-Caveat Lector- We are about to go on a Journey. All Aboard http://sites.netscape.net/gsussnzl/homepage Bargain Books http://bn.bfast.com/bfast/click/mid1349732?siteid=10734186&bfpage=b ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <undisclosed-recipients:;> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 3:04 AM Subject: Exec. Dir. of National Guard Comments on Y2K... @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ PLANETNEWS broadcast... Janet Lee sent to PLANETNEWS: [Shouldn't the 'national guard' have ranks in command - just like any military unit? What's an Exec. Dir.?] Janet Lee > Exec. Dir. of National Guard Comments on Y2K Sunday, 19-Sep-1999 00:13:28 > 208.14.174.106 writes: > Exec. Dir. of National Guard Comments on Y2K http://www.pi-tek.com/y2kboard/y2kmessages/77.html > Exec. Dir. of National Guard Comments on Y2K > Posted by k. on October 23, 1998 at 14:57:50: > Major General Edward Philbin Executive Director National Guard Association of the United States October 2, 1998 Washington, D.C. Emergency Planning for the Year 2000: Preparation or Panic? > Mr. Chairman, I am Major General Edward J. Philbin, USAF (Ret.), the Executive Director of the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS). I am present to offer opinions on the problems that may arise as a result of non-compliant computers and computer dependent systems that are unable to transition through midnight, 31 December, 1999 and the role the National Guard could and probably will play in managing emergencies arising from those problems. My testimony generally reflects the opinions of the Association and its members, who are the commissioned and warrant officers of the Army and Air National Guard. It should not be construed as representing the official positions of the Department of Defense or of the National Guard Bureau. > It is increasingly evident that an appreciable part of the nation's infrastructure could be adversely affected in some way, by what is commonly referred to as the Y2K problem. In general, the National Guard has the capacity to provide Military Support to Civilian Authorities (MSCA) and can contribute a myriad of human and equipment resources to restore essential operations disrupted by Y2K generated incidents. > Considering the possibilities of a large scale disruption of governmental, commercial and other routine daily activities, it is certain that the National Guard will be among the first organizations activated to assist in the revitalization of the nation's computer dependent infrastructure. As with hurricanes, floods and other incidents requiring a quick reaction by a well-trained and equipped on-site team, no other organization will be able to respond in support of police, fire fighting and other civilian emergency responders, to major crisis situations that may be caused by Y2K disruptions as well as the National Guard. The National Guard's practiced interaction with state and local organizations and its connections to the National Command Authority provide a unique emergency response capability not found in any other federal or state organization. > The immediate need is to determine what responsibilities the Guard will be expected to assume in the management of the Y2K related problems, that many analysts have forecast, which have the potential to trigger the destabilization of societal functions. The National Guard needs to be prepared to assist in maintaining or reestablishing essential stability in the civil sector. > I suggest that the Department of Defense (DoD) must develop a clear concept of how the National Guard will be required to respond to the spectrum of problems that could be created by a Y2K disruption. The DoD, through the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (NGB), must now coordinate with theAdjutants General and the Governors to determine the likely, locality specific scenarios that may arise in a Y2K situation. > The DoD should also assist the Governors and State Emergency Response Coordinators to ensure that the National Guard itself will not be impaired by the effects of a Y2K incident at a time when it will be most needed. > I suspect that, to date, this has not been a priority effort on the part of the DoD, even though to properly prepare for possible Y2K disruptions, the OSD must be cognizant of the importance of the National Guard being made fully capable of responding to any such technical breakdown. > We must be certain that the National Guard will not itself be a victim of any Y2K disruption. All National Guard units in 3,200 locations throughout the nation, must possess computer dependent equipment that is Y2K compliant. Responding to the consequences of a Y2K disruption will be futile if the National Guard's operations are plagued by the very consequences the Guard is attempting to manage. It is critical that the Y2K response requirements of the National Guard be fully funded to ensure that it is able to respond quickly and effectively to the needs of the community. I respectfully request, Mr. Chairman, that this Committee urge the Senate to provide full funding for Y2K compliance upgrading of National Guard equipment as one of the highest priorities for such funding, since the Guard will be among the first responders to a Y2K incident together with police, fire- fighting and other civilian emergency response personnel. > The critical first step in ensuring that the National Guard will be fully prepared for a possible Y2K calamity is the collection and sharing of information. When