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ANNEX 73 pages/ Standing Rules for the use of Force

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Communication with the outside will be forbidden.





I've enjoyed knowing you guys.

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I guess we'll have to go shortwave radio. I guess we'll have to go shortwave radio.

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You people must read this handbook.



If you run, you will be shot!!! No warning shots allowed according to the handbook. According to the Handbook.. Posse Comitatus Act is ineffective and not enforced ONLY during a Nuclear threat.You people must read this handbook.If you run, you will be shot!!! No warning shots allowed according to the handbook.

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You people must read this handbook.



If you run, you will be shot!!! No warning shots allowed according to the handbook.

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page number please i didnt see that. I saw all civilians treated as prioriy and great care given. The gov has all kinds of shit like this but i doubt you can provide me with page number page number please i didnt see that. I saw all civilians treated as prioriy and great care given. The gov has all kinds of shit like this but i doubt you can provide me with page number

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Report Copyright Violation Re: This must be pinned for everyone's knowledge and survival and new rules of engagement in the Homeland US Military is HEAVILY burdened by massive sets of RULES. That's LAW if you can't get it through your stupid head.



If you still decide to act like an asshole, in front of a bunch of guys with weapons, that's your stupid decisions. The only thing that is real authority is the weapon and the only error that the US Military or any other weaponized unit has made, is that



THERE IS NO FORCE ON EARTH THAT HAS REAL AUTHORITY, NONE!!!!



So, this is what you are dealing with.



Do you debate Law and Authority with a cop or soldier at his post, blocking your way? NOOOOOOO



Do you act like a nut when a cop or soldier is pointing his weapon at you and orders you to stop? NNNOOOOOOO



Do you sue individuals for kidnapping, intimidation and assault against your person, AFTER you have been forced to do whatever they tell you to do, which is not in accordance with their own rules IMPOSED upon you, a civilian, not previously included or consulted and not a member of their organization, therefore not being subject to any of their rules? YESSSSSSSS!!

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Report Copyright Violation Re: This must be pinned for everyone's knowledge and survival and new rules of engagement in the Homeland Excerpt from chapter 5:





CCMRF members make a good impression. CCMRF members speaking to the news media relax and behave naturally. They ignore cameras and talk directly to the reporter. They remove sunglasses and headgear if appropriate. They use appropriate posture and gestures.

CCMRF members think before speaking. CCMRF members always pause and think before answering. They answer questions accurately, but not necessarily instantly. They answer one question at a time. They do not allow anyone to badger, harass, or pressure them into answering. They do not get angry. CCMRF members do not answer “what if” (speculative) questions or offer personal opinions.

CCMRF members understand the question. If a question seems unclear, a CCMRF member asks the reporter to rephrase it. CCMRF members give consistent and accurate answers.

Everything is on the record. Every word spoken to a news media representative is on the record. CCMRF members may be friendly but businesslike. They only discuss the current civil support operation. The interviewer chooses the questions; the CCMRF member chooses the answers.

Questions do not appear in the final news product. Videotape, radio, internet, and print media are known to edit their questions so the audience only hears or reads the CCMRF member’s answer. The answer may stand alone. However, if an interviewer uses a loaded catch phrase, such as “assassination squad,” the CCMRF member does not use the same expression in the answer. Sample question: “What are you doing about the assassination squads?” Sample answer: “We are committed to investigating this matter and may take the necessary and appropriate action.”

CCMRF members speak about what they know. If the information sought by a reporter is not known, the CCMRF member’s reply is, “I don’t know.” That answer rarely appears in print. CCMRF members avoid speculation. They avoid answering a question that may be more appropriate for another individual. CCMRF members talk about their area of expertise. When possible, CCMRF members direct a reporter to the most appropriate individual with the required knowledge. Excerpt from chapter 5:CCMRF members make a good impression. CCMRF members speaking to the news media relax and behave naturally. They ignore cameras and talk directly to the reporter. They remove sunglasses and headgear if appropriate. They use appropriate posture and gestures.CCMRF members think before speaking. CCMRF members always pause and think before answering. They answer questions accurately, but not necessarily instantly. They answer one question at a time. They do not allow anyone to badger, harass, or pressure them into answering. They do not get angry. CCMRF members do not answer “what if” (speculative) questions or offer personal opinions.CCMRF members understand the question. If a question seems unclear, a CCMRF member asks the reporter to rephrase it. CCMRF members give consistent and accurate answers.Everything is on the record. Every word spoken to a news media representative is on the record. CCMRF members may be friendly but businesslike. They only discuss the current civil support operation. The interviewer chooses the questions; the CCMRF member chooses the answers.Questions do not appear in the final news product. Videotape, radio, internet, and print media are known to edit their questions so the audience only hears or reads the CCMRF member’s answer.CCMRF members speak about what they know. If the information sought by a reporter is not known, the CCMRF member’s reply is, “I don’t know.” That answer rarely appears in print. CCMRF members avoid speculation. They avoid answering a question that may be more appropriate for another individual. CCMRF members talk about their area of expertise. When possible, CCMRF members direct a reporter to the most appropriate individual with the required knowledge.

