that can be life or death which includes: Reasons they believe they were listed in this years Data IQ 100 Cases where the work they have done with Data played a crucial role, including COVID, Adventure Training, HADR and Carbon Sequestration How they constitute the concept of value as a non-commercial organisation Exploring how combining people, process and technology differs from the commercial world and in the forces How investment in people is continually encouraged and pushed forward in the forces How, as a team, they justify investment in their area of the forces An insight into their future Listen now via the comments

Por fin un programa nuevo de Literatura... aunque lleno de problemas técnicos. Pedimos de antemano disculpas por los fallos de sonido, pero el directo nos jugó varias malas pasadas. Aun así, esperamos que podáis disfrutar de este programa en el que traemos un buen puñado de libros de todo tipo y género y en el que nos echamos unas buenas risas a costa de Nicolas Cage. Ese genio incomprendido. Este es el contenido del programa... -nuevo número de la revista Principia (00:07:41) -Como componer una canción (00:15:19) -Los años extraordinarios (00:22:02) -Por si las voces vuelven (00:32:26) -Gótico (00:50:51) -Las 100 primeras películas de Nicolas Cage (00:59:50) -Al final siempre ganan los monstruos (01:11:29) -Kame Hame Ha. La guía definitiva de Dragon Ball (01:16:52) -Los clásicos de HF: El Dr. Jeckyll y Mr. Hyde La canción final es un clásico de Nach, una canción compuesta solo por PALABRAS, que es como se titula. Como prometemos en el programa, aquí tenéis en enlace a esa maravilla que es Principia... https://principia.io/

Pacienti, kteří kvůli viróze ztratili čich, můžou z ranní kávy cítit odpadky nebo zkažené maso. Informuje o tom časopis Chemical Senses. Tým badatelů, který se tím zabýval, zjistil, že zmíněný jev zvaný parosmie se týká častěji mladších pacientů a žen.Všechny díly podcastu Laboratoř můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

SQL Server 2022 has been announced and we are excited to start unpacking the new features. For this episode, we start with a very interesting feature--Bi-directional HA/DR to Azure SQL. We have the ability to failover to the cloud now—the trick is, getting back is not as simple. Now, the on-premises version will be compatible with Azure SQL Managed Instance, and this will give move options for DR—and make setting it up even easier. The show notes and video for this episode can be found at https://sqldatapartners.com/2021/12/15/episode-239-bi-directional-ha-dr-to-azure-sql. Have fun on the SQL Trail!

By Evan Barnard In this episode, which explores climate security and the energy transition in Asia, Evan Barnard, a research fellow at the Center for Climate and Security (CCS), discusses the current state and prescience of climate security risks with Sarang Shidore. Mr. Shidore is the Director of Studies at the Quincy Institute and a Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR), where he has co-authored multiple CCS reports on South Asia. He is also a Senior Research Analyst at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. As a South Asia international security expert, Mr. Shidore focuses on geopolitical risk and its intersection with the global energy transition and climate change. This episode examines two recent CCS reports. The first report, Climate Security and the Strategic Energy Pathway in South Asia, includes an overview of regional natural resources, rivalries, and insecurities in Southeast Asia with expert guidance for evaluating climate change and the energy transition in the region. The second report, Melting Mountains, Mountain Tensions, explores the hydrogeopolitics of glacial water access and use among India, China, and Pakistan with an added level of security complexity. Written as part of a joint collaboration with the CSR Converging Risks Lab (CRL) and the Woodwell Climate Research Center, the report is accompanied by an interactive story map. According to Mr. Shidore, the lack of water cooperation in the region is geopolitically and geostrategically consequential. In a region that floods when the riverbanks overflow, more upstream dams are likely to result in more flooding. Also, no river treaty like the Indus Waters Treaty exists for the Brahmaputra River. Mr. Shidore encourages the upstream and downstream parties to conduct “data diplomacy,” sharing adequate data on adequate timescales to rebuild trust between the countries and reduce conflict risk. Sustained cooperation and dialogue may also open the possibility for joint humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) operations in the region. Mr. Shidore suggests that we need greater forecasting, investment, and dialogue. Discrepancies in changes in micro-climates in South Asia can be large and challenging to forecast, but decreasing uncertainty in monsoon predictions could change South Asian agricultural livelihoods and potentially save lives. Making communities more resilient to climate change effects improves communities and the populations that live there, thus bolstering climate resilience in the region. Investment in early warning systems would also supplement the region's climate resilience to minimize the effects of sudden events like flooding. In the inevitable cases of friction over the use of the Brahmaputra and Indus Rivers, avenues for dialogue to build trust and confidence can help resolve these conflicts.For further reading, please check out the CCS Climate Security and the Strategic Energy Pathway in South Asia report, the CRL Melting Mountains, Mountain Tensions report, and the CRL Melting Mountains, Mountain Tensions story map.

