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 BT 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 BT NNNN
DE AAM3RT NR 0701 R 110110Z JAN 2009 FM AAM3RT MD TO AAA3MD MD ZXX INFO AAM3MD AAM3EMD BT 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) BT NNNN