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You people must read this handbook.



If you run, you will be shot!!! No warning shots allowed according to the handbook.







page number please i didnt see that. I saw all civilians treated as prioriy and great care given. The gov has all kinds of shit like this but i doubt you can provide me with page number

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(5) Cause Death/Serious Injury. In the final level of the Use of Force Continuum, the subject audience behaves in a manner that is combative and poses an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm. In such cases, DOD forces may respond with lethal force. While lethal force is to be used only when all lesser means have failed or cannot reasonably be employed, lethal force is authorized under the following circumstances:

(a) Lethal force is authorized when DOD unit commanders rea





sonably believe there is an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm to their units and other DOD forces in the vicinity.

(b) Lethal force is authorized in defense of non-DOD persons in the vicinity, when directly related to the assigned mission.

(c) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the actual theft or sabotage of assets vital to national security.

(d) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the actual theft or sabotage of inherently dangerous property.

(e) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the sabotage of national critical infrastructure.



b. Consequently, when directly related to the assigned mission, lethal force is authorized under the following circumstances:

(1) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the commission of a serious offense that involves imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm (for example, setting fire to an inhabited dwelling or sniping), including the defense of other persons, where lethal force is directed against the person threatening to commit the offense. Examples include murder, armed robbery and aggravated assault.

(2) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the escape of a prisoner, provided there is probable cause to believe that such person(s) have committed or attempted to commit a serious offense, that is, one that involves imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm, and would pose an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm to DOD forces or others in the vicinity.

(3) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably





appears necessary to arrest or apprehend a person who, there is probable cause to believe, has committed a serious offense (as defined in the preceding subparagraph). (5) Cause Death/Serious Injury. In the final level of the Use of Force Continuum, the subject audience behaves in a manner that is combative and poses an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm. In such cases, DOD forces may respond with lethal force. While lethal force is to be used only when all lesser means have failed or cannot reasonably be employed, lethal force is authorized under the following circumstances:(a) Lethal force is authorized when DOD unit commanders reasonably believe there is an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm to their units and other DOD forces in the vicinity.(b) Lethal force is authorized in defense of non-DOD persons in the vicinity, when directly related to the assigned mission.(c) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the actual theft or sabotage of assets vital to national security.(d) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the actual theft or sabotage of inherently dangerous property.(e) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the sabotage of national critical infrastructure.b. Consequently, when directly related to the assigned mission, lethal force is authorized under the following circumstances:(1) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the commission of a serious offense that involves imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm (for example, setting fire to an inhabited dwelling or sniping), including the defense of other persons, where lethal force is directed against the person threatening to commit the offense. Examples include murder, armed robbery and aggravated assault.(2)that is, one that involves imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm, and would pose an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm to DOD forces or others in the vicinity.(3) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonablyappears necessary to arrest or apprehend a person who, there is probable cause to believe, has committed a serious offense (as defined in the preceding subparagraph).

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Report Copyright Violation Re: This must be pinned for everyone's knowledge and survival and new rules of engagement in the Homeland US Military is HEAVILY burdened by massive sets of RULES. That's LAW if you can't get it through your stupid head.



If you still decide to act like an asshole, in front of a bunch of guys with weapons, that's your stupid decisions. The only thing that is real authority is the weapon and the only error that the US Military or any other weaponized unit has made, is that



THERE IS NO FORCE ON EARTH THAT HAS REAL AUTHORITY, NONE!!!!



So, this is what you are dealing with.



