[PPRAANet] Fw: Exercise Notification Msg

[John Bloodgood]

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 John Bloodgood, KD0SFY
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From: Emit Hurdelbrink
Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 9:59 AM
To:  johnbloodgood at hotmail.com;
Subject: Exercise Notification Msg


FYI/SA - DoD Interoperability Exercise

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EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE//

P 021510Z NOV 2017

FM UHCHBPM/MR PAUL ENGLISH CIV NETC G-3/5 CUOPS-HF
TO UHXAAA/ALL ARMY MARS
UHXVVV/ALL AIR FORCE MARS

EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE

SPECIAL INSTRUCTION:
MARS AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS EXERCISE
(17-4) HAS RECEIVED AN UNUSUALLY HIGH DEGREE OF MEDIA SCRUTINY AND IS
THE SOURCE OF UNFOUNDED RUMORS AND CONSPIRACY THEORIES.

MARS AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS ARE REMINDED TO EXPRESS THE EXERCISE
EVENTS IN TERMS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE SIMULATED NATURE OF THE SOLAR
STORM AND THAT THE EFFECTS ON OUR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ARE ALL
SIMULATED. EVERYONE SHOULD BE READY TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS EXERCISE IN
NO WAY ADVERSELY AFFECTS CITIZENS OR THE OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL POWER GRID.

LEADERS AT ALL LEVEL ARE REMINDED THAT TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES CAN BE
ACHIEVED BY USING FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL CONDITIONS AND ARE
REQUESTED TO STRESS THAT REPORTS GENERATED IN THE EXERCISE WILL NOT
DEPICT FICTIONAL OR SCENARIO BASED INFORMATION.

THIS ACTIVATION MESSAGE PROVIDES A HIGH DEGREE OF DETAIL REGARDING
THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF EXERCISE 17-4 AS A MATTER OF
TRANSPARENCY AND THE EFFORT TO DISPEL UNFOUNDED RUMORS.

START EXERCISE:
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY COMMENCE THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES.

1) NOTIFY ALL MARS PERSONNEL AND PARTICIPATING AMATEUR RADIO
ORGANIZATIONS OF THE PENDING SIMULATED SOLAR STORM. THE PURPOSE OF
THIS OBJECTIVE IS TO USE OUR LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES TO EXERCISE
PROCEDURES THAT PROTECT ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN THE WARNING PHASE
BEFORE A SOLAR STORM, IF ONE WERE TO ACTUALLY OCCUR. USE OF NORMAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TO CONTACT INDIVIDUALS IS THE MOST
EFFECTIVE PROCEDURE TO CONTACT ALL PERSONNEL ON THE ROSTER AND IS THE
PREFERRED METHOD DURING THIS EXERCISE PHASE.

2) TERMINATE ON-AIR OPERATIONS AND SIMULATE PROTECTION OF ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT DURING THE ?BLACK OUT PHASE? OF THE SIMULATED SOLAR STORM.
THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ENFORCE A MINIMIZE OF NETWORK OPERATIONS AND
PROTECT ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SO THAT MARS AND AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATIONS CAN CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE SIMULATED SOLAR STORM.

3) FOLLOWING THE SOLAR STORM, MARS AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS ARE TO
UTILIZE PROCEDURES THAT SIMULATE THE LOSS OF COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL
POWER AND THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE. SIMULATED
CONDITIONS SHALL BE USED UNTIL ENDEX. EXCEPTIONS: MARS AND AMATEUR
RADIO OPERATORS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN EMERGENCY POWER
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EXERCISE, AND MAY USE COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL
POWER INSTEAD OF THE UNNECESSARY USE OF BACK-UP POWER. NORMAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR REAL-WORLD EMERGENCIES AND
ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF EXERCISE
PLAY.

4) INITIATE NETWORK OPERATION ACROSS THE MARS AND AMATEUR DOMAINS
FOLLOWING THE SIMULATED SOLAR EVENT. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PRACTICE THE
DECISION MAKING PROCESS OF VOLUNTEER LEADERS GIVEN A DEFINED SET OF
CONDITIONS, WHICH INCLUDES LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH NATIONAL
LEADERSHIP.

THIS MESSAGE SERVES AS NOTIFICATION OF A SIMULATED SOLAR STORM.
SIMULATE SOLAR STORM CONDITIONS ON 03 NOV 1200Z (LOCAL FRIDAY
MORNING) THROUGH 04 NOV 1200Z (LOCAL SATURDAY EVENING)

TIMETABLE
2 NOV 1200Z (LOCAL THURSDAY AM) START EXERCISE. NOTIFICATION OF
SIMULATED SOLAR STORM
3 NOV 1200Z (LOCAL FRIDAY MORNING) BLACK OUT PHASE, SOLAR STORM SIMULATED
4 NOV 1200Z (LOCAL SATURDAY MORNING) BEGIN OPERATIONS FOLLOWING
SIMULATED SOLAR STORM, INTERFACE WITH AMATEUR RADIO, BEGIN REPORTING
COUNTY STATUS.
5 NOV 0300Z TO 0315Z (LOCAL SATURDAY NIGHT) INFORMATION BROADCAST, 60 METERS
5 NOV 1600Z TO 1615Z (LOCAL SUNDAY MORNING) INFORMATION BROADCAST, 13 MHZ

EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE//