Posted Tue, 10/07/2008 - 13:25 by jcrowley
STAR-TIDES has three goals:
- Enhance the ability of civilian coalitions (business, government and civil society) to operate in stressed environments
- Extend the military's ability to work with civil-military mission partners in these circumstances
- Economize by identifying low-cost logistic solutions and improved sources of supply
Desired Capabilities
- Fast. Delivery, set-up, using local materials wherever possible.
- Agile. Multi-use, Reconfigurable.
- Effective. Sustainable, secure, low-cost.
Seven Key Infrastructures
- Shelter
- Water
- Power
- Integrated Combustion and Solar Cooking
- Cooling/Lighting/Heating
- Sanitation
- Information and Communications Technology
Participants include (both past and present):
American Red Cross www.redcross.org
Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP) at National Defense University http://www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/home.html
Engineers Without Borders http://www.ewb-usa.org
Hexayurt Project http://hexayurt.com
Innovative Support to Emergencies, Diseases and Disasters (InSTEDD) http://instedd.org
Institute for State Effectiveness (ISE) www.effectivestates.org
Johns Hopkins University www.jhu.edu
Nanyang Technological University—Lien Institute for the Environment (LIFE) http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/CEE/life/index.html
MITRE www.mitre.org
National Institute for Urban Search & Rescue, Readiness, Response, Resilience, Recovery (NIUSR) http://www.niusr.org
San Diego State University www.sdsu.edu
United States Marine Corps www.usmc.mil
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