I worked with the Canadian Army when I was deployed to Afghanistan. The capability they brought was no joke. Thanks for pointing me to that article. I think I saw it before, but it's a reminder we're all on one team for HA/DR.
I am very interested in any Canadian Army points of contact as well. Many things are easier working with Canadians, and I'm sure they have a lot of valuable lessons learned as well. Respectfully, Dion On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 8:28 PM, Heather Leson <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Dion. > > A number of community folks have been leaders and participants in Camp > Roberts (another exercise). Preparedness and building spaces are very key > to evolving. Plus, Hawaii ; ) > > And a reminder, the Canadian Forces used OSM during the Nepal response: > > > http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=finding-the-way-geomatic-support-team-creates-maps-in-nepal/i99x64lh > > > Heather > > Heather Leson > [email protected] > Twitter: HeatherLeson > Blog: textontechs.com > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Dion Houston <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> >> >
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