Humanitarian AI Today's guest host Jeremy McKane with the Ocean Currency Network speaks with Ritwik Gupta, a machine learning research scientist from the University of California, Berkeley, and Fernando Paolo, a machine learning engineer with Global Fishing Watch, about two upcoming events: AI + HADR 2021 an Artificial Intelligence for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response workshop and the xView3 Challenge prize competition to identify the best computer vision algorithms to advance the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

Louise förstår inte varför det verkar råda prästbrist på vissa håll i Sverige. Behöver marknadsföringen styras upp? Dessutom: tysk politik och fönsterluckor. Nu är det bara knappt två veckor kvar till valet i Tyskland och det går bra i opinionen för de tyska socialdemokraterna trots att deras kansler-kandidat Olaf Scholz beskyllts för att vara fyrkantig och fått smeknamnet der Scholzomat. Hur ser hans framgångsfaktorer ut och kommer han att efterträda Angela Merkel? Vi har också bjudit in SVT för att få reda på om de kommer att ta efter tysk public-service TV och låta vetenskapligt utvalda väljare ställa frågor till de svenska partiledarna i direktsändning. Gäster: Caroline Salzinger, Sveriges Radios korrespondent, och Helena Olsson, programbeställare på SVT. I nybyggda hus är fönsterluckor mycket ovanliga. Men kanske är det så att rätt utformade luckor skulle kunna göra framtida bostäder, ljusare och mer behagligt tempererade även under heta somrar och kalla vintrar. Det ska vi prata om med Marja Lundgren, arkitekt och hållbarhetsspecialist på White.  Programledare: Louise Epstein Bisittare: Thomas Nordegren Producent: Olle Björkman

Hostem Press klubu Frekvence 1 byl hudebník Michael Kocáb, který zvažuje kandidaturu na prezidenta. Jak vnímá současnou třaskavou situaci na politické scéně? Ptala se moderátorka Romana Navarová.

Vas Kuhaluri discusses how organisations around the world are focused on managing the impact of disruptive events, looking at best practices ensuring business resiliency. You can break resiliency into two pieces: Business resilience requires people and processes in order to maintain continuous business operations in the event of disruptions and data center outages. IT resilience involves people, process and technology to maintain availability of business applications. IT resilience is the heart of digital business and essential to run core business operations, including business resiliency and disaster recovery. Vas talks about the many HA/DR Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Choices.

The Habibis talk about games and how their parents reacted to their dream of being a game developer. We had a bit of an issue with the recording this week, so please apologize the quality of the episode. We continue to figure things out as we go. Better next time, inshallah.Timestamps: Cyberpunk 2077 (00:50) Phasmophobia (06:40) Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (10:30) Pioneers In The World of Animation (11:50) Hadr (37:45) If Found (38:15) Project Wingman (38:48) Haven (39:18) Vesper.5 (40:08) The Longing (41:22)

In our first episode we talk with Pam Lahoud and John Martin about HA/DR, what folks tend to get wrong, and what you need to think about when you are setting up a plan for your own environment. GUESTS Pam Lahoud Blog: https://sqlgoddess.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SQLGoddess John Q. Martin Blog: https://jqmartin.info/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SQLDiplomat Intro sound from Freesound: https://freesound.org/people/Kleber_KGF/sounds/354019/

In our first episode we talk with Pam Lahoud and John Martin about HA/DR, what folks tend to get wrong, and what you need to think about when you are setting up a plan for your own environment. GUESTS Pam Lahoud Blog: https://sqlgoddess.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SQLGoddess John Q. Martin Blog: https://jqmartin.info/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SQLDiplomat Intro sound from Freesound: https://freesound.org/people/Kleber_KGF/sounds/354019/

Před půl rokem jsem projevila velkou nedůvěru vůči tomu hadru na puse, kterému jsme si v Česku zvykli říkat rouška.

