JSDF’s logistics capability

—lessons learned from the 3-11 —

16 Mar 2012

COL Naoyuki Taura

1 Background

2 Overview of Great Earthquake East Japan

3 Overview of “TOMDACHI” Operation

4 Lessons learn from Great Earthquake East Japan D/R

5 Way to go

Agenda

This presentation is my opinion. It does not reflect the views of the Stimson Center,

nor does it represent the views of the Ground Self-Defense Force.

• Working at G4 in Ground Staff Office, I have

always faced challenges with this topic.

• Experience of the disaster relief (DR)

operation in the Great Eastern Japan

• Facing a challenge of how to ensure the

survival of the domestic defense industrial

base when the defense budget is being cut.

Background

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Northern ArmyPersonnel 2,800

Aircraft 39

Central Readiness ForcePersonnel 900

Aircraft 24

Total Strength 105,800GSDF Component 70,000MSDF Component 14,200ASDF Component 21,600

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Aviation School Aircraft 51

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Eastern ArmyPersonnel 3,800

Aircraft 39

Middle ArmyPersonnel 3,500

Aircraft 34

Western ArmyPersonnel 3,100

Aircraft 41

GSO, Other units & Schools

Personnel 10,900

Northeastern Army(JTF)Personnel 45,000

Aircraft 67

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Supply Trans.

Supply Trans.

ASDF Component

MSDF Component

SDF response in Great Eastern Japan Earthquake

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USMC in Okinawa

US LSD sea-lifted

JGSDF 5th Bde

US C-17 air-lifted

JGSDF 15th Bde

U.S. Navy

USMCU.S. Army

Operation Tomodachi

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20,000 personnel,20 warships,140 aircrafts20,000 personnel,20 warships,140 aircrafts20,000 personnel,20 warships,140 aircrafts20,000 personnel,20 warships,140 aircrafts

Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned from GEJE

JTF organized for the

first time

Challenge in

transportation

Difficulty in bilateral

operation

Challenges in logistics

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Minister of Defense

Nuclear Disaster Relief OPS

Commander ,CRF

Units

Maritime Component(Commander Yokosuka

district)

Air Component(Commander, Air

Defense Command)

Land Component(Commander, Northeast

Army)

Chief of Staff,Joint Staff

*CRF: Central Readiness Force

Joint Task ForceCommander,

Northeastern Army

JTF Organization

Challenges in Transportation

Delay in starting transport

coordination center.

Prioritization

Lack of maritime

transport.

Lack of transport

capability.

PrimePrimePrimePrime MinisterMinisterMinisterMinister

MinisterMinisterMinisterMinister for Defensefor Defensefor Defensefor Defense Relevant MinisterCCSCCSCCSCCS

Relevant MinistriesRelevant MinistriesRelevant MinistriesRelevant MinistriesAndAndAndAnd

AgenciesAgenciesAgenciesAgencies

JSFJSFJSFJSF----JJJJBilateral Bilateral Bilateral Bilateral

Coordination CenterCoordination CenterCoordination CenterCoordination Center

JSOJSOJSOJSO

JTFJTFJTFJTF----TohokuTohokuTohokuTohokuBilateral Bilateral Bilateral Bilateral

Coordination CenterCoordination CenterCoordination CenterCoordination Center

YokotaIchigaya

Internal BureauInternal BureauInternal BureauInternal Bureau

MG OueMG OueMG OueMG Oue

Ichigaya Coordination Center

MG IsobeMG IsobeMG IsobeMG Isobe(JSO)(JSO)(JSO)(JSO)

Yokota Coordination Center

MG BanshoMG BanshoMG BanshoMG Bansho(GSO)(GSO)(GSO)(GSO)

CSCSCSCS(National Security(National Security(National Security(National Security

AndAndAndAndCrisis Management)Crisis Management)Crisis Management)Crisis Management)

※ CCS＝Chief of Cabinet Secretary

Sendai

ADM WalshADM WalshADM WalshADM Walsh(PACFLT)(PACFLT)(PACFLT)(PACFLT)

Brig Gen Brig Gen Brig Gen Brig Gen CroweCroweCroweCrowe(USFJ)(USFJ)(USFJ)(USFJ)

Bilateral Bilateral Bilateral Bilateral CoordinationCoordinationCoordinationCoordination CenterCenterCenterCenter

COL HiroeCOL HiroeCOL HiroeCOL Hiroe(GSO)(GSO)(GSO)(GSO)

Col TimberlakeCol TimberlakeCol TimberlakeCol Timberlake(ⅢMEF)(ⅢMEF)(ⅢMEF)(ⅢMEF)

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COL AgenaCOL AgenaCOL AgenaCOL Agena(USARJ)(USARJ)(USARJ)(USARJ)

Sendai Coordination Center

Difficulty in Bilateral OperationsReinforcement of Framework for Japan – U.S. Coordination

Challenges in Logistics

Commercial vendors/JSDF

competed for relief supplies

Two missions

Destruction of the local

government

The Way Forward

The Way Forward

Enhance Jointness

Improve transport

capability

Tighten bilateral

coordination

Improve logistic

capability

Importance of defense

industrial base

Enhance Jointness

Enforcement of jointness

critical

Joint Staff Office needs

personnel and budget

Japan’s Goldwater-

Nichols?

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Improve Transportation Ability

Use of Commercial Transportation

Update the framework of

BCAT

Improve mutual

understanding

More training and

exercise

Tighten Bilateral Coordination

Improve logistic capability

Government should

prioritize control

Log COM-like

organization necessary?

Enhance mutual support

Defense Budget Trends

defense budget

defense budget

(billion)

550

450

350

250

150

Amount of contract and maintenance (billion)

Amount of contract (billion) Amount of maintenance (billion)

Reverse

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

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1991

1990

1989

Challenges

Participation in joint

development

Relax export control ban

M & A

Questions?