I was Commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard, the State Adjutant General, for the first time requested all of his commanders to conduct a survey to identify all of the Army and Air Guard resources that could be made available in response to a state emergency. My survey of the New Jersey Air National Guard identified a surprisingly long list of both mundane and sophisticated equipment which could be useful in responding to a state emergency. I strongly recommend that such a survey of the available resources of both the Army and Air National Guard of each state and territory be conducted prior to midnight on 31 December 1999. > Equally important, we must determine how the National Guard will interact with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the DoD in response to Y2K induced emergencies. Command and control of multiple agencies must result in mutual support rather than multiple collisions in addressing emergency situations. > Therefore, a comprehensive study should be conducted on the potential roles of and the interaction between the FEMA, the DoD, and the National Guard of the various states and territories in response to Y2K induced problems. I applaud the recent inclusion of the National Guard in the President's Y2K subcommittee on emergency response chaired by FEMA and believe that the subcommittee, with the DoD, National Guard Bureau (NOB) and the Adjutants General must develop a cohesive strategy that prepares this country for any event of mass effect leading up to and after midnight, 31 December1999. Mr.Chairman, let me stress the need for the Adjutants General to play an important role in the development of this strategy. In most cases, it will be the Adjutants General who will integrate the planning efforts for their respective states, with those to be developed by the National Command Authority. > As you are aware, the Quadrennial Defense Review highlighted the role of the National Guard in homeland defense of the United States. While the Guard stands ready to meet the needs of the citizenry during any Y2K incident, it is important that in preparing for that eventuality, the National Guard's ability to respond to it's Total Force mission of rapidly expanding our Army and Air Force in response to a national threat not be denigrated. Funding for current combat readiness resourcing should not be used to enhance the Guard's ability to respond to a Y2K event. As an example, it is becoming increasingly evident that the current structure of the Active Duty Army cannot execute the two Major Theater Wars (MTW) strategy without the assistance of the Army National Guard Combat Divisions and Brigades. This increased dependency on the National Guard requires increased, not decreased combat readiness resourcing to enable the Guard to accomplish its historic combat mission. Mere reallocation of current funding to Y2K missions will have a negative effect upon the National Guard's ability to recruit, train and keep our soldiers and airmen combat ready to respond at a moments notice to a national threat. > The Year 2000 challenges present an emergency scenario unlike any other in our nation's history. Our technological society has grown extremely dependent upon the continuity of computer driven systems and networks and as a consequence, the nation's vulnerability has increased appreciably. Any significant disruption of our computer dependent infrastructure could result in a significant societal disruption. However, with the cooperative interaction of federal and state governments, the military, the private sector, and with serious advance preparation, the impact of such an event on the American people can be significantly reduced, if not totally eliminated. > Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to offer the opinion of the National Guard Association of the United States on the readiness of the National Guard to deal with potential Y2K emergencies. As we have for over three and a-half centuries, the National Guard of the United States, Army and Air, stands ready to protect the nation against military threats and local disasters. This concludes my statement subject to your questions. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARMY RESERVES' COMMAND STRUCTURE CONFIGURED TO MATCH FEMA > FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY http://www.oneimage.com/~case/y2k/fema-1.htm > Army reserves are being reorganized to mesh with FEMA operations, providing bureaucrats with their own armed forces. > President Bill Clinton is in the process of transforming the command structure of the U.S. Army Reserve to conform to the regional structure of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). > FEMA is an agency established by an executive order issued by President Jimmy Carter during the late 1970s, which will take complete control of governing the United States during any presidentially-declared national emergency. This includes Y2K problems which may cripple the United States economy. > Under executive orders issued by presidents since Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a president-with his signature-can declare a national emergency, suspending the Constitution as the law of the land and placing the country under the rule of FEMA. This very powerful federal agency has the power to assume the duties otherwise delegated to the president. Civil rights now taken for granted by American citizens will be suspended and the nation will be ruled by a totalitarian system of martial law. > REGIONAL CONTROL > According to the Army Reserve, the restructuring process "eliminates the present U.S.