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We span the gaming spectrum on the show this week and jump between the US, UK and Germany for the beers. Aadil starts with his thoughts on Genshin Impact, which he streamed earlier in the day. Ben then provides a Crusader Kings 3 update and gives his initial impressions on The Solitaire Conspiracy. A slight detour sees us chat about Magic the Gathering and The Walking Dead’s money-making schemes then Lucy finishes discussing a few smaller experiences in Hadr, Bonfire Peaks, A Monsters Expedition and Disc Room. To drink Aadil starts in the US with a Brown Ale from Newburg Brewing Company then jumps to Germany for a Spree Coast IPA from Brauerei Lemke. Ben begins in the UK with […]

Cena PlayStationu 5 nakonec nikoho zřejmě nevyvedla z míry, přesto jsme si přichystali krátké povídání o tom, kolik lidé museli při launchi zaplatit za konzole v předchozích generacích a dekádách. Touhle optikou jsou nové systémy se svou cenou ještě velmi příznivé. A právě konzoli PlayStation 5 jsme se pak věnovali po větší část vidcastu. Chybět ale samozřejmě nemůže ani rozhovor a mišmaš. 02:58 - Nejdražší konzole v historii videoher 15:43 - Hodnotíme poslední informace o PlayStationu 5 1:00:51 - Rozhovor s Dominikem Konečným nejen o hře Hadr 1:21:02 - Závěrečný mišmaš

Eitan does his worst Donald Trump impression, and talks SQL Server stuff with Guy Glantser: Ola Hallengren's maintenance solution SQL Server Index Maintenance – You’re Doing It Wrong | Sean Gallardy Because Your Index Maintenance Script Is Measuring The Wrong Thing | Erik Darling How can UPDATE STATISTICS cause HADR disconnections? Eitan's File Size Maintenance Solution MCSA, MCSD, MCSE certifications retire; with continued investment to role-based certifications Azure SQL Managed Instance Performance Considerations | Tim Radney Azure Windows VM Sizes And more This episode was recorded on March 8th, at the Microsoft for Startups podcast room in Tel-Aviv

In this video, you will learn how to deploy recommended HADR architectures using SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines with an optimal TCO using your Software Assurance Benefits.[00:00] Intro[00:31] Recap of previous episode[00:48] Architectures for SQL Server on Azure SQL VMs[01:24] HA/DR benefits for SQL Server on Azure SQL VMs[02:10] Architecture using Azure SQL VMs with HA/DR benefits since November 2019[03:02] Operations allowed on passive replicas[04:06] Summary Learn more at https://aka.ms/sqlserver2019licenseguide?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner and https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server/optimize-tco-with-new-sql-server-software-assurance-benefits-for/ba-p/1123731?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner.

In this video, you will learn how to deploy recommended HADR architectures using SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines with an optimal TCO using your Software Assurance Benefits.[00:00] Intro[00:31] Recap of previous episode[00:48] Architectures for SQL Server on Azure SQL VMs[01:24] HA/DR benefits for SQL Server on Azure SQL VMs[02:10] Architecture using Azure SQL VMs with HA/DR benefits since November 2019[03:02] Operations allowed on passive replicas[04:06] Summary Learn more at https://aka.ms/sqlserver2019licenseguide?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner and https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server/optimize-tco-with-new-sql-server-software-assurance-benefits-for/ba-p/1123731?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner.

In this video, you will learn how to deploy recommended HADR architectures using Azure as a DR center with the best TCO using Software Assurance.[00:00] Intro[00:31] Licensing for HA/DR when using Azure as a disaster recovery site[01:42] Operations allowed on secondaries[02:01] Architecture with Azure for disaster recovery[03:30] Setting up an Azure SQL VM for disaster recovery[04:38] Summary Learn more at https://aka.ms/sqlserver2019licenseguide?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner and https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server/optimize-tco-with-new-sql-server-software-assurance-benefits-for/ba-p/1123731?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner.

In this video, you will learn how to deploy recommended HADR architectures using Azure as a DR center with the best TCO using Software Assurance.[00:00] Intro[00:31] Licensing for HA/DR when using Azure as a disaster recovery site[01:42] Operations allowed on secondaries[02:01] Architecture with Azure for disaster recovery[03:30] Setting up an Azure SQL VM for disaster recovery[04:38] Summary Learn more at https://aka.ms/sqlserver2019licenseguide?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner and https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server/optimize-tco-with-new-sql-server-software-assurance-benefits-for/ba-p/1123731?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner.

