Hi all, I discovered this list during the Nepal Earthquake situation, and it provided a lot of key information we needed as part of the U.S. government response. As a bit of background, I'm the Deputy Intelligence Officer for the 8th Theater Sustainment Command, the highest level U.S. Army logistics/sustainment command for the Pacific Command Area of Operations. Our unit has responded to multiple disasters in the region.
For those unfamiliar with the role of intelligence, in HA/DR scenarios we provide analysis on weather, terrain, and other things that can affect operations. Depending on the location, we also assist with the security of our forces. This year, we had our second intelligence exercise called PERSPICUOUS PROVIDER here in Hawaii. We had subordinate sustainment and military police units, as well as simulated engineering assets, and other units. Next year we would like to expand the focus to more properly simulate a complete U.S. response to a large scale incident. Because this is an intelligence exercise, I think some participation from the HOT community would be useful. The plus side to us is we can train our personnel with realistic data and experiences from people and organizations who have "walked the walk." The plus side to the community is you have the ability to improve the way coordinate efforts for the next combined relief effort. For example, we have military cartographers who will be participating. Right now this is in the seeing if there is any interest stage. The exercise is (very) tentatively set for the first week in February 2016 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. If you have any interest in becoming involved (either in planning or participating), please let me know. My official mail is [email protected] . A write up of this years exercise is at: http://www.army.mil/article/144136/Intelligence_Soldiers_focus_on_sustainment_and_humanitarian_aid_situations/ (I'm in the forefront on the second picture!) Thanks! Dion
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