-based regional headquarters called Army Reserve Commands (ARCOMS) and replaces them with 10 Regional Support Commands (RSCs), which will report directly to the U.S. Army Reserve Command Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia (which is where the FEMA HQ is also located, and three Regional Support Groups (RSGs) which will report to the RSCs " > The new structure-in addition to providing early deployment of support and combat units to a Central Contingency Force Pool, which must be ready todeploy to regional crisis spots around the world-will permit the Army Reserve "to provide a more efficient military support to civilian authorities and federal agencies in support of domestic support operations:" > A map of the 10 new Regional Support Commands of the Army reserve conforms exactly to the 10 regional jurisdictions of FEMA, as outlined in a classified Army manual (FM 41-10), Civil Affairs Operations. > The Army manual, which details the methods of taking civilians into custody and the establishment and operation of civilian detention centers to be operated in conjunction with FEMA, contains a "Destruction Notice" on the cover page. It states: > "Destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document." > The 10 Regional Support Commands will be based as follows: RSC 1, Massachusetts; RSC 2, New York; RSC 3, Pennsyl- vania; RSC 4, Alabama; RSC5, Minnesota; RSC 6, Arkansas; RSC 7, Kansas; RSC 8, Utah; RSC 9, California; and RSC 10, Washington. > Regional Support Groups will be located at Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; and San Antonio, Texas. > According to Maj.. Gen. Max Baratz, chief of the U.S. Army Reserve, "In addition to providing fully ready units for our international missions, we'll have an enhanced capability to support domestic operations." > The Regional Support Commands will provide support to all Army Reserve units within their designated regions. > "Support includes resource and logistics management, personnel functions, real property management and regional planning related to military support to civilian authorities and" FEMA activities. > The new regional commands were fully implemented September 1996. > The Army Reserve was reduced from a total of 319,000 troops in 1989 to 208, 000-reservists in 1998. > As troop strength is reduced, sources indicated, the Army Reserve's plan is to reduce headquarters' overhead and redesign missions, including domestic assignments; of the remaining headquarters to provide better management, efficiency and value. > WHAT EXECUTIVE ORDER GAVE AWAY OUR RIGHTS AS AMERICANS > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HREF="http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm100-19/fm100-19_2.html">CHAPTER 2 (FM 100-19) http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm100-19/fm100-19_2.html > http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usacsl/org/pki/legal/oplaw/y-chpr21.htm > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Y2K: Exec. Dir. of National Guard Comments on Y2K Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 11:39:35 -0400 From: CE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: (Recipient list suppressed) http://www.insidetheweb.com/messageboard/mbs.cgi?acct=mb77532&MyNum=93771440 8& P=No&TL=937714408 Exec. Dir. of National Guard Comments on Y2K [APFN] - American Patriot Friends Network Exec. Dir. of National Guard Comments on Y2K Sunday, 19-Sep-1999 00:13:28 208.14.174.106 writes: Exec. Dir. of National Guard Comments on Y2K http://www.pi-tek.com/y2kboard/y2kmessages/77.html Exec. Dir. of National Guard Comments on Y2K Posted by k. on October 23, 1998 at 14:57:50: Major General Edward Philbin Executive Director National Guard Association of the United States October 2, 1998 Washington, D.C. Emergency Planning for the Year 2000: Preparation or Panic? Mr. Chairman, I am Major General Edward J. Philbin, USAF (Ret.), the Executive Director of the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS). I am present to offer opinions on the problems that may arise as a result of non-compliant computers and computer dependent systems that are unable to transition through midnight, 31 December, 1999 and the role the National Guard could and probably will play in managing emergencies arising from those problems. My testimony generally reflects the opinions of the Association and its members, who are the commissioned and warrant officers of the Army and Air National Guard. It should not be construed as representing the official positions of the Department of Defense or of the National Guard Bureau. It is increasingly evident that an appreciable part of the nation's infrastructure could be adversely affected in some way, by what is commonly referred to as the Y2K problem. In general, the National Guard has the capacity to provide Military Support to Civilian Authorities (MSCA) and can contribute a myriad of human and equipment resources to restore essential operations disrupted by Y2K generated incidents. Considering the possibilities of a large scale disruption of governmental, commercial and other routine daily activities, it is certain that the National Guard will be among the first organizations activated to assist in the revitalization of the nation's computer dependent infrastructure. As with hurricanes, floods and other incidents requiring a quick reaction by a well-trained and equipped on-site team, no