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U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
The U.S. Army’s Special Operations Center of Excellence
The overall classification of this brief is: UNCLASSFIED
Briefer:
Type of Brief:
Date:
Version:
NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
CPT Santiago Antonio
Information Brief
23 April 2015
V1-MR
Burma PMESII-PT
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
• Purpose: Present a information brief on Burma PMESII-PT
factors to PACOM 1 class.
• Agenda
– Physical Environment
– Time
– Political
– Military
– Economic
– Social
– Infrastructure
– Information
– So What
– Questions
Purpose and Agenda
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Purpose and Agenda
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
– 675,000 sq. km Burma is slightly
smaller than the State of Texas ”
– The Arakan Yoma mountain
range.
• peaks up to 10,151 ft.
– T Shan Hills, Karen Hills, Dawna
Range and Tenasserim Hills
– Rivers
– Typically sees several typhoons a
year
Physical Terrain
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Time
1044-1287 CE
Pagan Empire
3,000B CE
Mongolian
1510-1752 CE
The Konbaung
Dynasty
1824-1948 CE
British Empire
1510-1752 CE
Aung San – Attlee
Agreement
1962-2011 CE
Gen Ne Win Thein Sein
1962-2011 CE
1990 Fake Election
Aung San
Suu Kyi
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Thein Sein
Political: Executive
elected from each
Region/State
elected from each
township population
nominated by the
Defense Services'
Commander-in-Chief
Presidential Electoral College
presidential candidate
President
V. President
2nd V. President
Sai Mauk Kham
The President is the head of state and
head of government. He oversees the
Cabinet of Burma.
Nyan Tun
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Political Continued
JUDICIAL
• British-era laws and legal systems
• no guarantee of a fair public trial
• Independent of the executive branch
does not accept compulsory International
Court of Justice jurisdiction
LEGISLATIVE
• People's Assembly
• 440 representatives,
• 110 being military personnel
• House of Nationalities
• 224 representatives
• 56 being military personnel
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Military: Tatmadaw
• The Army:
• 370,000 active troops
• 600 tanks, over 1,000 armored fighting
vehicles,
• over 100 MLRS, and nearly 1,000 towed-
artillery guns
• The Air Force:
• 23,000 personnel
• 53 fighters and over 200 Trans aircrafts
• 9 attack helicopters
• The Navy: a few coastal defense frigates
• 19,000 men and women
• 122 vessels
• Auxiliary services:
• Myanmar Police Force,
• People Militia Units
• Frontier Forces (Na Sa Kha.)
Administered by the Ministry of Defense
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Bamar
Shan
Kayin
Rakhine
Chiniese
Mon
Kachi
Indians
Kayah
Other groups Including Wa,
Naga Lahu Lisu and Palaung
68%
9%
7%
3.5%
2.5%
2%
1.5%
1.25%
.75%
4.5%
Social
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Social
Karen Giraffe women
A theatrical performance of the
Mon dance Barman Monk
They just the saw Peanut Butter Jelly
“where they at, where they at”
Punk Band
Interview
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Economic
$3,600
$3,800
$4,000
$4,200
$4,400
$4,600
$4,800
GDP Per capita
2012
2013
2014
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Infrastructure
The Logistics Performance Index (LPI), published
by the World Bank, ranks Burma
145 out of 160 in 2014
with a score of 2.25 out of a possible 5.
One of its biggest shortfalls, according to the LPI,
is in transport related infrastructure
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
It has about 80-highway north totaling
approximately 34,377 km.
Infrastructure
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Infrastructure
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Infrastructure
state-owned Myanmar Railways
Runs about 5,844 km.
3 international airports in Yangon,
Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw
36 have paved runways. Of those only 12
are over 3,047m
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Increasing mobile phone density to 75-80%
and internet penetration over 50% by FY
2015/16.
Information
TV
GUIDE
• Two state-controlled
TV stations
• One of the
stations
controlled by the
military.
• There are two quasi-
commercial stations
• joint state-private
ventures
1 state-controlled radio station and 9 FM stations that
are also joint state-private ventures
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
– In compliance with the NSS guidance to the
advancement of democracy, stooping the
spread of terrorism and confronting the effect of
Climate Change.
• Maintaining a democratic government in through
Burma partnered civil-military operations
• Partnering to ensure its development is
environmentally sustainable
• launching clean energy projects and climate-smart
agriculture
– In line with PACOM CMDR guidance to build
strong relation ships and develop lasting
partnerships
• With Burma’s transition to a civilian government it
has the potential to become one of the fastest
growing economies in South Asia
• Burma’s vast natural resources and strategic
location make it important to develop as an ally,
assist in our efforts to advance the US’s rebalance
to Asia and the Pacific.
NSS and PCOM Cmdr Guidance
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
Please hold all
Questions
END
UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
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Burma Country Brief