Do you debate Law and Authority with a cop or soldier at his post, blocking your way? NOOOOOOO



Do you act like a nut when a cop or soldier is pointing his weapon at you and orders you to stop? NNNOOOOOOO



Do you sue individuals for kidnapping, intimidation and assault against your person, AFTER you have been forced to do whatever they tell you to do, which is not in accordance with their own rules IMPOSED upon you, a civilian, not previously included or consulted and not a member of their organization, therefore not being subject to any of their rules? YESSSSSSSS!!

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Fuck you! Does the US Military have authority to patrol our streets and occupy States against the will of State officials? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO



Now fuck off commi-neo con puke Fuck you! Does the US Military have authority to patrol our streets and occupy States against the will of State officials? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONow fuck off commi-neo con puke

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Posse Comitatus Act (Title 18 USC, Section 1385). This federal statute places strict limits on the use of federal military personnel for law enforcement. Enacted in 1878, the PCA prohibits the willful use of the US Army (and later, the US Air Force) to execute the laws, except as authorized by the Congress or the US Constitution. Although the PCA, by its terms, refers only to the Army and Air Force, DOD policy extends the prohibitions of the Act to US Navy and Marine Corps forces, as well. Specifically prohibited activities include: interdiction of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or similar activity; search and/or seizure; arrest, apprehension, “stop-and-frisk” detentions, and similar activities; and use of military personnel for surveillance or pursuit of individuals, or as undercover agents, informants, investigators, or interrogators.

(Source: Joint Publication (JP) 3-28 Civil Support)

Posse Comitatus Act (Title 18 USC, Section 1385). Under the PCA, active-duty Federal military personnel may not participate in law enforcement activities except as otherwise authorized by the Constitution or statute. However, Congress specifically authorized military forces to engage in law enforcement activities when dealing with emergency situations involving nuclear materials. See 18 USC 831 and DODD 5525.5.

(Source: Joint Publication (JP) 3-41 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives Consequence Management)

DODD 5525.5: DoD Cooperation with Civilian Law Enforcement Officials

E4.1.2. Permissible direct assistance. The following activities are not restricted by [the Posse Comitatus Act]:…

E4.1.2.5.5.5. Assistance in the case of crimes involving nuclear materials. See 18 U.S.C. §831



18 U.S.C. § 831. Prohibited transactions involving nuclear materials

(d) The Attorney General may request assistance from the Secretary of Defense under chapter 18 of title 10 in the enforcement of this section and the Secretary of Defense may provide such assistance in accordance with chapter 18 of title 10, except that the Secretary of Defense may provide such assistance through any Department of Defense personnel.

(e)

(1) The Attorney General may also request assistance from the Secretary of Defense under this subsection in the enforcement of this section. Notwithstanding section 1385 of this title, the Secretary of Defense may, in accordance with other applicable law, provide such assistance to the Attorney General if—

(A) an emergency situation exists (as jointly determined by the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense in their discretion); and

(B) the provision of such assistance will not adversely affect the military preparedness of the United States (as determined by the Secretary of Defense in such Secretary’s discretion).

(2) As used in this subsection, the term “emergency situation” means a circumstance—

(A) that poses a serious threat to the interests of the United States; and

(B) in which—

(i) enforcement of the law would be seriously impaired if the assistance were not provided; and

(ii) civilian law enforcement personnel are not capable of enforcing the law.

(3) Assistance under this section may include—



(A) use of personnel of the Department of Defense to arrest persons and conduct searches and seizures with respect to violations of this section; and



(B) such other activity as is incidental to the enforcement of this section, or to the protection of persons or property from conduct

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If the President agrees, a Presidental Declaration of Disaster is declared. The Secretaries of Homeland Security, Defense, and other cabinet members meet and determine the best course of action. The SecDef may initiate activation of CCMRF units. State National Guard units are usually mobilized under the direction of the Governor and remain State assets, while CCMRF units are usually Title 10 under the direction of NORTHCOM, ARNORTH, and the Joint Task Force (JTF) Commander — or the Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO) if a JTF is not stood up.

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Cause Death/Serious Injury. In the final level of the Use of

Force Continuum, the subject audience behaves in a manner that

is combative and poses an imminent threat of death or serious

bodily harm. In such cases, DOD forces may respond with lethal

force. While lethal force is to be used only when all lesser means

have failed or cannot reasonably be employed, lethal force is

authorized under the following circumstances:

(a) Lethal force is authorized when DOD unit commanders rea-

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sonably believe there is an imminent threat of death or serious

bodily harm to their units and other DOD forces in the vicinity.

