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USAF MARS ECOM BDCST ECOM ALERT
DE AFN1EC NR 017
P 280035Z AUG 06
FM AFN1EC ME
TO USAF MARS
INFO SHARES
ZEN ARMY MARS
ZEN NAVMARCORMARS
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SUBJ: ECOM BDCST 06-17 ALERT NOTIFICATION ARMY MARS SUPPORT TO TSA
RE: AAA9E AZ NR 43 R 252040Z AUG 2006
1. LOCATION: EASTERN AREA, SPECIFICALLY STATES OF MISSISSIPPI,
ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
2. SITUATION: TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO, CURRENTLY SITUATED IN
THE CARIBBEAN HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF EVOLVING INTO HURRICANE
ERNESTO.
A. IN PREPARATION FEMA HAS ACTIVATED THE JOINT FIELD OFFICE
(JFO) TO BE LOCATED IN BATON ROUGE LA. PLANNING HAS ALSO COMMENCED
CONCERNING POSSIBLE EVACUATION OF THE NEW ORLEANS AREA. STAGING
WILL BE FROM THE NEW ORLEANS AIRPORT IF HURRICANE ERNESTO
MATERIALIZES IN THE GULF REGION.
B. USAF MARS STATIONS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH COMMUNICATIONS
SUPPORT TO TSA IN THREATENED AREAS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR ARMY
SMD ASAP.
3. MISSION: STATIONS IN THE THREATENED AREAS SHOULD MONITOR
REGIONAL AND STATE EMERGENCY/RALLY FREQUENCIES, CHECK EQUIPMENT
AND MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED TO ASSIST WITH
EMERGENCY/BACKUP COMMUNICATIONS USING DIGITAL AND VOICE.
4. USAF STATIONS OUSIDE THE THREATENED AREAS SHOULD MONITOR
TRANSCON VOICE FREQUENCIES AND MONITOR HURRICANE STATUS. ALL
STATIONS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ASSIST WITH:
A. EMERGENCY/BACKUP COMMUNICATIONS USING DIGITAL AND VOICE MODES.
B. SENDING, RECEIVING AND RELAYING EEI REPORTS
5. EXECUTION: ACTIVATION WILL COMMENCE UPON ORDER FROM STATE MARS
DIRECTOR(S). ARMY MARS IS THE LEAD FOR TSA SUPPORT.
6. USAF MARS IN THE POTENTIALLY THREATENED STATES SHOULD COORDINATE
AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES WITH ARMY MARS LEADERSHIP IN ORDER FOR
TSA SUPPORT PLANNING.
7. JOINT MARS ECOM PLANNING SHOULD BE IN PROGRESS NOW TO ENSURE
THAT A JOINT RESPONSE IS AVAILABLE IF AND WHEN NEEDED.
8. ENSURE THAT STATIONS IN THE THREATENED AREAS ARE ALERTED TO
POTENTIAL ECOM OPERATIONS AND REQUEST THAT THEY REMAIN ALERT
TO MARS UPDATES AND STORM STATUS.
9. AIR FORCE MARS: PROVIDING THE REINS OF COMMAND -
IN EMERGENCIES
10. SGD HARRY L. MARSTERS II, CMSGT, USAF
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATOR/AFN1EC
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