  • 1. U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School The U.S. Army’s Special Operations Center of Excellence The overall classification of this brief is: UNCLASSFIED Briefer: Type of Brief: Date: Version: NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF CPT Santiago Antonio Information Brief 23 April 2015 V1-MR Burma PMESII-PT
  • 2. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF • Purpose: Present a information brief on Burma PMESII-PT factors to PACOM 1 class. • Agenda – Physical Environment – Time – Political – Military – Economic – Social – Infrastructure – Information – So What – Questions Purpose and Agenda
  • 3. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Purpose and Agenda
  • 4. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF – 675,000 sq. km Burma is slightly smaller than the State of Texas ” – The Arakan Yoma mountain range. • peaks up to 10,151 ft. – T Shan Hills, Karen Hills, Dawna Range and Tenasserim Hills – Rivers – Typically sees several typhoons a year Physical Terrain
  • 5. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Time 1044-1287 CE Pagan Empire 3,000B CE Mongolian 1510-1752 CE The Konbaung Dynasty 1824-1948 CE British Empire 1510-1752 CE Aung San – Attlee Agreement 1962-2011 CE Gen Ne Win Thein Sein 1962-2011 CE 1990 Fake Election Aung San Suu Kyi
  • 6. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Thein Sein Political: Executive elected from each Region/State elected from each township population nominated by the Defense Services' Commander-in-Chief Presidential Electoral College presidential candidate President V. President 2nd V. President Sai Mauk Kham The President is the head of state and head of government. He oversees the Cabinet of Burma. Nyan Tun
  • 7. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Political Continued JUDICIAL • British-era laws and legal systems • no guarantee of a fair public trial • Independent of the executive branch does not accept compulsory International Court of Justice jurisdiction LEGISLATIVE • People's Assembly • 440 representatives, • 110 being military personnel • House of Nationalities • 224 representatives • 56 being military personnel
  • 8. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Military: Tatmadaw • The Army: • 370,000 active troops • 600 tanks, over 1,000 armored fighting vehicles, • over 100 MLRS, and nearly 1,000 towed- artillery guns • The Air Force: • 23,000 personnel • 53 fighters and over 200 Trans aircrafts • 9 attack helicopters • The Navy: a few coastal defense frigates • 19,000 men and women • 122 vessels • Auxiliary services: • Myanmar Police Force, • People Militia Units • Frontier Forces (Na Sa Kha.) Administered by the Ministry of Defense
  • 9. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Bamar Shan Kayin Rakhine Chiniese Mon Kachi Indians Kayah Other groups Including Wa, Naga Lahu Lisu and Palaung 68% 9% 7% 3.5% 2.5% 2% 1.5% 1.25% .75% 4.5% Social
  • 10. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Social Karen Giraffe women A theatrical performance of the Mon dance Barman Monk They just the saw Peanut Butter Jelly “where they at, where they at” Punk Band Interview
  • 11. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Economic $3,600 $3,800 $4,000 $4,200 $4,400 $4,600 $4,800 GDP Per capita 2012 2013 2014
  • 12. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Infrastructure The Logistics Performance Index (LPI), published by the World Bank, ranks Burma 145 out of 160 in 2014 with a score of 2.25 out of a possible 5. One of its biggest shortfalls, according to the LPI, is in transport related infrastructure
  • 13. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF It has about 80-highway north totaling approximately 34,377 km. Infrastructure
  • 14. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Infrastructure
  • 15. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Infrastructure state-owned Myanmar Railways Runs about 5,844 km. 3 international airports in Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw 36 have paved runways. Of those only 12 are over 3,047m
  • 16. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Increasing mobile phone density to 75-80% and internet penetration over 50% by FY 2015/16. Information TV GUIDE • Two state-controlled TV stations • One of the stations controlled by the military. • There are two quasi- commercial stations • joint state-private ventures 1 state-controlled radio station and 9 FM stations that are also joint state-private ventures
  • 17. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF – In compliance with the NSS guidance to the advancement of democracy, stooping the spread of terrorism and confronting the effect of Climate Change. • Maintaining a democratic government in through Burma partnered civil-military operations • Partnering to ensure its development is environmentally sustainable • launching clean energy projects and climate-smart agriculture – In line with PACOM CMDR guidance to build strong relation ships and develop lasting partnerships • With Burma’s transition to a civilian government it has the potential to become one of the fastest growing economies in South Asia • Burma’s vast natural resources and strategic location make it important to develop as an ally, assist in our efforts to advance the US’s rebalance to Asia and the Pacific. NSS and PCOM Cmdr Guidance
  • 18. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Please hold all Questions END
  • 19. UNCLASSFIED NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF Rebel Riot

Notas del editor

  1. The last king, Thibaw Min (right), here with Queen Supayalat and her sister Princess Supayagyi, was forcibly deposed in a war with the British colonialists in 1885.
  2. Burmese account for 68% of the poBurmese account for 68% of the population 89% are Buddhist and the remaining The military government changed the countries name from Burma to the Union of Myanmar after in 1947 pulation
  3. Burmese account for 68% of the poBurmese account for 68% of the population 89% are Buddhist and the remaining The military government changed the countries name from Burma to the Union of Myanmar after in 1947 pulation
  4. Burma has over 8,000 miles of rivers and canals, 2,000 miles of which are large enough for commercial ships 9 ports located along the west and southeast of the country Myanmar Port Authority, its ports handled 24 million tons of freights in 2011, with the Port of Yangon handling 90% of the cargo
  5. Burma’s railway system is currently a monopoly operated by a state-owned Myanmar Railways. The rail network has expanded over the last twenty years, almost 78% between 1988 and 2010. It currently runs approximately 5,844 km.   There are three international airports which are located in Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw. There are 36 have paved runways. Of those only 12 are over 3,047m and four domestic airlines operating in Burma. They have regular services between Burma and 17 regional destinations
  6. TV 3 % .6 .5 9% (5.4 million)
  7. With the recent lifting of international sanctions and the transitions to a civilian government,