(b) Lethal force is authorized in defense of non-DOD persons in

the vicinity, when directly related to the assigned mission.

(c) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably

appears to be necessary to prevent the actual theft or sabotage

of assets vital to national security.

(d) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably

appears to be necessary to prevent the actual theft or sabotage

of inherently dangerous property.

(e) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably

appears to be necessary to prevent the sabotage of national

critical infrastructure.

b. Consequently, when directly related to the assigned mission,

lethal force is authorized under the following circumstances:

(1) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably

appears to be necessary to prevent the commission of a serious

offense that involves imminent threat of death or serious bodily

harm (for example, setting fire to an inhabited dwelling or sniping),

including the defense of other persons, where lethal force is

directed against the person threatening to commit the offense.

Examples include murder, armed robbery and aggravated assault.

(2) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably

appears to be necessary to prevent the escape of a prisoner,

provided there is probable cause to believe that such person(s)

have committed or attempted to commit a serious offense, that

is, one that involves imminent threat of death or serious bodily

harm, and would pose an imminent threat of death or serious

bodily harm to DOD forces or others in the vicinity.

(3) Lethal force is authorized when lethal force reasonably

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appears necessary to arrest or apprehend a person who, there is

probable cause to believe, has committed a serious offense (as

defined in the preceding subparagraph).

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Wonderful. Those tricky devils changed all the rules behind our backs the last few years.



You all better read that handbook and understand what you are dealing with now.

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Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.

Thomas Jefferson Great information on this thread. I have already mailed links to over 50 people so they can prepare for the Evil bastards .

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Report Copyright Violation Re: This must be pinned for everyone's knowledge and survival and new rules of engagement in the Homeland We're as good as dead without the internet.

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there goes any kind of edge or early warning or any kind of alternative media other then what is fed to us from tv/radio... there goes any kind of edge or early warning or any kind of alternative media other then what is fed to us from tv/radio...

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Exercise readies first units for NORTHCOM assignment

Sep 29, 2008

BY Patti Bielling

Soldiers at Great Lakes Naval Station, Ill., practice skills they will use when their units assume a consequence management response mission Oct. 1. Photo by U.S. Army North

FORT STEWART, Ga. (Army News Service, Sept. 29, 2008) - The exercise scenario was a sobering one: a 10-kiloton nuclear device detonated in America's heartland, quickly overwhelming civilian responders.



Military leaders who recently trained for this response say they are now thinking differently about how to move equipment, extract the injured and take care of people following this type of attack.



Their insights came from "Vibrant Response," a week-long command post exercise designed to train the commanders and staff of the nation's dedicated force for responding to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive incidents, or CBRNE incidents.



The units completed the exercise Sept. 18 at Fort Stewart, Ga., just two weeks before their force, the CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force, or CCMRF, will be assigned to U.S. Northern Command to begin its mission.



"Assigning them will allow Northern Command to directly influence the operational and training focus of the forces and ensure a trained and ready response force when needed," said Col. Lou Vogler, chief of future operations at U.S. Army North.



U.S. Army North conducted the exercise while its subordinate, Joint Task Force Civil Support, provided command and control for the CCMRF.



Joint Task Force Civil Support -- based at Fort Monroe, Va. -- plans, trains, develops policy and determines the way ahead for DOD CBRNE response, said the force's commander, Army Maj. Gen. Daniel "Chip" Long.



Commanders and staff in the three task forces - Operations, Medical and Aviation - say that the academics and command post exercise offered valuable new perspectives for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines assuming this important mission.



Task Force Operations



Responding to a catastrophic chemical, nuclear or biological attack is challenging because there is no notice and it requires a fast response, Long said.



Developing the capability to deploy rapidly was a priority for the infantry unit assigned to the force, according to Army Maj. Marc Cloutier, planner for the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. The unit forms the core of Task Force Operations, one of the three functional task forces within CCMRF.



It's the first infantry brigade to be assigned to NORTHCOM for a year in order to respond quickly to civil-support missions.



Cloutier said that one apparent challenge for the brigade will be turning an infantryman into a truck driver or a first responder. However, Cloutier said, the Soldiers and NCOs in the brigade are smart and adaptable and can easily learn to drive a truck or use a chain saw given a little instruction.