In this video, you will learn how to deploy recommended HADR architectures with the best TCO using Software Assurance.[00:00] Intro[00:32] Reminder of benefits for HA/DR[01:11] Common scenarios[02:14] Operations allowed on passive secondaries[03:28] Operations not allowed on passive secondaries[03:49] Application of SA benefits in more complex setup[05:50] Summary Learn more at https://aka.ms/sqlserver2019licenseguide?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner and https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server/optimize-tco-with-new-sql-server-software-assurance-benefits-for/ba-p/1123731?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner.

In this video, you will learn how to deploy recommended HADR architectures with the best TCO using Software Assurance.[00:00] Intro[00:32] Reminder of benefits for HA/DR[01:11] Common scenarios[02:14] Operations allowed on passive secondaries[03:28] Operations not allowed on passive secondaries[03:49] Application of SA benefits in more complex setup[05:50] Summary Learn more at https://aka.ms/sqlserver2019licenseguide?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner and https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server/optimize-tco-with-new-sql-server-software-assurance-benefits-for/ba-p/1123731?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner.

In this video, you will learn how you can get a better TCO for recommended SQL Server HADR architectures with your Software Assurance benefits. [00:00] Intro[00:30] Deploying SQL Server in High Availability / Disaster Recovery configuration[01:36] HA and DR benefits introduced in November 2019[02:15] Applying HA / DR benefits to typical HA/DR configuration[04:22] Contrasting licesing before and after November 2019[04:59] Application to older versions of SQL Server and various architectures[05:31] SummaryLearn more at https://aka.ms/sqlserver2019licenseguide?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner and https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server/optimize-tco-with-new-sql-server-software-assurance-benefits-for/ba-p/1123731?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner.

In this video, you will learn how you can get a better TCO for recommended SQL Server HADR architectures with your Software Assurance benefits. [00:00] Intro[00:30] Deploying SQL Server in High Availability / Disaster Recovery configuration[01:36] HA and DR benefits introduced in November 2019[02:15] Applying HA / DR benefits to typical HA/DR configuration[04:22] Contrasting licesing before and after November 2019[04:59] Application to older versions of SQL Server and various architectures[05:31] SummaryLearn more at https://aka.ms/sqlserver2019licenseguide?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner and https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server/optimize-tco-with-new-sql-server-software-assurance-benefits-for/ba-p/1123731?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner.

Vsadím se, že mezi námi existují ženy, které nikdy neslyšely svého muže vykřiknout, podej mi rychle hadr! A tak se jim teď pokusím zprostředkovat, co se za tímto výkřikem skrývá.

In 2017 and 2018, the world witnessed a record number of climate and weather-related disasters. Government agencies are increasingly interested in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help first responders in locating survivors, identifying structures in satellite imagery, and removing debris after a disaster. Ritwik Gupta, a machine learning research scientist in the SEI’s Emerging Technology Center, discusses the use of AI in humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) efforts.

Are you experiencing challenges managing Very Large Databases (VLDBs), or anticipate challenges with future growth? In this episode, we are joined by Aaron Hayes to discuss the practical advice on managing very large databases in SQL Server, focusing on common problem areas we have found, along with our own experiences. Topics include storage layout decisions, unique tuning challenges, HA/DR implications, and database restores, along with the challenges of getting backups, re-indexing and DBCC checks into your maintenance windows. No comparisons here -- we are sure you will enjoy the discussion regardless of your database size. The show notes for today's episode can be found at http://sqldatapartners.com/2019/03/12/episode-163-very-large-databases. Have fun on the SQL Trail!

