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Mission Related English for Operational Mentor and Liaison Teams. Tailoring Training to Improve Specific Language Skills. Mr. Roger L. Embree Partner Language Training Center Europe (PLTCE) George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies BILC Conference, Rome, 2009. What is OMLT? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Mission Related English for
Operational Mentor and Liaison Teams
Mr. Roger L. Embree
Partner Language Training Center Europe (PLTCE)
George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
BILC Conference, Rome, 2009
Tailoring Training to Improve Specific Language Skills
What is OMLT?
Identifying the need for additional language training
Course design
Program of instruction
Potential for cooperation with nations providing OMLTs
Operational Mentor and Liaison Teams
(OMLT) NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission to develop the Afghan National Army (ANA)
Teams embed within ANA battalion-sized units (Kandaks) for minimum of six months
Teams provide training and mentoring to these ANA units during deployment
Teams also provide a liaison capability ensuring these ANA units receive ISAF enabling support
OMLT Training
Phase I – National training and preparation
Phase II – Centralized NATO-sponsored training
Conducted at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), Hohenfels Training Area (HTA), Germany
Phase III – In-theatre training
Need for additional language training
NATO identified the need for nations to improve teams’ English language skills prior to phase II training
Needs analysis identified a shortfall in military specific terminology and usage
Time sensitive radio communications
Unit operational planning
Improving these specific language skills enhances teams’ ability to mentor ANA soldiers and liaise with ISAF units
Course Design Focus on three core areas
Pronunciation improvement and accent reduction
Military specific terminology familiarization and review
Introduction to and practice of specific radio call formats:
“Nine Liners”
Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) request
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) report
Artillery Call for Fire (CFF) request
Aviation fire support request
Course Design Resources – Emphasis on authentic texts
U.S. military field & training manuals
Afghan National Army training manuals
Commercial training texts & publications
Hand-held radio transceivers
Military Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Maps
Program of Instruction Course Structure – “Crawl, Walk, Run”
“Crawl” – Establish a foundation for practice
Basic radio terminology
Map reading & terrain features
Essential medical terminology
Program of Instruction Course Structure – “Crawl, Walk, Run”
“Walk” – Practice of simpler formats
MEDEVAC request
IED report
English Reinforcement
Reading texts & utilizing maps
Creating & presenting scenarios
Program of Instruction Course Structure – “Crawl, Walk, Run”
“Run” – Practice of detailed formats & planning
Artillery Call for Fire (CFF) request
Aviation fire support request
Operation Planning Order (OPORD)
English Reinforcement – “Walk” plus:
Military Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI)
Culmination scenario exercise
Potential for Cooperation Challenge of training military specific language skills
Military expertise versus English language instruction
Military expertise and English language instruction
Exploratory prototype for instructors from OMLT nations
Observation of MRE for OMLT course iteration
Exposure to terminology, materials & potential resources
Opportunity for OMLT nations to develop own course
Commanders in Afghanistan said they’re already eight short of the June goal of 64 operational mentoring and liaison teams for the country, and they expect to fall 20 short of their goal of 90 teams at the end of 2009.
Nominee for NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, U.S. Admiral James Stavridis, said his top priority if confirmed will be to quickly address the shortfall in OMLTs in Afghanistan.
“This is the kind of thing [our allies] can perform very well in. These small teams have tremendous effect… In the end, security is local. You have to train up these Afghans.”
- Excerpt from Stars and Stripes, June 3, 2009
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