DE AAA3RD NR 26-18 R 261830Z AUG 2011 FM AAA3RD PA TO ALL REGION 3 ARMY MARS MEMBERS INFO AAA9O AZ AAA4RD FL AAA2RD NJ AAN3EPA PA BT SUBJ: ALERT NOTIFICATION / HOWLING WINDS REGION 3 REF: ARMY MARS NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPLAN 2-11 V1.03 REGION 3 ARMY MARS EMERGENCY OPLAN JUNE 2010 V10 1. SITUATION: HURRICANE IRENE IS PREDICTED TO IMPACT REGION 3 ON SATURDAY 27 AUGUST 2011. 2. MISSION: ALL STATIONS BE READY TO HANDLE MESSAGE TRAFFIC FOR LOCAL/STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES AS WELL AS TRAFFIC FROM REGIONS 2 AND 4, TRAFFIC WILL BE LIMITED TO EMERGENCY TRAFFIC ONLY, ALL OTHER TRAFFIC SHOULD BE SENT BY WINLINK. AAR3GO WILL BE LIAISON OFFICER TO REGION 4, HE WILL CHECK IN TO THE REGION 4 EMERGENCY NET FREQUENCY AND PASS SUPPORT REQUESTS TO REGION 3 ON KCI. LIAISON OFFICER TO REGION 2 WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS SOON AS THE POSITION IS FILLED. 3. EXECUTION: ALL REGULARLY SCHEDULED NETS ARE SUSPENDED EFFECTIVE 271000Z AUG 2011. AN EMERGENCY NET WILL OPEN ON KCI AT 271000Z AUG 2011 IN SUPPORT OF REGIONS 2 AND 4 AND THE MARYLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, CALL SIGN AAN3EMD, AND ALL OTHER AGENCIES IN REGION 3, NET DESIGNATOR WILL BE A3E. STAND WATCH ON VHF WL2K FREQUENCY FOR MESSAGE TRAFFIC. MEMBERS WITH CAPABILITIES ON MARS VHF VOICE FREQUENCIES STAND WATCH FOR VHF VOICE TRAFFIC. FOLLOWING NET SCHEDULE IS AUTHORIZED: TIME Z-DAY FREQUENCY MODE 1001Z SATURDAY 26 AUGUST 2011 - KCI USB MULTI MODE 1001Z SATURDAY 26 AUGUST 2011 - KCJ USB VOICE TRAFFIC ALTERNATE FREQUENCIES ARE KAD, KBG, KCO, KDD, KDG AND KFB. ALL MEMBERS SHOULD BE READY TO ADJUST FREQUENCY FOR SHIFT IN PROPAGATION. ALTERNATE NET CONTROL STATIONS AND NET SCRIBE WILL BE ASSIGNED BY NCS ON OPENING OF THE NET. ALTERNATE NET CONTROL WILL PREPARE A NET ACTIVATION REPORT. MULTIMODE NETS OPEN IN VOICE. 4. SERVICE SUPPORT: STATE/COUNTY EOC'S, RED CROSS, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, REGIONS 2 AND 3. 5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL: A. COMMAND: AAA3RD - OVERALL CONTROL AAM3EVA ACTING AAM3RE - EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CONTROL NET CONTROL STATIONS BT