[Oremem] CORRECTION TO OREGON OPORD

[Joe & Jeanne Johnston]

DE AAR0PY NR 31
R 231640Z MAR 2006
FM JOE JOHNSTON/ AAR0PY OR
TO OREGON ARMY MARS MEMBERS
INFO ZXX WAMC/ AAA9W AZ
OWEN TICKNOR/ AAA0WA WA
RICHARD THRIFT/ AAM6O AZ
LARRY SMITH/ AAR0LP WA
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SUBJ: OREGON ARMY MARS OPORD/ MARS EXERCISE BRAZEN BRIMSTONE-06
A.  THIS OPORD SUPERCEDES OREGON ARMY MARS OPORD MARS EXERCISE HIDDEN SHADOW-06 MESSAGE FM AAR0PY NR 29 211800Z MAR 2006 AND RENAMES THE EXERCISE TO BRAZEN BRIMSTONE-06
1.  AN OREGON ARMY MARS EXERCISE WILL BEGIN WITH WASHINGTON ARMY MARS MEMBER PARTICIPATION STARTING 2100Z 23 MAR 2006.  THE OREGON MEMBERS PORTION OF THIS EVENT WILL COME INTO PLAY ON THE SAME FREQUENCY AT 2200Z 23 MAR 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 ALERTED 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.
 
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.  AN ALERT NOTIFICATION WILL BE SENT TO OREGON ARMY MARS MEMBERS 232200Z MAR 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 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.  CHECK EMAIL FOR INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION DURING THE EXERCISE.
 B.  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 BRAZEN BRIMSTONE-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.
7.  THIS EXERCISE WILL END AT 2359Z 23 MARCH 2006 
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