[Oremem/Idamem] RGN 10 OPORDER 04-01 BRAZEN BRIMSTONE 22 MAY 04

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

EXERCISE DATE 22 MAY 04
1401Z TO 1530 Z

A CANNED EXERCISE TO TEST THE READINESS
OF RGN 10 MEMBERS AND STATIONS IN ADVANCE OF GF '04

REF: NATIONAL OPLAN 04-02
OREGON OPLAN 02-04
IDAHO OPLAN 02-04
WASH CURRENT OPLAN
ARMY MARS SOP
ARMY MARS NETPLAN 08-02

BY ORDER OF THE LEAD SMD RGN 10
AAA0WA WA LARRY SMITH
TEAM MEMBERS:
AAA0WA WA
AAA0OR OR
AAA0ID ID
AAA9W AZ

ASSUMPTIONS: A VOLCANIC ERUPTION HAS OCCURRED AT MT. ADAMS, WASHINGTON
SIMILAR TO THE EVENTS OF 18 MAY 1980 AT MT. ST. HELENS, WASHINGTON. THE
EVENT OCCURS AT 221407Z MAY 04. STATE AND REGIONAL RESPONSE AGENCIES ARE
QUICKLY OVERWHELMED AND MANY OF THE CURRENT 800 MHZ RADIO SYSTEMS AND CELL
PHONES OF THESE AGENCIES, SOME BEING SUPPORTED BY REPEATERS LOCATE ON/NEAR
THE ERUPTION SITE, HAVE FAILED OR ARE UNRELIABLE AT BEST.
 INTEL EMERGENCY AMATEUR RESPONSE SYSTEM (IEARS) HAS BEEN ACTIVATED
AUTOMATICALLY BY THE BLAST AND CLOUD OF DEBRIS.  THEY STAND READY TO SUPPORT
ANY NEEDED SHARES/ARES/RACES TRAFFIC AS WELL AS MARS TO HAM REFILES AS
NEEDED.
 SHARES WILL BE ASSUMED TO ALSO BE ALERTED TO THE EVENT.
WASHINGTON, OREGON AND IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD UNITS HAVE REQUESTED SUPPORT FOR
COMMUNICATIONS BY MARS STATIONS AND HAVE ACTIVATED MARS STATIONS IN SEVERAL
ARMORIES AROUND OREGON, IDAHO AND WASHINGTON.
COORDINATION OF THE EXERCISE EMERGENCY NET WILL BE EXECUTED BY AN ACTUAL
CALL TO WESTERN AREA GATEWAY (WAG) TO ADVISE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE /X
COMMAND AND CONTROL AND /F EXERCISE TRAFFIC NETS ON WA STATE AND RGN 10
FREQUENCIES (TBD AT TIME OF EXERCISE) BY THE SELECTED ANCS.
 EACH MARS STATION WILL BE EXPECTED TO FILE AS A MINIMUM 1 (ONE) EEI REPORT
FOR BRAZEN BRIMSTONE, AND 1 (ONE) AAR FOR THIS EVENT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
THEY ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED OR WERE UNAVAILABLE AT TIME OF EVENT.
 ADDITIONAL VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS WILL OCCUR AT MT. HOOD AND NEAR THE CRATERS
OF THE MOON NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT DURING THE EXERCISE TIMES. THIS WILL
CREATE A SIMULATED MULTI-STATE DISASTER, AND WILL ENTAIL THE
ASKING OF ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER STATES AND/OR REGIONS FOR SUPPORT NEEDS WILL
DEFINITELY GO UP.
ENDEX: ENDEX WILL OCCUR NO LATER THAN 220830Z MAY 04, AND WILL BE ADVISED TO
ALL STATIONS BY NCS AND ANCS STATIONS AT THAT TIME. THE EEI TRAFFIC WILL
MOVE
TO RGN 10 FREQUENCIES IF STILL REMAINING TO PASS AT THAT TIME. AAR REPORTS
ARE
TO BE SUBMITTED NLT 240001Z MAY 04, TO ALLOW THE RGN 10 MANAGEMENT TO MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR OPLANS AND METHODS PRIOR TO GF-04 NATIONAL EXERCISE.