Nikdo z nás neumí všechno, a proto se v mnoha životních situacích rádi spolehneme na odborníka, kterému věříme, že svou práci dobře umí. Když chceme postavit dům, najmeme architekta. Pokud onemocníme, svěříme se lékaři. Když si nevíme rady s autem, zajedeme do servisu za svým automechanikem. Bylo by možné vyjmenovat stovky profesí, na které se denně automaticky spoléháme v dnešním specializovaném světě. Ale napadlo nás už někdy, na koho bychom se obrátili, kdyby se splnily prognózy vědců, bezpečnostních expertů a mnoha dalších odborníků, kteří varují, že náš pohodlný, klidný a bezpečný život se může velmi rychle stát minulostí a proměnit se v něco, o čem má dnes jen málokdo odvahu vůbec přemýšlet? Pokud by se temné vize naplnily, a vaší největší starostí by bylo hlavně přežít, pak věřte, že byste asi těžko našli v celé naší zemi lepšího odborníka, než je jeden z nejzkušenějších vojáků naší armády, který prošel Irákem, Kosovem a opakovaně také bojovými zkušenostmi v Afghánistánu, plukovník Karel Klinovský, držitel vysokých vojenských vyznamenání, mimo jiné francouzského Válečného kříže. Donedávna působil jako velitel Institutu přípravy do zahraničních operací a speciálních kurzů při Velitelství armádního výcviku ve Vyškově. A právě s plukovníkem Klinovským rozmlouvá Martina Kociánová. 1. díl, 28.09.2018, www.KupreduDoMinulosti.cz

In this episode, Rick Vanover hosts Allan Hirt. Allan is a managing partner at SQLHA. Allan is based outside of Boston and is a dual Microsoft MVP, VMware vExpert, SQL Server and HA/DR expert. He is a practicing consultant for all things related to data availability. Allan and Rick discuss one of the most consistent issues regarding database backups: giving them the *right* type of RPO and RTO, and the right tool(s) to do that. 

Episode 1 of One CA features Jon May, Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern California. Dr. May describes his work on a DARPA-funded artificial intelligence project called Low Resource Languages for Emergent Incidents (LORELEI) and its connections with HA/DR operations for Civil Affairs. One CA is sponsored by the Civil Affairs Association. Hosted and edited by John McElligott.

Service members keep their humanitarian and disaster relief skills sharp, and soldiers in Nepal practice mass casualty evacuations.

Hi Podcast listeners! In the first segment, Ryan and Dave briefly discuss Cyber PR's new free content calendar and American Idol winner Caleb Johnson's latest independent release and crowdfunding campaign. But they most of the segment discussing the latest updates in the Ke$ha-Dr. Luke case and the judge's ruling denying Ke$ha's preliminary injunction. In discussing the case, Ryan shares his views on exclusive recording contracts and the dangers they impose on artists. In the second segment, acclaimed vocal coach Amy Poole stops by to give some useful singing tips for our listeners. We even have her give a free voice lesson to Olympic Champion Carl Lewis by having her evaluate his infamous 1993 National Anthem performance. In the final segment, Ryan and Dave talk about the Grammys and Dave makes good on the Grammy bet he lost last week by reciting an ode to Ryan on the air. R & D also talk about the new movie Deadpool (don't worry, no spoilers here!). Rate/review/subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud. Follow Ryan @ryankair and Dave @dkaye1027. And tell a friend about the show! You can find out more about Amy Poole's Skype singing lessons at singingwithamy.com.

Package featuring a story on unique Marine Corps crisis response and HADR capabilities. Also available in high definition

The Electro House podcast hosted by Jack HadR,

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GUIUAN, Republic of the Philippines (Nov. 22, 2013) - U.S. Marines from VMGR 352 transport Philippine Marine Battalion Landing Teal 11 (MBLT 11) to Guiuan Province where MLBT 11 is taking over security duties at the Philippine airstrip there. The Philippine government is closely coordinating ongoing relief efforts including search and rescue, supply drops and personnel airlifts, with military and civilian organizations. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brett Cote/Released)

GUIUAN, Republic of the Philippines (Nov. 22, 2013) - U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 Aviation Operations Load onto an MV-22 Osprey to depart Guiuan. 172 has been in Guiuan helping the Philippine government turn the airstrip into a hub for landings, supply off-loads, and aircraft refueling. The Philippine government is closely coordinating ongoing relief efforts including search and rescue, supply drops and personnel airlifts, with military and civilian organizations. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brett Cote/Released)

GUIUAN, Republic of the Philippines (Nov. 22, 2013) - U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 Aviation Operations break down camp and prepare to depart. 172 has been in Guiuan helping the Philippine government turn the airstrip into a hub for landings, supply off-loads, and aircraft refueling. The Philippine government is closely coordinating ongoing relief effort including search and rescue, supply drops and personnel airlifts, with military and civilian organizations. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brett Cote/Released)

