[rgn3_tangos] After Action Report
- From: "Wayne" <AAT3GI@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rgn3_tangos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:48:38 -0500
All,
Thanks and congratulations to those of you who were able to participate in the
/X net yesterday. Please look at the After Action Report Template that is
attached and my actual AAR. Unless there are special situation, AAR's are due
24 hours after the end of the exercise. If you need help please let me know.
Wayne
AAT3GI / AAM3RT
AAT3GI@xxxxxxxxxxx
SAMPLE- AFTER ACTION REPORT
DE (YOUR CALL SIGN) NR (YOUR NUMBER)
R (DATE TIME GROUP)Z (Mon Year) (When initiated)
FM (YOUR CALL SIGN)/MD
TO (SMD NAME/AAA3MD MD
INFO (ASMD NAMD/AAM3MD
(EEO NAME/ AAM3END
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MARS EXERCISE
SUBJ: //MARS R/EXERCISE AFTER ACTION REPORT HOWLING WIND GIGI
1. AAM3RE/AAT3XX MD
2. NONE
3. N/A
4. N
5. WROTE EXERCISE PLAN/ALERT MSG FOR RGN3. PARTICIPATED IN /X NET
04 APR FOR 1 HR AND ON 05 APR FOR 4 HRS. SENT 1 EEI AND 1
SUPPORT REQUEST AND THIS AAR.
6. DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MYSELF AND AAA3RD TO PLAN
EXERCISE. DOCUMENTATION AND SCENARIOS FROM RGN2.
7. GOOD WEATHER (ACTUAL) SEVERE HURRICANE CONDITIONS (SIMULATED)
8. PROP GOOD TO FAIR ON KCI. KBG WAS POOR. KCO WAS GOOD PROP BUT
NOT USED MUCH.
9. RECEIVED 5 MSGS (TO DATE). MONITORED ALL DIGITAL TRAFFIC (ABT
28 MSGS) AND MONITORED ALL ATTEMPTED DIGITAL TRANSMISSIONS THAT
DID NOT SUCCEED. MODES WERE EASY-PAL AND OLIVIA.
10. ORIGINATED 3 MSGS.
11. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:
A. GREAT RELUCTANCE OF STNS TO TAKE NCS -- ONE STN WAS NCS FOR 4
HRS ON 5 APR. QSY OF VOICE TRAFFIC TO ALTERNATE CHANNELS WENT
BETTER THAN PREVIOUS NETS, ALSO PASSING SOME VOICE TRAFFIC ON
VHF. MANY STNS WERE UNABLE TO SUCCEED IN THEIR ATTEMPTED DIGITAL
MODES (EASY PAL OR OLIVIA)INDICATING MORE EXPERIENCE IN DIGITAL
NETS WOULD BE HELPFUL. LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH SOFTWARE, RFI
PROBLEMS (ESPECIALLY WITH DEPLOYED STNS) WERE MAJOR ISSUES
OBSERVED FOR 10 STNS. SOME PARTICIPATION OF NAVY MARS (1-2 STNS)
NONE OF AIR FORCE MARS IN RGN 3 NETS (ALTHOUGH PARTICIPATED
IN RGN 2 NETS). NO PARTICIPATION OF RACES/ARES OBSERVED
SUGGESTING LINKS TO THESE MODES NEED MORE DEVELOPMENT TO BE
USEFUL IN AN EMERGENCY.
12. WHAT WORKED WELL:
A. PARTICIPATION WAS INCREASED -- ABOUT 40 STNS IN APRIL 5 NET.
SEVERAL STNS DEPLOYED WITH SUCCESSFUL TRAFFIC PASSING IN VOICE
MODES BUT SOME PROBLEMS IN DIGITAL MODES. LIAISON TO AND FROM
RGN2 WORKED BUT NO TRAFFIC PASSED. PROBLEMS WITH DIGITAL MODES
AND OTHER ISSUES WERE EXPERIENCED IN GOOD SPIRITS AND MOST
LIKELY WILL MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS OPERATORS TO PERFECT THOSE
SKILLS WHICH IS A MAJOR GOAL OF THE EXERCISE. MINIMAL CRITIQUE
APPROACH WORKED WELL.
MARS EXERCISE
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DE AAM3RT NR 0701
R 110110Z JAN 2009
FM AAM3RT MD
TO AAA3MD MD
ZXX INFO AAM3MD
AAM3EMD
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MARS EXERCISE
SUBJECT: AFTER ACTION REPORT HIDDEN SHADOW RGN 3
. STATION: AAM3RT MD
2. OPERATOR(S): NONE
3. LOCATION: N/A
4. EMERGENCY POWER USED: N
5. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION: 1701Z TO 1759Z ON 10 NOV 2009 PARTICIPATED
IN AAR3RD/X
NET. SENT 1 EEI REPORT.
6. HOW AND WHEN NOTIFIED OF EMERGENCY: RECEIVED ALERT NOTIFICATION MESSAGE FROM
AAM3RD
081800Z AND PHONE CALL FROM AAA3MD 091830Z
7. WEATHER DURING OPERATION: 28 DEG OVERCAST NO WIND
8. RADIO PROPAGATION CONDITIONS: JAN 10 KCO ALL STATIONS GOOD READABLE TO LOUD
AND CLEAR
9. NUMBER OF MESSAGES PROCESSED: 1
10. NUMBER OF MESSAGES ORIGINATED: 1
11. PROBLEMS OR ISSUES ENCOUNTERED OR OBSERVED:22 STATIONS CALLED ON FIRST
CALLUP.
NCS SHOULD HAVE MADE LIMITED CALLUP FOR STATIONS WITH TRAFFIC ONLY. AAR3RBA
WAS IN INITIAL
CALLUP BUT DID NOT ANSWER FOR TRAFFIC IN FIRST 20 MINUTES OF NET CAUSING
MESSAGES TO BE
SENT TO RELAY. TOO MANY RGN 3 STATIONS DO NOT WANT TO BE NCS, THIS MUST BE
ADDRESSED AND
ONE WAY WOULD BE TO "ENFORCE" THE CAM RULE FOR NCS PARTICIPATION DAILY NETS.
12. WHAT WORKED WELL: 3 /TANGO STATIONS PARTICIPATED 1 SENT MESSAGE VIA OLIVIA
AND ONE WHO
WAS /TANGO 5 WEEKS AGO SENT MESSAGE VIA OLIVIA. HAVING A CUSTOMER ON FREQUENCY
RECEIVING
MESSAGES WAS FIRST FOR ME IN EXERCISE NETS AND IT WAS A VERY GOOD THING.
OPERATOR HAD ONE
HOUR OF TRAINING WITH MIXW AND EASYPAL AND WAS TRAINED TO SAVE ALL MESSAGES TO
HARD DRIVE
BEFORE ACKNOWLEDING RECEIPT CAUSED SOME DELAY, BUT WILL ON GET BETTER BASED ON
TODAY.
ACTUAL INCIDENT (or MARS EXERCISE)
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