other organization will be able to respond in support of police, fire fighting and other civilian emergency responders, to major crisis situations that may be caused by Y2K disruptions as well as the National Guard. The National Guard's practiced interaction with state and local organizations and its connections to the National Command Authority provide a unique emergency response capability not found in any other federal or state organization. The immediate need is to determine what responsibilities the Guard will be expected to assume in the management of the Y2K related problems, that many analysts have forecast, which have the potential to trigger the destabilization of societal functions. The National Guard needs to be prepared to assist in maintaining or reestablishing essential stability in the civil sector. I suggest that the Department of Defense (DoD) must develop a clear concept of how the National Guard will be required to respond to the spectrum of problems that could be created by a Y2K disruption. The DoD, through the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (NGB), must now coordinate with the Adjutants General and the Governors to determine the likely, locality specific scenarios that may arise in a Y2K situation. The DoD should also assist the Governors and State Emergency Response Coordinators to ensure that the National Guard itself will not be impaired by the effects of aY2K incident at a time when it will be most needed. I suspect that, to date, this has not been a priority effort on the part of the DoD, even though to properly prepare for possible Y2K disruptions, the OSD must be cognizant of the importance of the National Guard being made fully capable of responding to any such technical breakdown. We must be certain that the National Guard will not itself be a victim of any Y2K disruption. All National Guard units in 3,200 locations throughout the nation, must possess computer dependent equipment that is Y2K compliant. Responding to the consequences of a Y2K disruption will be futile if the National Guard's operations are plagued by the very consequences the Guard is attempting to manage. It is critical that the Y2K response requirements of the National Guard be fully funded to ensure that it is able to respond quickly and effectively to the needs of the community. I respectfully request, Mr. Chairman, that this Committee urge the Senate to provide full funding for Y2K compliance upgrading of National Guard equipment as one of the highest priorities for such funding, since the Guard will be among the first responders to a Y2K incident together with police, fire- fighting and other civilian emergency response personnel. The critical first step in ensuring that the National Guard will be fully prepared for a possible Y2K calamity is the collection and sharing of information. When I was Commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard, the State Adjutant General, for the first time requested all of his commanders to conduct a survey to identify all of the Army and Air Guard resources that could be made available in response to a state emergency. My survey of the New Jersey Air National Guard identified a surprisingly long list of both mundane and sophisticated equipment which could be useful in responding to a state emergency. I strongly recommend that such a survey of the available resources of both the Army and Air National Guard of each state and territory be conducted prior to midnight on 31 December 1999. Equally important, we must determine how the National Guard will interact with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the DoD in response to Y2K induced emergencies. Command and control of multiple agencies must result in mutual support rather than multiple collisions in addressing emergency situations. Therefore, a comprehensive study should be conducted on the potential roles of and the interaction between the FEMA, the DoD, and the National Guard of the various states and territories in response to Y2K induced problems. I applaud the recent inclusion of the National Guard in the President's Y2K subcommittee on emergency response chaired by FEMA and believe that the subcommittee, with the DoD, National Guard Bureau (NOB) and the Adjutants General must develop a cohesive strategy that prepares this country for any event of mass effect leading up to and after midnight, 31 December 1999. Mr. Chairman, let me stress the need for the Adjutants General to play an important role in the development of this strategy. In most cases, it will be the Adjutants General who will integrate the planning efforts for their respective states, with those to be developed by the National Command Authority. As you are aware, the Quadrennial Defense Review highlighted the role of the National Guard in homeland defense of the United States. While the Guard stands ready to meet the needs of the citizenry during any Y2K incident, it is important that in preparing for that eventuality, the National Guard's ability to respond to it's Total Force mission of rapidly expanding our Army and Air Force in response to a national threat not be denigrated. Funding for current combat readiness resourcing should not be used to enhance the Guard's ability to respond to a Y2K event. As an example, it is becoming increasingly evident that the current structure of the Active Duty Army cannot execute the two Major Theater Wars (MTW) strategy without the assistance of the Army National Guard Combat Divisions and Brigades. This increased