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
LOCAL TIME/ZULU TIME
0701/1401 AAA0WA/A NET OPENS ON FREQUENCY KCJ (LSB).
0707/1407 ANCS STATION ADVISES NCS OF EVENT AT MT ADAMS/REQUESTS TRANS-ITION
TO /X NET. NCS ADVISES NET OF NET CLOSURE AND TO REOPEN ON FREQUENCY KBF
(PRIMARY ALTERNATE FREQ ASSIGNED) FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL AND WILL ESTABLISH
NET ON FREQUENCY KCF FOR TRAFFIC HANDLING. A SECOND ANCS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO
HANDLE THE TRAFFIC NET. NCS WILL DIRECT ANCS ON KBF TO CONTACT WAG AND WAMC
VIA NATIONAL '911' FREQUENCY TO ADVISE OF /X NETS ESTABLISHED.
0718/1418 MEMBER FROM IDAHO WILL ADVISE NCS OF EVENT AT CRATERS OF THE MOON
NATIONAL MONUMENT AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. US HIGHWAY 20 BECOMES
UNPASSABLE AND IS CLOSED 15 MILES TO WEST AND 20 MILES TO EAST OF THE
MONUMENT. WINDS ALOFT ARE MOVING SSE FROM SCENE AND WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE
84 AND MANY STATE HIGHWAYS AS WELL.
0725/1425 MEMBER FROM OREGON WILL ADVISE NCS OF EVENT ON MT.HOOD AND WILL
REQUEST ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. ALL AMATEUR AND COMMERCIAL REPEATERS ON MT. HOOD
WILL BE NON-OPERATIONAL FOLLOWING THIS EVENT. US HIGHWAY 26 AND US HIGHWAY
30 WILL BE UNPASSABLE FOLLOWING THE EVENT. INTERSTATE 84 WILL BE OPEN ONLY
TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND WILL REQUIRE A PILOT CAR AS WELL.
0738/1438 MT. JEFFERSON AND MT. ASHLAND REPORT SEVERE EARTHQUAKES IN A
SYMPATHETIC EVENT FOR MT. HOOD/MT. ADAMS EVENTS AND CRATER OF THE MOON. USGS
REPORTS THAT THE RING OF FIRE APPEARS UNSTABLE AND EXPECT EVENT AT MT.
SHASTA, CALIFORNIA AS WELL IN SHORT ORDER.  INTERSTATE 5 AND US HIGHWAY 97
BECOME BARELY PASSABLE.
0750/1450 CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD REQUESTS COORDINATION WITH OREGON GUARD
UNITS VIA MARS AND MMCS DIGITAL TRAFFIC NETS. NEVADA AND MONTANA NATIONAL
GUARD AND MARINE RESERVE UNITS REQUEST THE SAME SUPPORT FOR COORDINATION
WITH IDAHO UNITS. CANADIAN ARMED FORCES HAVE STATED THEY STAND READY TO
OFFER SUPPORT TO WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD AND ARE MONITORING SITUATION.
MESSAGE WAS RELAYED IN VIA DOMS AND COORDINATION IF NEEDED WILL BE VIA
DOMS/JDOMS (SIMULATED).
0818/1518 FEMA REPORTS THAT COLORADO AND CALIFORNIA STAGING CENTERS ARE
SENDING SUPPLIES VIA AIRLIFT (MAC/MILAIR) TO BOEING FIELD AND HILLSBORO
AIRPORT AND BOISE AIRPORT AS STAGING FOR SUPPORT OF EVENT/FOLLOW ON SUPPORT
AND REQUESTS NUMBERS FOR FOOD AND WATER SUPPLY NEEDS FROM LOCAL/ STATE
OEM/EOC OFFICIALS. MORMON BISHOP'S STOREHOUSES IN AREA ARE READY TO SUPPLY
FOOD, EMERGENCY CLOTHING AND ARE OPENING LOCAL CHURCH BUILDINGS FOR DISASTER
SHELTERS/CONTACT POINTS. (SIMULATED)
0826/1526  WASHINGTON/OREGON/IDAHO RESERVE AND GUARD UNITS REPORT THEY HAVE
MOVED TEMPORARY COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT REPEATERS AND CELL TOWERS INTO THE
DISASTER AREAS AND NO LONGER REQUIRE MARS SUPPORT FOR EVENT, AND REQUEST
MARS MONITOR NATIONAL 911 FREQUENCIES IN CASE NEED OR ADDITIONAL EVENTS
REQUIRE FUTURE SUPPORT FROM MARS STATIONS.
0830/1530 ENDEX SIGNAL GIVEN BY NCS. ANY ADDITONAL VOICE TRAFFIC AND ANY
DIGITAL MESSAGE TRAFFIC WILL MIGRATE TO RGN 10 FREQUENCY KFC FOR COMPLETION
OF OUTSTANDING TRAFFIC.

