[rgn3_mars] //MARS R/Revised Alert Notification Region Three MARS Exercise 10 JAN 2009
- From: "AAT3PY/AAM3RE" <AAT3PY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rgn3_mars@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 10:37:26 -0500
DE AAM3RE
R 091536Z JAN 2009
FM WALKER/AAM3RE
TO ALL REGION THREE ARMY MARS MEMBERS AND STATIONS
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SUBJECT: REVISED ALERT NOTIFICATION REGION THREE MARS EXERCISE 10 JAN 2008
REFERENCE MESSAGE FM AAA3RD DTG 072100Z JAN 2009, SUBJECT //MARS R/EXERCISE
ALERT NOTIFICATION/HIDDEN SHADOW RGN 3
1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE THE ATTACHED CHANGE TO THE
REFERENCE MESSAGE. THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. PARAGRAPH 4, C. NOW READS "VOICE TRAFFIC TO USE ALTERNATE CHANNELS".
B. PARAGRAPH 5, B, (1) ADDRESSING EEI'S:, LAST ITEM, NOW READS "INFO
AAT3PY@xxxxxxxxxxx". THIS REPLACES AAM3RE@xxxxxxxxxxxx
C. OTHER MINOR CLARIFICATION AND FORMAT CHANGES HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE.
REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION
SGD LARRY WALKER AAM3RE
MARS EXERCISE
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Change 1 091536Z Jan 2009
DE AAA3RD NR 01-07-09
R 072100Z JAN 2009
FM ZUTAUT/AAA3RD WV
TO ALL Region Three ARMY MARS MEMBERS AND STATIONS
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SUBJECT://MARS R/EXERCISE ALERT NOTIFICATION/HIDDEN SHADOW RGN 3
Reference:
-OP ORDER 09-03(OPERATION SURVIVAL) of 424th MED LOG BN, NEWTOWN
SQUARE, PA, dated 1 December 2008
-US ARMY MARS NATIONAL EMERGENCY O-PLAN 4-02 AS AMENDED
-US ARMY MARS NETPLAN
-JOINT MARS VOICE SOP, DTG 202145Z NOV 2007
-REGION Three Army MARS Emergency Operations Plan dated June
2007 with Revision 8_8 dated November 2008
1. LOCATION
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA, Pedricktown, NJ, and All States, Region 3
2. SITUATION
A. General: Terrorist actions that have taken place in New
Jersey that resulted in the 424th MED LOG BN, NEWTOWN
SQUARE, PA being directed to respond. Region Three, US
ARMY MARS has been requested by the 424th MED LOG BN to
provide long haul communications support to their Tactical
Operations Center which will be located at Pedricktown, NJ.
B. Enemy Forces: Small squad sized elements from the Luxen
Army, calling themselves the ?Afflicted?, These teams are
armed with small arms, crew served weapon systems, RPG?s
and portable mortars. Expect these teams to conduct
ambushes, IED?s and sniper activity in an effort to disrupt
Combat Service Support operations.
c. Friendly forces: Elements of the 424 MED LOG and 223 TC
will deploy to VIC LSA Black Water in support of current
operations aimed at denying and eliminating the current
damage caused by terrorist attack in New Jersey.
The 424 will establish a Class VIII re-supply point for
those units operating within the area of operations.
D. Resources
(1) State and Local EOCs, Emergency Management Agencies, FEMA.
(2) Disaster Relief Organizations supported by MARS.
(3) National Guard and Active Duty military
(4) DHS/TSA stations.
(5) MARS member stations (any service)
(6) Tactical stations (real and/or simulated deployment)
(7) Mobile and Portable stations
(8) Active Liaisons maintained between Region Two and Region Three resources
(9) Liaisons with ARES/RACES resources
3. MISSION & OBJECTIVES
A. MARS mission is to provide emergency long haul communications
support to 424 MED LOG TOC at Pedricktown, NJ, callsign AAR3RBA.
The 424th has adequate communications personnel and equipment for
the TOC so no deployment of MARS assets or personnel to that location
is required.
B. Objectives:
(1) Test local, state and regional alert plans and notification procedures
(2) Stimulate and exercise MARS Winlink network systems.
(3) Implement exercise nets and EEI reporting.
(4) Show ability to handle voice and digital modes.
