1. U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
The U.S. Army’s Special Operations Center of Excellence
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NON-OPERATIONAL STUDENT EXERCISE BRIEF
CPT Santiago Antonio
Information Brief
23 April 2015
V1-MR
Burma PMESII-PT
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• 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
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– 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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– 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
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.
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
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
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
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
TV 3 %
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9% (5.4 million)
With the recent lifting of international sanctions and the transitions to a civilian government,