"When I got to the unit in July, I looked at the mission and realized the biggest challenge was going to be organizing to become rapidly deployable," he said. "I knew we would have to preposition containers and equipment to deploy ourselves on very short notice."



The brigade also began working with the division and the garrison at Fort Stewart to ensure there were mechanisms in place to support a short-notice deployment, Cloutier said.



Once the exercise started, the brigade planners looked at how to reorganize their habitual formations from an infantry or armor battalion in order to accomplish the mission.



"Do we want to take our internal assets and develop functional task forces like engineering, decontamination, heavy movement, and search and rescue, or do we want to develop multifaceted task forces and assign them by region?" he asked.



Their conclusion? That configurations would likely change based on the type of catastrophe or the size of the geographical area.



"We're developing something of a playbook from everything we do here," Cloutier said. "We'll capture everything and keep it on the shelf so if we see a similar situation down the road, we're starting that much further along."



Technical Support



Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Martilla was especially impressed with the brigade's planning efforts, which structured the forces and established processes to efficiently execute any mission that comes down.



As chief of the Air Force Radiation Assessment Team, Brooks City-Base, Texas, Martilla leads a unit responsible for supporting health-protection efforts for the force, to help commanders understand and manage radiation risks so they can complete their missions.



The team has existed since 1968 to respond to Broken Arrow incidents, or those involving military nuclear weapons damaged during transport.



"We've always been involved in planning to respond to Broken Arrow incidents, so it made sense that (the services) included us when developing CCMRF," Martilla said.



The team provides technical advice and the capability to measure radiation levels, collect and analyze samples, and measure and track radiological exposure to the force.



Being assigned to Task Force Operations allowed the team to work closely with the brigade planners and staff, Martilla said.



"Our team gained an understanding we wouldn't get if exercising with units on paper," he said. "This exercise has been a great step forward toward accomplishing this mission in case it ever does happen."



Also assigned to CCMRF within Task Force Operations is a Marine Corps technical support force called the Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force based at Indian Head, Md.



The force, known as CBIRF, was created in the mid 1990s as a domestic response force following the sarin attacks on the Tokyo subway.



The biggest misconception, said the unit's operations officer, is that the force is a nuclear, biological and chemical unit.



"We are a life-saving organization," said Marine Corps Maj. Stan Bacon. "Although we can identify hazards and decontaminate personnel, those actions are all geared toward allowing our force to conduct search and extraction."



Every one of the 500 Marines and Sailors in the battalion is trained to perform search and extraction, Bacon said. In addition, all members have received additional training to perform specialized technical rescues, including confined space, advanced rope, trench, collapsed structure, and vehicle and heavy machinery extraction.



The battalion is able to "grab and drag" people from within the hazardous area. However, the force also developed procedures to stabilize casualties when moving them would cause more injury, Bacon said.



"Very few military or civilian agencies plan to have medical personnel in the hot zone, in suits, treating and extracting casualties," he said.



Bacon said the Marine Corps unit benefited from training with the forces that will provide its logistics, decontamination, aviation and command and control during a disaster.



"We know we won't have to reach back to Indian Head for logistics support or work on mitigating the hazard," Bacon said. "We'll be able to focus our entire effort on saving lives."



'The main effort'



Civil support missions also are logistics intensive, as Army Lt. Col. Johnney Matthews found out.



Matthews, a support battalion commander, knows what it takes to move the fuel, food and water for a brigade headquarters and four maneuver battalions for combat.



However, the support battalion soon found they had gone from being the "unsung heroes" of the brigade to being the main effort, he said.



As the exercise scenario unfolded, Matthews learned the importance of quickly building a supply base to keep their own forces sustained so he could focus on moving food and water to affected civilians.



The battalion designed "speed balls," bundles of daily rations that feed up to 1,500 people and can be rapidly rolled on and off a military flatbed truck.



"This exercise has been a good experience for us," Matthews said. "We've been able to shake out our staff and put some systems in place for future missions. And we've learned a lot about civil support - we've been given a picture of some of the things we might face."



Task Force Medical



The consequence management response force is able to deploy with robust medical capability, including patient treatment and evacuation, blood storage and distribution, environmental assessment, epidemiology, and even stress management.



They were all coordinated by 1st Medical Brigade from Fort Hood, Texas.



