[MilCom] NORTHCOM EXERCISE

[Jack Nesmith]

  Charleston County's Radio Communications is participating in "DICE" 
(Department of Defense Interoperability Communications Exercise) from 1-5 
June at the Mt Pleasant Army National Guard Armory.

  The DICE is part of a multi-state communications exercise coordinated by 
DHS and USNORTHCOM (United States Northern Command, a joint military.[Army, 
Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corp] command responsible for North 
America).

  Texas, Arizona and New Jersey are also participating.

  Charleston County's Sheriff's Office Command Post and Air Support Unit 
will also be participating. We will have our Amateur Radio folks working out 
of the EOC. They will be passing info to the state EOC, FEMA, local 
hospitals, etc.

  The main objective is to test communications.radio, data (internet) and 
satellite. We will have our communications trailer, Sheriff's Office command 
post, state command post and several SCARNG communications vehicles at the 
armory.

  We will be testing FMV (Full Motion Video) from F-16's out of McEntire Air 
National Guard Base in Columbia and the Sheriffs Office Helicopter The F-16's 
will be high enough to where it will not be noticeable. The F-16's will be 
flying on June 2 and June 4.



  Jack

  Deltona FL