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Operationalizing Military Support to Civil AuthoritiesCNIC prepares Navy regional and installation managers for emergency managementBy Capt. BJ Keepers and Dr. Raymond RollDuring the wildfires in California lastOctober, at least 1,500 homes were destroyedand more than 500,000 acres ofland burned. Nine people died as a directresult of the fires while 85 others were injured,according to media reports.Over 900,000 residents evacuated toescape the projected path of the fires, farexceeding the number evacuated fromNew Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, reportedthe San Diego Union Tribune.Many of these evacuees were San Diego-basedmilitary members and theirfamilies. In response, Naval Bases PointLoma, San Diego and Coronado set upevacuation centers designed to help Navyfamilies that fled their homes.Additionally, nonessential personnelfrom Naval Base San Diego barracks weremoved onto nearby vessels to accommodateadditional Department of Defensedisplaced personnel.The Defense Department provideda variety of support services to civil authoritiesto help battle the California fires.March Air Reserve Base was the primarystaging area for relief supplies that werecoordinated by the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency.The National Guard called up 1,500troops to man the fire lines, and another100 California National Guard medicalpersonnel provided medical assistance,according to CNN.The Navy's Helicopter Sea CombatSquadron 85, based at Naval Air StationNorth Island, made more than 1,100 waterdrops on the fires in San Diego County,while more than 100 Sailors and federalfirefighters battled the fires on the groundusing trucks, fire engines and bulldozers.Marine Corps Air Station Miramar andCamp Pendleton contributed several bulldozers,aircraft and firefighting trucks. Atotal of 12 fire engines from local baseswere assigned for firefighting efforts.Additionally, Commander, Navy RegionSouthwest, led by Rear Adm. Len Hering,stood up a Region Operations Centerand Crisis Action Team for seven days ofsustained operations. The team synchronizedthe shore force response of morethan 5,000 Sailors and federal employeesin disaster relief operations and providedNavy liaison officers to the county’s Officeof Emergency Services for full coordinationwith civil authorities.In sharp contrast from the criticismvoiced after Hurricane Katrina, the responseand relief efforts by federal, stateand local agencies involved in the Californiawildfires were widely praised. Whilethe response was not without communicationand coordination difficulties, theoverall improvement in emergency managementwas not accidental; it was theresult of a determined effort to integrategovernmental efforts in preparing for andresponding to major incidents.This effort began in earnest after 9/11with Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-5.HSPD-5’s stated objectiveis “to ensure that all levels of governmentacross the Nation have the capabilityto work efficiently and effectively together,using a national approach to domestic incidentmanagement.”A significant feature within this nationalapproach is the mandate that DoDhas the responsibility to prepare for domesticemergencies, through measurestaken in advance and during an incident,to reduce loss of life and property and toprotect the nation’s institutions.Commander, Navy Installations Command(CNIC), has actively embraced thisconcept by aggressively establishing andmanning regional and installation emergencyoperation centers (EOC) throughoutthe CNIC enterprise. This effort isdriven by CNIC’s foresight to operationalizeshore forces and align them with fleetwarfighting capabilities.To further this strategic vision an emergencymanagement classroom and wargaming center of excellence for the shoreforce enterprise was built on Naval BaseCoronado. This center, the Shore ForceTraining Center (SFTC), opened in September2008 and will be the cornerstoneof CNIC’s vision to transform Navy installationsand specifically address HSPD-5’sTwo MH-60S Seahawks from Sea Combat Squadron85 retrieve water from a lake near a wildfire in SanDiego County. An MH-60S Seahawk helicopterassigned to HSC 85 dumps 420 gallons of wateron wildfires burning in San Diego County. HSC-85 teamed up with the San Diego Department ofForestry and Fire Protection to help put out thewildfires blazing across Southern California. U.S.Navy photos by MC Seaman Jon Husman.52 CHIPS www.chips.navy.mil Dedicated to Sharing Information - Technology - Experience