dependency on the National Guard requires increased, not decreased combat readiness resourcing to enable the Guard to accomplish its historic combat mission. Mere reallocation of current funding to Y2K missions will have a negative effect upon the National Guard's ability to recruit, train and keep our soldiers and airmen combat ready to respond at a moments notice to a national threat. The Year 2000 challenges present an emergency scenario unlike any other in our nation's history. Our technological society has grown extremely dependent upon the continuity of computer driven systems and networks and as a consequence, the nation's vulnerability has increased appreciably. Any significant disruption of our computerdependent infrastructure could result in a significant societal disruption. However, with the cooperative interaction of federal and state governments, the military, the private sector, and with serious advance preparation, the impact of such an event on the American people can be significantly reduced, if not totally eliminated. Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to offer the opinion of the National Guard Association of ' the United States on the readiness of the National Guard to deal with potential Y2K emergencies. As we have for over three and a-half centuries, the National Guard of the United States, Army and Air, stands ready to protect the nation against military threats and local disasters. This concludes my statement subject to your questions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARMY RESERVES' COMMAND STRUCTURE CONFIGURED TO MATCH FEMA FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY http://www.oneimage.com/~case/y2k/fema-1.htm Army reserves are being reorganized to mesh with FEMA operations, providing bureaucrats with their own armed forces. President Bill Clinton is in the process of transforming the command structure of the U.S. Army Reserve to conform to the regional structure of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA is an agency established by an executive order issued by President Jimmy Carter during the late 1970s, which will take complete control of governing the United States during any presidentially-declared national emergency. This includes Y2K problems which may cripple the United States economy. Under executive orders issued by presidents since Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a president-with his signature-can declare a national emergency, suspending the Constitution as the law of the land and placing the country under the rule of FEMA. This very powerful federal agency has the power to assume the duties otherwise delegated to the president. Civil rights now taken for granted by American citizens will be suspended and the nation will be ruled by a totalitarian system of martial law. REGIONAL CONTROL According to the Army Reserve, the restructuring process "eliminates the present U.S.-based regional headquarters called Army Reserve Commands (ARCOMS) and replaces them with 10 Regional Support Commands (RSCs), which will report directly to the U.S. Army Reserve Command Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia (which is where the FEMA HQ is also located, and three Regional Support Groups (RSGs) which will report to the RSCs " The new structure-in addition to providing early deployment of support and combat units to a Central Contingency Force Pool, which must be ready to deploy to regional crisis spots around the world-will permit the Army Reserve "to provide a more efficient military support to civilian authorities and federal agencies in support of domestic support operations:" A map of the 10 new Regional Support Commands of the Army reserve conforms exactly to the 10 regional jurisdictions of FEMA, as outlined in a classified Army manual (FM 41-10), Civil Affairs Operations. The Army manual, which details the methods of taking civilians into custody and the establishment and operation of civilian detention centers to be operated in conjunction with FEMA, contains a "Destruction Notice" on the cover page. It states: "Destroy by any method that which will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document." The 10 Regional Support Commands will be based as follows: RSC 1, Massachusetts; RSC 2, New York; RSC 3, Pennsyl- vania; RSC 4, Alabama; RSC 5, Minnesota; RSC 6, Arkansas; RSC 7, Kansas; RSC 8, Utah; RSC 9, California; and RSC 10, Washington. Regional Support Groups will be located at Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; and San Antonio, Texas. According to Maj.. Gen. Max Baratz, chief of the U.S. Army Reserve, "In addition to providing fully ready units for our international missions, we'll have an enhanced capability to support domestic operations." The Regional Support Commands will provide support to all Army Reserve units within their designated regions. "Support includes resource and logistics management, personnel functions, real property management and regional planning related to military support to civilian authorities and" FEMA activities. .The new regional commands were fully implemented September 1996. The Army Reserve was reduced from a total of 319,000 troops in 1989 to 208,000-reservists in1998. As troop strength is reduced, sources indicated, the Army Reserve's plan is to reduce headquarters' overhead and redesign missions, including domestic assignments; of the remaining headquarters to provide better management, efficiency and value. 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