[Oremem] Hidden Shadow-06

[Joe & Jeanne Johnston]

DE AAR0PY NR 29
R 211800z MAR 2006
FM EMERGENCY OPERATION TEAM/ AAR0PY OR
TO OREGON ARMY MARS MEMBERS
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SUBJ: OREGON ARMY MARS OPORD/ MARS EXERCISE HIDDEN SHADOW-06
A.  OREGON ARMY MARS DID NOT RECEIVED THE EXPECTED WARNING NOTICE FROM WAMC YESTERDAY 20 MARCH 2006 AS EXPECTED.  THEREFORE, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS OFFERED TO ALL OREGON ARMY MARS MEMBERS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE WRITING OF EEI REPORTS TOWARD A SUCCESSFUL OREGON PORTION OF THE MARS EXERCISE HIDDEN SHADOW-06.  AN ALERT NOTIFICATION MAY NOT ARRIVE FROM WAMC ON 23 MARCH 2006 EITHER IN WHICH CASE ANOTHER NOTICE WILL BE SENT FROM THE OREGON EOT.  MEMBERS SHOULD STRIVE TO CHECK INTO THE REGIONAL EXERCISE NET BEGINNING 232200Z MAR 2006 AS DESCRIBED WITHIN THIS MESSAGE.  OREGON MEMBERS SHOULD ALSO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE OREGON ARMY MARS ALERT PLAN DATED 28 FEB 2006 WHICH INCLUDES INFORMATION FOR PHONE TREE PARTICIPATION.  AS NOTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS MESSAGE THE OREGON PORTION OF THIS EXERCISE WILL LAST TWO (2) HOURS.   DETAILS FOLLOW:

1.  AN OREGON ARMY MARS EXERCISE WILL BEGIN WITH WASHINGTON ARMY MARS MEMBER PARTICIPATION STARTING 2100Z 23 MARCH 2006.  THE OREGON MEMBERS PORTION OF THIS EVENT WILL COME INTO PLAY ON THE SAME FREQUENCY AT 2200Z 23 MARCH 2006 WITH THE EVENT AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2 (A), THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT HOOD.   PRIMARY FREQUENCY WILL BE KDF WITH ALTERNATE KBF

2. THE SCENARIO:
 A.  USGS SEISMOLOGISTS ALERT OREGON RESIDENTS ON 20 MARCH 2006 OF A POSSIBLE ERUPTION OF MOUNT HOOD IN NORTHERN OREGON.  THE USGS ALERT IS ISSUED DUE TO A SERIES OF EARTHQUAKES THE PAST MONTH. 
 
HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT HOOD, RUMORS OF MOUNT ADAMS ERUPTING IN WASHINGTON STATE HAVE SPREAD TO THE NEWS MEDIA.   WASHINGTON MARS MEMBERS OPEN AND CALL A /X NET CALLING FOR RECEIVING EEI REPORTS BASED ON CONCERNS AND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM WA STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES.
 
THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT HOOD IN OREGON OCCURS 23 MARCH 2006 AT 2200Z SIMILAR TO THAT OF MOUNT SAINT HELENS IN 1980 BUT SENDING A HEAVY ASH PLUME SOUTHWARD OVER THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND MUD FLOWS DOWN OFF THE MOUNTAIN IN ALL DIRECTIONS.  TRAFFIC IS DIVERTED TO COASTAL HIGHWAYS AND INLAND HIGHWAYS JUST EAST OF THE CASCADES.  THE MUD HAS BLOCKED SOME RAIL AND AUTO TRAFFIC ALONG THE INTERSTATE 84.  THE MUD IS POURING INTO THE WILLAMETTE RIVER AND COLUMBIA RIVER SHIPPING CHANNELS AND BECOMING A THREAT TO SHIP TRAFFIC FROM LONGVIEW WASHINGTON TO PORTLAND.  RESOURCES ARE REQUESTED FROM FORT LEWIS WASHINGTON.  RESPONDERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS REACHING THE PORTLAND AREA.  TRAFFIC IS DIVERTED NORTHWARD INTO THE WASHINGTON TRI-CITIES AREA FROM INTERSTATE 84.
 B.  A WARNING NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED BY AAA9W ON 20 MARCH 2006 TO OREGON ARMY MARS MEMBERS OF A POSSIBLE ERUPTION OF MOUNT HOOD IN OREGON AND TO PREPARE FOR A POSSIBLE ALERT NOTIFICATION IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
 C.  UPON RECEIVING AN ALERT NOTIFICATION SENT TO OREGON ARMY MARS MEMBERS FROM AAA9W (PER WAMC OPORD HIDDEN SHADOW-06 DTD 28 FEBRUARY 2006) AN AAM0RA/X EXERCISE NET THAT WILL HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACTIVATED ON REGIONAL A FREQUENCY WILL CONTINUE IN ORDER TO BEGIN RECEIVING ADDITIONAL EEI REPORTS AND INFORMATION REQUEST REPORTS BY VOICE AND DIGITAL MODES.

3.  GOALS
 A.  TO SEND MESSAGES USING THE MARS DIGITAL NETWORK SYSTEM
 B.  TO IMPLEMENT EXERCISE NETS AND EEI REPORTING PROCEDURES
 C.  TO EXERCISE PHONE TREES AND IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEMS
 D.  TO MAKE CONTACT WITH NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY RESERVE CENTERS
 E.  TO HAVE EACH MARS MEMBER SEND AT LEAST ONE EEI REPORT
 F.  TO HAVE 100 PERCENT PARTICIPATION.  NOTE:  IN OREGON AAM0TOR WILL BE EXEMPT TO ACT AS AN OBSERVER AND NOTE TAKER WITH OCCASIONAL INTERJECTIONS.

4. OBJECTIVES
 A. TO TEST LOCAL AND INDIVIDUAL STATE ALERT PLANS AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.
 B. TO HAVE LIMITED USE OF EMAIL IN SENDING REPORTS TO WAMC
 C. TO EXERCISE INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN STATES AND MARS SERVICES
 D. TO USE THE READYDOCS THAT HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERS
 E. TO EVALUATE THE PREPAREDNESS OF ARMY MARS

5.  EXERCISE RULES
 A.  MEMBERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CHECK EMAIL FOR INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION DURING THE EXERCISE.
 B.  ALL MEMBERS KEEP GOOD DOCUMENTATION ESPECIALLY CONCERNING INTEROPERABILITY. 
 C.  MAINTAIN PROPER NET DISCIPLINE AT ALL TIMES.

6. RESPONSE PHASE 
 A. ARMY MARS OPERATIONS AND REPORTING SHOULD BE BASED ON THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN THE ALERT NOTIFICATION AS IT PERTAINS TO YOUR STATE.
 B.  EEI REPORTING IS TO CONTINUE UNINTERRUPTED THROUGHOUT THE EVENT
 C.  EXERCISE REPORTS WILL USE "MARS EXERCISE HIDDEN SHADOW-06" AFTER THE FIRST BT AND BEFORE THE FINAL BT
 D.  REPORTS WILL BE FORMATTED ACCORDING TO ANNEX C, OPLAN 04-2
 E.  AAR REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 24 HOURS BY PARTICIPATING MEMBERS TO INCLUDE EITHER AAM0OR OR AAA0WA AS APPROPRIATE.  OREGON MEMBERS PLEASE INCLUDE INFO COPIES OF AAR REPORTS TO AAM0TOR FOR TRAINING PURPOSES

7.  THIS EXERCISE WILL END 2359Z 23 MARCH 2006 
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