(5) Exercise deployment of MARS Remote Deployed Facility Teams: Members are
encouraged to send a msg or e mail to their SMD with CC to AAA3RD and
AAM3RE if you are able to deploy or act as a served agency from your
(home)
station.
(6) Demonstrate Interoperability with Army, USAF and Navy MARS
stns in all nets. Participation, relays and ANCS or NCS activity
by any service or region MARS STNS can be used
depending on propagation, STN availability, or other factors in
order to fulfill the mission. Be alert to identify and solve possible
problems with sideband, digital mode or other conventions.
(7) Conduct frequency and propagation checks on regional frequencies
(8) Maintain a flexible problem-solving approach at all times
to get the messages through. NO criticism or critiquing during the
exercise. Record problems that you observe and report them
with your critiques in your AAR to help improve MARS capability.
4. EXECUTION
A. Region Three exercise begins with state call-down trees on Friday evening,
9 Jan.
B. Region Three Exercise NET (AAA3RD/X) will be opened on KCO (LSB) or KCI
(LSB)
(as propagation conditions support) by AAM3RE on noon 10 January.
Volunteers are requested to assume duties of NCS once the net is opened.
C. NCS encourage voice traffic to use alternate channels.
D. NCS designate ANCS, pass along NCS responsibility at least once during each
1-hour period.
E. NCS designate liaisons to Region Two. Liaisons should be ACTIVE and pass
traffic & information reports back and forth between Regions.
F. NCS assign stations to monitor alternate channels, assist traffic, test
propagation & report back information
G. NCS encourage use of digital traffic at all times.
H. Encourage passing traffic destined for Winlink at least once on air to
avoid
internet-only traffic handling.
I. Encourage mobile & portable stations to provide verbal reports on nets to
fixed stations for conversion to EEI.
J. Region Three stations are encouraged to do real or simulated tactical
deployments.
K. All members should send at least one EEI or other O-plan msg.
L. During the /X nets there will be no severe comments or critiques. The place
for critiques is in After Action reports (AAR).
M. MARS members submit AAR after end of exercise on Saturday. AARs are due
24 hours after conclusion of exercise.
N. Region Two command & control use KCK (LSB) or other Region Two channels
depending on propagation: KAC, KAI, KBD, KCK, KDB, KDH, KFD, KHC.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL FOR THIS RGN 3 EXERCISE:
A. COMMAND
(1) AAM3RD - INCIDENT COMMANDER WITH OVERALL CONTROL/ SIMULATED INCIDENT
COMMAND CENTER
(2) AAM3RT - ASSISTANT CONTROL
B. SIGNAL
(1) ADDRESSING EEI'S: DURING THIS EXERCISE ALL EEI REPORTS ARE TO BE SENT:
- TO AAR3RBA at the address AAR3RBA@xxxxxxxxxxxx REMEMBER THE SUBJECT LINE
MUST START //MARS R/
- INFO THE RESPECTIVE SMD OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE EVENT THAT HAS CAUSED
THE
EEI REPORT TO BE GENERATED HAS HAPPENED.IN THE ABSCENCE OF THAT STATES
SMD,
IT CAN BE SENT TO ANY STAFF OFFICER OF THAT STATE,PREFERABLY THAT
STATES EOO.
- INFO AAT3PY@xxxxxxxxxxx
(2) ALL SUPPORT REQUESTS AND INFO REQUESTS ARE TO BE SENT TO THE INCIDENT
COMMANDER (IC) AAM3RD.
THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC THAT THE IC MAY HAVE REDIRECTED TO HIS
STATION
AS WELL.THE INCIDENT COMMANDER WILL INSTRUCT THE NCS IF HE WANTS THE
TRAFFIC
REDIRECTED TO HIS STATION
(3) ALL DEPLOYED STATIONS CAN SEND DAMAGE ASSESMENT REPORTS TO ANYOTHER STATION
IN
THE NET TO HAVE THEM FORMULATED INTO A EEI REPORT. See "Execution I".
(4) A simulated activity, the higher headquarters of the 424TH Med BN, is
needed.
Request a volunteer for this position. AAM3RE will brief the volunteer on
message traffic required. See "Objective (5)".
REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION
SGD TIM ZUTAUT AAA3RD
MARS EXERCISE
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