SIGNAL:  COMMAND AND CONTROL PRIMARY: RGN 10 MANAGEMENT TEAM AND EACH STATE'
S EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND TRAINING ASMD'S EACH STATE'S ADMINISTRATIVE
ASMD
 TRAFFIC PRIMARY: EACH STATE'S GATEWAY OPERATOR AND RGN 10 GATEWAY OPERATOR
TO COORDINATE. RGN 10 GATEWAY WILL BE IN OPERATION ON THE TRAFFIC FREQUENCY
USING A STANDARD OFFSET FOR THE FREQUENCY OF 1.5 KHZ TO SUPPORT RAPID
DEPLOYMENT ON A NORMALLY VOICE FREQUENCY WITHOUT REPROGRAMMING OF RADIOS
BEING REQUIRED. PRIMARY MODE WILL BE AMTOR BRAVO MODE. IF NEED IS
DETERMINED, MT63 AND PACTOR MAY ALSO BE USED. 'PACKET' USE ON HF IS
DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE SHORT TIME LIMIT OF THE EXERCISE AND NEED FOR
RELIABLE PASSAGE OF TRAFFIC.
COMMAND:  AAA0WA WA LEAD SMD FOR RGN 10
 AAA0OR OR SMD OREGON
 AAA0ID ID SMD IDAHO
 AAM0EWA ASMD ECOM WASHINGTON
 AAM0EOR ASMD ECOM OREGON
 AAM0EID ASMD ECOM IDAHO
 NNN0GBP SMD OREGON NMCM
 NNN0EHG ASMD OREGON ECOM NMCM/REGION ECOM COORD.
 AFF5OR/WA SMD OREGON/WASHINGTON AFMARS
 AAA9W AZ WESTERN AREA MARS COORDINATOR
OBJECTIVES:  1. TO TEST THE OVERALL READINESS OF THE THREE SERVICES AND
THREE STATES OF RGN 10 (ARMY REGION).
 2. IMPROVE THE INTEROPERABILITY OF EACH PROGRAM AS WELL AS EACH STATE
WITHIN THE REGION.
 3. IMPROVE EEI AND AAR REPORT WRITING CAPABILITY OF EACH MEMBER WITHIN THE
REGION.
 4. SHOW CONCEPT OF EASE OF COORDINATION EFFORT TO NATIONAL GUARD
COMMANDERS, OEM AND EOC PERSONNEL IN EACH STATE FOR A REGIONAL DISASTER
EXERCISE AND POTENTIAL IN CASE OF ACTUAL EVENTS.
 5. SHOW CONCEPT OF LITTLE/NO ADVANCE WARNING EXERCISES TO MORE CLOSELY
MIMIC ACTUAL EVENTS. (NOTE: WE WOULD RARELY GET AN ADVANCED NOTICE OF
IMPENDING EVENTS IN AN ACTUAL EVENT).
 6. TEST EFFECTIVENESS OF COORDINATION VIA THE WESTERN AREA GATEWAY VIA THE
'911' FREQUENCIES, AS APPROVED BY WAMC/CAM IN PREVIOUS BCSTS FOR EXERCISE
SUPPORT.
EXECUTION:  221401Z MAY 04 THROUGH 221530Z MAY 04.

SGD FOR THE LEAD SMD, (AAA0WA WA)

BY JOHN JEWKES, SMD OR/ID US ARMY MARS