As with a number of units attending the week of academics before the exercise, the 1st Medical Brigade was on alert and planning for possible response to Hurricane Ike, which was barreling toward the coast of Texas.



During every break, the medical brigade's executive officer was returning phone calls.



"We knew that if Ike hit hard enough to trigger a federal response, we had to be ready to respond," Army Maj. Tim Walsh said. "We have a lot of ongoing requirements, but we know we have to be prepared to deal with the alligator that is in our room."



Walsh said the exercise gave them an opportunity to look at mission requirements and the brigade's capabilities, then identify shortfalls and try to mitigate them.



Although they may not be able to mitigate all the shortfalls, just knowing what they are is beneficial too, Walsh said.



"States and local responders go through the same process," he said. "Our goal is to fill their shortfalls until they are able to handle the incident with just their capabilities, then we leave."



As combat operations continue in Iraq and Afghanistan, military medical capability remains in high demand. Walsh said those deployments give the unit the credibility to do their mission within the United States.



"We are proud and honored to do our mission anywhere, but to do it in the United States - that's extra motivation," he said. "We treat everyone with dignity and respect, whether it's a captured suicide attacker or one of our own Soldiers - we give them the same level of care we'd give our own parents."



Task Force Aviation



Speed is essential for this type of response, and rapidly moving people and equipment is nothing new for the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, according to Col. Paul Bricker.



"We're not encumbered by roads or terrain, and we move vertically around obstacles that restrict vehicular movement," Bricker said. "If a bridge is out, we can move people or large equipment rapidly."



The commander of the Fort Bragg, N.C., based aviation brigade said each of the unit's CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopters can move 30 people and large pieces of equipment - ideal for medical evacuation, patient transfer, logistical resupply and personnel movement.



Each of the UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters can transport 11 people or 8,000 pounds of cargo - perfect for transporting search teams, dogs, high-priority equipment and radiological survey teams, Bricker said.



The exercise allowed the brigade's staff to both come together as a team and to work with a joint task force headquarters.



"Working with the joint task force and the civilian sector exposes our folks to a whole different set of coordination requirements," he said.



'What if'



Long, the Joint Task Force Civil Support commander, agreed that having a dedicated response force assigned to Northern Command can only improve DOD's ability to help save lives, prevent injury and provide temporary critical life support.



"We've got to train like we've got to execute," he said. "There will be catastrophic deaths. Hospitals will be affected, first responders will be affected, and you've got to integrate all the response capabilities when citizens are trying to get away or trying to pull their lives together."



Since the joint task force was created in 1999, the nation has made tremendous progress on 'what if,' Long said.



"There are all sorts of deterrence capabilities, and this (force) is one of them," he said. "This exercise has been a great effort to prepare for a catastrophic CBRNE event. The nation needs to know we have this capability."



(Patti Bielling writes for the U.S. Army North Public Affairs Office.)