“My intent is that Navy Installations Command will enable the Navy's operating conceptthrough the enterprise alignment of all shore installation support to the fleet, fighter and family.”SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) – Gunner'sMate 3rd Class Bryan Marsh, assignedto guided-missile destroyer USSRussell (DDG 59), hands out a toy toan evacuee at the Naval Station SanDiego Gym. More than 30 RussellSailors volunteered assistance inresponse to the devastating wildfiresin Southern California. U.S. Navyphoto by Ensign Theresa Donnelly.objective to ensure that all levels ofthe government have the capability towork efficiently and effectively togetherusing a national approach to incidentmanagement.To accomplish this objective the SFTCwill provide an emergency managementlearning continuum focused on both regionaland installation emergency managersand EOC personnel. This continuumwill include classroom instruction, an informationlibrary, SFTC-generated individualand unit-level distributed learning,self-paced interactive computer-basedwar gaming scenarios and all-hazardsexercise events that are scalable from theunit-level to the full CNIC enterprise.Additionally, emergency managementtraining and exercises will be enhancedby leveraging and incorporating realisticsynthetic training methods."The challenge in meeting the ChairmanJCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff) high interesttraining issues is developing a realistictraining environment that matches theoperational environment. The SFTC is akey capability in our CNIC adaptive enterprisethat will sense and respond tounpredicted changes in the netted commandand control ashore."It will provide the live, virtual and constructive‘hub’ that will be linked to theNavy Continuous Training Environmentand the Joint National Training Capability,"said Randy Morgan, training andreadiness program director in CNIC N7.SFTC classroom instruction initially consistsof four courses: Emergency Manager(EM); EOC Incident Management Team;Installation Training Officer (ITO); and CrisisAction Planning Team Leader. The EMcourse prepares an individual to be theemergency management program managerat the regional or installation level.Emphasis is on developing, coordinatingand executing the Navy installation EMprogram within the assigned geographicarea.The Emergency Operations CenterIncident Management Team course preparesindividuals to serve as members ofan EOC incident management team byintroducing the principles, componentsand characteristics of a risk-based emergencymanagement program.Emphasis is placed on the functions ofan EOC, the activation and operation ofthe installation’s EOC in support of a disasteror emergency that includes reportingrequirements, documentation andrecord keeping/log maintenance, and thecriteria for EOC deactivation.The ITO course provides individuals thefoundation required to technically manageand execute installation training andreadiness programs. Emphasis is placedon preparing the ITO to develop a strategyto provide continuous evaluation ofinstallation training inputs, processes andoutputs to assess training effectivenessand to improve training quality.The Crisis Action Planning Team Leadercourse prepares the crisis action teamleader to validate and assess command,control and communications (C3) trainingeffectiveness and to provide effectivefeedback to improve training quality andefficiency. The instruction provides theknowledge required to technically manageand execute C3 regional training andexercise programs.Vice Adm. Robert T. Conway Jr.Commander, Navy Installations CommandThe SFTC is completely compatiblewith the Navy Warfare Training Systemprocess and ensures the alignment oftraining to mission essential tasks to meetthe needs of Navy installations. The SFTCwill provide a training process that supportsthe Shore Response Training Plan.This process will first build a solid foundationof basic training that is conducted atthe individual and unit level.Then the SFTC will provide training opportunitieswith multiple units and installationsthat are integrated. Next, usingthe existing exercise schedules, trainingand assessment will be aggressivelyhoned and evaluated. The complexityand tempo of the training are increasedfor certification and sustainment.The overall aim of the SFTC is to helpfacilitate the Navy Emergency ManagementProgram mission to serve as a forcemultiplier and service provider, as well assupport the integration of the Navy’s responseto emergencies across the shoreforce enterprise.This purpose is compatible with Commander,Navy Installations CommandVice Adm. Conway’s desire to align theshore forces’ functional responsibilitiesand processes to support the fleet, fighterand family.While it is true that the SFTC will trainpersonnel to provide support for civil authoritieswhen required, its primary focuswill be on ensuring that Navy installationsare prepared to shelter Navy personneland their families and to protect Navyproperty during times of catastrophicemergencies.Capt. BJ Keepers is the shore response plan officerin CNIC N72.Dr. Raymond Roll is the director of training forCNIC.CHIPS October – December 2008 53
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