Table Top Exercise

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Hot Wash
Avian Wind

• Table Top Exercise
• 6-8 June 2006

Lt Col Ron Grumpy Sanders EPOC-PD-CRB AI/PI
Team Lead
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Participants / Results

• Table Top Exercise
• 126 participants
• Representatives from interagency partners, DoD,
  components and 17 partner nations (PN)
• Results
• Increased awareness in the importance of AI / PI
  response planning
• Increased understanding of partner nations
  existing constraints and limitations for AI / PI
  response
• Coordination contacts were developed

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Observations

• Observation Information Sharing
• Lack of AI / PI common understanding between
  USEUCOM, DoS, PN and International organizations
• Establish a venue to assist planners at all
  levels throughout AOR
• USEUCOM established Multi-National Collaboration
  Environment (MNCE) portal
• Post all USEUCOM AI / PI planning efforts and
  information
• Assess granted to partner nations, DoS, DoD,
  USAID, DHS and International organizations
• Use unclassified communication modes

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Observations

• Observation Community Shielding
• New strategic approach from DHS that national and
  local leaders could implement during pandemic
  versus quarantine
• Consistent with WHO guidance for phases 4 - 6
• Has different implications in different countries
  and social situations
• Must have buy in from International partners and
  organizations and PN / host nations (HN)
• Coordinate with support organizations and
  agencies
• Army Air Force Exchange Service
• Defense Commissary Agency
• Current inventory requirements only 1 - 3 days of
  supplies on hand

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Observations

• Observation International Response
• Actions and lead not determined
• International Partners working issue
• DoD has tasks but uncertain of details
• Difference between response plan and reality
• DoS will develop an assessment matrix for all
  countries in the USEUCOM AOR
• Ability / willingness of each country to respond
• USEUCOM working to identify existing capabilities
  in AOR

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Observations

• Observation Movement Restrictions
• Unclear undetermined by PN and HN
• Will be imposed during initial pandemic or WHO
  phase change
• Effect U.S. Military freedom of action / mission
  accomplishment
• DoS efforts not yet coordinated with Combatant
  Commanders
• USEUCOM planners will meet with HN and PN reps
  and DoS reps to reach mutual goals

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Observations

• Observation Public Information
• Determine message and end state Strategic
  Communications strategy
• Identify talking head
• Essential that military, civilian, HN and
  interagency information is consistent and
  transparent speak with one voice
• Goal three fold
• inform and empower public
• Maintain confidence is leadership
• Prepare the public, now, for possible adverse
  actions to prevent panic during a PI environment

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Observations

• Observation Interagency / Country Planning
• DoS is lead agency regarding requests for
  assistance from PN
• Need to address planning and response actions
  with PN, HN and agencies prior to PI environment
• Collaboration will improve planning and
  establishment of agreements to ensure operational
  effectiveness in PI environment
• USG interagency regional planning
• Requires a community effort
• Early involvement of PN, HN to ensure common
  understanding of planning process
• AOR-wide Interagency working group that brings
  all agency partners together to discuss planning
  and execution efforts

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Observations

• Observation Vaccine / Antiviral Release
  Authority
• 30 of DoD antiviral stockpile stored in USEUCOM
  AOR
• Planned use targeted prophylaxis and treatment
  of sick in early stage of pandemic
• Combatant Commander not given authority to move
  or preposition based on priorities
• Critical for USEUCOM due to logistical
  constraints with movement and coordination
  between HN
• Request movement through DoD medical channels
• Release procedures not clear and timely

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Observations

• Observation Continuity of Government /
  Continuity of Operations (COG / COOP)
• Planning guidance identifies 40 absentee rate
  during pandemic
• USEUCOM and other organizations cannot maintain
  missions and functions with high absentee rate
• COOP critical to continue essential functions and
  services
• Tasked by DoD Implementation Plan to modify for
  PI threat
• COOP non existent in USEUCOM

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Observations

• Observation Surveillance
• Critical to early warning of the spread of both
  AI / PI
• Military conducts medical surveillance on
  military installations primary limited to
  personnel treated in military medical facilities
• Systems do not capture information on dependents,
  DoD beneficiaries, civilian workers and
  contractors treated in HN facilities
• Limited visibility and information sharing on
  civilian surveillance networks
• Must increase coordination with international
  surveillance networks

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Tasks

• Potential Tasks
• Surveillance
• Transportation of vaccines / antivirals
• Medical support
• Security personnel
• Quarantine / isolation / community shielding

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Way Ahead

• Refine CONPLAN ICW JCS new phase construct and
  lessons learned from TTX
• Strategic Communications Micro Workshop
• Continuity of Government / Continuity of
  Operations Micro Workshop
• AOR Interagency planning conference led by DoS
• Community Shielding Micro Workshop
• Planning conferences with individual HN
• Movement restrictions
• Containment
• Response actions

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QUESTIONS