U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 Aviation Operations break down camp and prepare to depart. 172 has been in Guiuan helping the Philippine government turn the airstrip into a hub for landings, supply off-loads, and aircraft refueling. The Philippine government is closely coordinating ongoing relief efforts including search and rescue, supply drops and personnel airlifts, with military and civilian organizations. Includes sound bites from Lance Cpl. Jose Luis Valencia, Bulk Fuel Specialist, 172 FARP; Lance Cpl. Colby Heavner, Bulk Fuel Specialist, 172 FARP; and Capt. Akeem Adelagun, Civil Afffairs Officer, Senior Marine on deck at Guiuan Airfield. Also available in high definition. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brett Cote/Released)

TACLOBAN, Republic of the Philippines (Nov. 24, 2013) - Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit Six (NEPMU 6) conduct an environmental health assessment for U.S. personnel working in Tacloban as part of Operation Damayan, Nov. 24. The mission of NEPMU 6 is to maximize the mission readiness of operational forces in the Pacific theater by providing specialized public health services that enhance forth health protection. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Young/Released)

Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit Six (NEPMU 6) conduct an environmental health assessement for U.S. personnel working in Guiuan as part of Operation Damayan, Nov. 23. The mission of NEPMU 6 is to maximize the mission readiness of operational forces in the Pacific theater by providing specialized public health services that enhance force health protection. Also available in high definition.

Philippine officers from Police Regional Office 2 Contingent (Task Group Guiuan) help U.S. Soldiers from Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines break down their camp as the Soldier's mission comes to a close. The Philippine government is closely coordinating ongoing relief efforts including search and rescue, supply drops and personnel airlifts, with military and civilian organizations. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brett Cote/Released)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade alongside Philippine Airmen, conduct humanitarian assistance operations, evacuating displaced personnel on a C-130 aircraft and evacuating displaced personnel, on Villamor Air Base, Republic of the Philippines, 12 November 2013. U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific maintains significant capability forward deployed throughout the Asia-Pacific region ready to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Without forward deployed forces, rapid and fully capable deployments to such disasters like Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda would not be possible. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Sgt. John C. Lamb)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade conduct humanitarian assistance operations, evacuating displaced personnel on a C-130 aircraft and evacuating displaced personnel on Villamor Air Base, Republic of the Philippines, 12 November, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific maintains significant capability forward deployed throughout the Asia-Pacific region ready to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Without forward deployed forces, rapidly and fully capable deployments to such disasters like Typhoon Haiyan/Yolonda would not be possible. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Sgt. John C. Lamb).

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade alongside Philippine Airmen, conduct humanitarian assistance operations, offloading pallets of water and supplies from a C-130 aircraft and evacuating displaced personnel, in Tacloban, Republic of the Philippines, 12 November 2013. U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific maintains significant capability forward deployed throughout the Asia-Pacific region ready to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Without forward deployed forces, rapid and fully capable deployments to such disasters like Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda would not be possible. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Sgt. John C. Lamb) Available in High Definition.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade alongside Philippine Airmen, conduct humanitarian assistance operations, offloading pallets of water and supplies from a C-130 aircraft and evacuating displaced personnel, in Tacloban, Republic of the Philippines, 12 November 2013. U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific maintains significant capability forward deployed throughout the Asia-Pacific region ready to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Without forward deployed forces, rapid and fully capable deployments to such disasters like Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda would not be possible. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Sgt. John C. Lamb) Also available in high definition

Four more Ospreys to support Operation Damayan in the Philippines.

B-roll of Sailors assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) loading humanitarian assistance supplies in Singapore to ensure the ship and crew are ready if directed to support earthquake and tsunami relief operations in Japan. Part 3 of 3. Also available in high definition.

B-roll of Sailors assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) loading humanitarian assistance supplies in Singapore to ensure the ship and crew are ready if directed to support earthquake and tsunami relief operations in Japan. Part 1 of 3. Also available in high definition.

B-roll of service members aboard the amphibious assault ship the USS Peleliu, preparing humanitarian aid disaster relief (HADR) supplies to go ashore in Pakistan in support of the Pakistani government and military disaster relief efforts in flooded regions of Pakistan. Produced by Petty Officer 3rd Class Omar Dominquez. pakflood10

B-roll of Combat Cargo aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Peleliu, prepare HADR (Humanitarian Aid Disaster Relief) supplies to go ashore in Pakistan in support of the Pakistani Government and military disaster relief efforts in flooded regions of Pakistan. Scenes include service members driving heavy equipment to move pallets around. Produced by Petty Officer 3rd Class Omar Dominquez.