[Oremem/Idamem] Fw: northern california army mars ecom exercise

[John Jewkes- SMD OR/ID US ARMY MARS]

FYI if you are available to participate, this is an excellent opportunity to
work on inter-state as well as inter-service interoperability!
Thank you to all stations for doing your best every month...
73 de John
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>
> NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY EXERCISE
> OPERATIONS ORDER (OPORDER)
>
> REFERENCES: ARMY MARS STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP)
> ARMY MARS EMERGENCY OPLAN 4-02
> STATE OPLAN
>
> TIME ZONE USED THROUGHOUT THIS OPORDER IS ZULU/UTC.
>
> TASK ORGANIZATION: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MARS.
>
> A. SITUATION:
> 1. GENERAL:
> THIS OPORDER PROVIDES GENERAL GUIDANCE TO BE UTILIZED DURING THE
> EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISE.
>
> THE PRIMARY MISSION OF MARS DURING THE EXERCISE IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING
> TO ARMY MARS MEMBERS IN HANDLING EMERGENCY EXERCISE TRAFFIC BY VOICE
> AND DIGITAL MEANS.
>
> MARS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT WILL BE INITIATED BY TASKING
> FROM THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ARMY MARS MANAGEMENT TEAM.
>
> ON 311701Z JAN 04, A WINTER STORM HAS MOVED INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
> CAUSING WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES AND DAMAGE TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
> COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES.
>
> B. EMERY FORCES:
> NONE.
>
> C. FRIENDLY FORCES:
> NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ARMY MARS.
> NAVMARCORMARS
> USAFMARS
>
> D. ASSUMPTIONS:
> NORMAL MARS TRAFFIC NETWORKS WITHIN THE AFFECTED
> AREA WILL IMMEDIATELY TRANSITION INTO EMERGENCY EXERCISE NET OPERATIONS
> AND REMAIN AS SUCH UNTIL FURTHER DIRECTION OR THE END OF THE EXERCISE.
> EEI REPORTING DURING THIS TIME WILL BE DIRECTED TO WAMC / AAA9W AZ WITH
> INFO TO AAA9CN, AAM9ECN AND AAM9TCN.
>
> E. MISSION:
> UPON NOTIFICATION FROM STATE STAFF, MEMBERS WILL OPERATE AND MAINTAIN
> EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF THE  EXERCISE.  BOTH HF
> AND VHF NETS WILL BE ESTABLISHED IAW OPLAN 4-02 AND THE STATE OPLAN.
>
> F. EXECUTION:
> 1. EXERCISE OBJECTIVES:
> (A). TEST STATE ALERTING SYSTEM.
> (B). STIMULATE THE MARS DIGITAL NETWORKS AT THE STATE,
> REGION AND AREA LEVELS.
> (C). IMPLEMENT STATE EXERCISE NETS AND EEI REPORTING PROCEDURES.
> (D). CONDUCT PROPAGATION CHECKS ON ALL STATE AND REGION FREQUENCIES
> AND TEST CONNECTIVITY WITH STATE, REGION AND AREA DIGITAL GATEWAY
> STATIONS.
>
> G. CONCEPT OF OPERATION:
> 1. GENERAL: ON 311701Z JAN 04 MARS MEMBERS WILL BEGIN SUBMITTING EEI
> REPORTS IDENTIFYING A WIDE VARIETY OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE SIMULATED
> WINTER STORM.  MARS NETS WILL TRANSITION INTO EMERGENCY NETS.  MARS
> WILL EMPLOY RADIO AND WIRE BASED COMMUNICATIONS ASSETS IN THE
> CONDUCT OF THE EXERCISE. THE END OF THE EXERCISE WILL BE AT
> 311859Z JAN 04.  NET CONTROL STATIONS WILL SHIFT TO ALTERNATE
> FREQUENCIES AS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THEIR NETS SHOULD THE PRIMARY
> FREQUENCIES BECOME UNUSABLE.  MEMBERS SHOULD MONITOR ALL FREQUENCIES
> AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FOR ACTIVITY.
>
>
> H. SERVICE SUPPORT:
> OPERATOR SAFETY IS A PRIMARY CONCERN DURING THE EXERCISE.
>
> I. COMMAND AND SIGNAL:
> 1. COMMAND:
> (A). OVERALL COMMAND: SMD / AAA9CN
> (B). EMERGENCY OPERATIONS: AAM9ECN
> (C). TRAINING: AAM9TCN
>
> 2. SIGNAL:
> PER NETPLAN DATED  1 AUG 2003 AND SUBSEQUENT CHANGES.
> KFB LSB PRIMARY REGION RALLY FREQUENCY
> KFA LSB PRIMARY STATE VOICE FREQUENCY
> KCO LSB 2NDARY STATE VOICE FREQUENCY
> KCP LSB 2NDARY REGION VOICE FREQUENCY
> KFE LSB PRIMARY REGION DIGITAL FREQUENCY
> KBG LSB 2NDARY REGION DIGITAL FREQUENCY
> KPF USB BACKUP REGION DIGITAL FREQUENCY
> MFD FM PACKET
> MGB FM MT VACA REPEATER INPUT
> MFJ FM MT VACA REPEATER OUTPUT
>
> SUBMITTED BY:
> BILL PHILLIPSON, AAR9AX/AAM9ECN
> EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OFFICER,
> NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
> ARMY MARS
>
>