2008 Annual Report - West Virginia Army National Guard - U.S. Army

West Virginia National Guard Annual Report 2008
J5/7 - Strategic Plans, Doctrine, Training & Exercises
The purpose of the J-5 section is to
provide strategic analysis to the Adjutant
General; articulate the Adjutant General’s
thoughts and ideas to integrate, coordinate,
and communicate the organization’s strategic
vision and direction; assist the Adjutant
General with developing and implementing
policy, plans, and strategy related to domestic
operations, peacetime activities, and federal
and state homeland security/military support
to civil authorities missions; and advise and
assist the Adjutant General with joint doctrine,
interoperability and deliberate planning.
During 2008,
the J-5 section began
initial implementation of
the Defense Readiness
and Reporting System
(DRRS) and Joint
Training Information
Management System
(JTIMS) to provide
readiness assessments of
the WVNG’s homeland
defense, homeland
security, and domestic
response capabilities.
DRRS and JTIMS,
along with the Joint
Capabilities Database
(JCD) and the Strategic
Awareness Enhancement
Initiative (SAEI),
identify the necessary joint capabilities required
by the Governor and the National Command
Authority in the event of a domestic emergency.
These systems consider the continued
deployment of forces needed for the Global War
on Terrorism and other missions in support of
state and federal agencies and the Department
of Defense. Full implementation and integration
of these systems in 2009 will provide up-to-date
situational awareness to the Adjutant General
and the Department of Defense on WVNG
capabilities to respond to state and nation for
domestic emergencies.
The J-5 additionally serves as the
Office of Primary Responsibility for the State
Partnership Program (SPP). Launched in 1996 as
an initial outreach to new democracies in Central
and Eastern Europe, the State Partnership
Program brings U.S. states and territories and
partner nations together through a range of
military, civil-military and civil activities under
National Guard auspices. West Virginia’s
partner is the Republic of Peru. This year West
Virginia participated in seven exchange events
that included an exchange of Peruvian Military
Academy Cadets to the West Virginia State
University Reserve Officer Training Corps; a
Joint Operations Center Planning Conference
with the National Civil Defense Institute of Peru;
and a Disaster Management Seminar conducted
in conjunction with United States Army South
(USARSO). The latter events focused on the
role the National Guard and the Department of
Defense perform in support of civil authorities
during domestic emergencies.
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