[Oremem/Idamem] OR/ID SMD BCST 23-04 SHORT NOTICE RGN 10 EXERCISE

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

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R 151346Z MAY 04
FM JOHN JEWKES/AAA0OR OR/AAA0ID ID
TO ALL RGN 10 ARMY MARS MEMBERS/STATIONS
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SUBJ: ARMARS SMD ID/OR 23-04 SHORT NOTICE EXERCISE

1. IAW ARMY MARS NATIONAL OPLAN 4-02 AND OR/ID OPLAN
02-04 AN EXERCISE WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE IS TO BE RUN
ON 22 MAY 04 FROM 1401Z TO 1530Z. A SEPARATE OPORDER 
WILL FOLLOW.
2. THE RGN 10 MANAGEMENT TEAM HAS DETERMINED IT TO 
BE DESIRABLE TO RUN A 'TEST' PRIOR TO GRECIAN FIREBOLT
04 TO TEST THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE RGN
MEMBERSHIP AS REGARDS AN EXERCISE WIH LITTLE/NO 
NOTICE.
3. THIS IS A 'CANNED' EXERCISE. THIS MEANS THAT ALL INFO
NEEDED TO FORMULATE EEI TRAFFIC WILL BE CONTAINED
WITHIN THE OPORDER, AND THE OR/ID MEMBERS ALREADY
HAVE AN 'EEI FORM' FOR FILLING IN THE BLANKS. MEMBERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPROACH THEIR LOCAL ARES/RACES
GROUP FOR CROSS-BAND OPERATIONS AND THEIR LOCAL 
EOC AND OEM AGENCIES AS WELL. 
4. STATE EMERGENCY AND TRAINING OFFICERS SHOULD BE
IN CONTACT WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS AT THE SISTER
STATE AND AGENCY MARS GROUPS. EACH ECOM OFFICER 
IN OR, WA, ID SHOULD SUBMIT A MINIMUM OF 3 (THREE) 
SCENARIOS FOR BRAZEN BRIMSTONE NLT 18 MAY 04.
5. LOOK FORWARD TO A VERY GOOD REGIONAL AND ALSO
INTERSERVICE INTEROPERABILITY EXERCISE. 
6. WA STATE WILL SERVE AS PRIMARY NCS WITH ANCS TBA
AT TIME OF NET. INITIAL FREQUENCY/NET CALL WILL BE
KCJ/ AAA0WA/A . THIS NET WILL THEN TRANSITION AT 1407Z
TO AAA0WA/X IN SUPPORT OF EVENT AND C AND C NET AND
TRAFFIC NET WILL BE OPENED ON ALTERNATE FREQ KBF 
AND FREQ KCF RESPECTIVELY FOR THIS EXERCISE.
7. THANK YOU TO ALL IN ADVANCE FOR PARTICIPATION AND
A GOOD EXERCISE.
SGD JOHN JEWKES-SMD OR/ID US ARMY MARS.
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