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Hurray for Anarchy! This is the happiest moment of my life. update sept 30.Exercise readies first units for NORTHCOM assignmentSep 29, 2008BY Patti BiellingSoldiers at Great Lakes Naval Station, Ill., practice skills they will use when their units assume a consequence management response mission Oct. 1. Photo by U.S. Army NorthFORT STEWART, Ga. (Army News Service, Sept. 29, 2008) - The exercise scenario was a sobering one: a 10-kiloton nuclear device detonated in America's heartland, quickly overwhelming civilian responders.Military leaders who recently trained for this response say they are now thinking differently about how to move equipment, extract the injured and take care of people following this type of attack.Their insights came from "Vibrant Response," a week-long command post exercise designed to train the commanders and staff of the nation's dedicated force for responding to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive incidents, or CBRNE incidents.The units completed the exercise Sept. 18 at Fort Stewart, Ga., just two weeks before their force, the CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force, or CCMRF, will be assigned to U.S. Northern Command to begin its mission."Assigning them will allow Northern Command to directly influence the operational and training focus of the forces and ensure a trained and ready response force when needed," said Col. Lou Vogler, chief of future operations at U.S. Army North.U.S. Army North conducted the exercise while its subordinate, Joint Task Force Civil Support, provided command and control for the CCMRF.Joint Task Force Civil Support -- based at Fort Monroe, Va. -- plans, trains, develops policy and determines the way ahead for DOD CBRNE response, said the force's commander, Army Maj. Gen. Daniel "Chip" Long.Commanders and staff in the three task forces - Operations, Medical and Aviation - say that the academics and command post exercise offered valuable new perspectives for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines assuming this important mission.Task Force OperationsResponding to a catastrophic chemical, nuclear or biological attack is challenging because there is no notice and it requires a fast response, Long said.Developing the capability to deploy rapidly was a priority for the infantry unit assigned to the force, according to Army Maj. Marc Cloutier, planner for the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. The unit forms the core of Task Force Operations, one of the three functional task forces within CCMRF.It's the first infantry brigade to be assigned to NORTHCOM for a year in order to respond quickly to civil-support missions.Cloutier said that one apparent challenge for the brigade will be turning an infantryman into a truck driver or a first responder. However, Cloutier said, the Soldiers and NCOs in the brigade are smart and adaptable and can easily learn to drive a truck or use a chain saw given a little instruction."When I got to the unit in July, I looked at the mission and realized the biggest challenge was going to be organizing to become rapidly deployable," he said. "I knew we would have to preposition containers and equipment to deploy ourselves on very short notice."The brigade also began working with the division and the garrison at Fort Stewart to ensure there were mechanisms in place to support a short-notice deployment, Cloutier said.Once the exercise started, the brigade planners looked at how to reorganize their habitual formations from an infantry or armor battalion in order to accomplish the mission."Do we want to take our internal assets and develop functional task forces like engineering, decontamination, heavy movement, and search and rescue, or do we want to develop multifaceted task forces and assign them by region?" he asked.Their conclusion? That configurations would likely change based on the type of catastrophe or the size of the geographical area."We're developing something of a playbook from everything we do here," Cloutier said. "We'll capture everything and keep it on the shelf so if we see a similar situation down the road, we're starting that much further along."Technical SupportAir Force Lt. Col. Kevin Martilla was especially impressed with the brigade's planning efforts, which structured the forces and established processes to efficiently execute any mission that comes down.As chief of the Air Force Radiation Assessment Team, Brooks City-Base, Texas, Martilla leads a unit responsible for supporting health-protection efforts for the force, to help commanders understand and manage radiation risks so they can complete their missions.The team has existed since 1968 to respond to Broken Arrow incidents, or those involving military nuclear weapons damaged during transport."We've always been involved in planning to respond to Broken Arrow incidents, so it made sense that (the services) included us when developing CCMRF," Martilla said.The team provides technical advice and the capability to measure radiation levels, collect and analyze samples, and measure and track radiological exposure to the force.Being assigned to Task Force Operations allowed the team to work closely with the brigade planners and staff, Martilla said."Our team gained an understanding we wouldn't get if exercising with units on paper," he said. "This exercise has been a great step forward toward accomplishing this mission in case it ever does happen."Also assigned to CCMRF within Task Force Operations is a Marine Corps technical support force called the Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force based at Indian Head, Md.The force, known as CBIRF, was created in the mid 1990s as a domestic response force following the sarin attacks on the Tokyo subway.The biggest misconception, said the unit's operations officer, is that the force is a nuclear, biological and chemical unit."We are a life-saving organization," said Marine Corps Maj. Stan Bacon. "Although we can identify hazards and decontaminate personnel, those actions are all geared toward allowing our force to conduct search and extraction."Every one of the 500 Marines and Sailors in the battalion is trained to perform search and extraction, Bacon said. In addition, all members have received additional training to perform specialized technical rescues, including confined space, advanced rope, trench, collapsed structure, and vehicle and heavy machinery extraction.The battalion is able to "grab and drag" people from within the hazardous area. However, the force also developed procedures to stabilize casualties when moving them would cause more injury, Bacon said."Very few military or civilian agencies plan to have medical personnel in the hot zone, in suits, treating and extracting casualties," he said.Bacon said the Marine Corps unit benefited from training with the forces that will provide its logistics, decontamination, aviation and command and control during a disaster."We know we won't have to reach back to Indian Head for logistics support or work on mitigating the hazard," Bacon said. "We'll be able to focus our entire effort on saving lives."'The main effort'Civil support missions also are logistics intensive, as Army Lt. Col. Johnney Matthews found out.Matthews, a support battalion commander, knows what it takes to move the fuel, food and water for a brigade headquarters and four maneuver battalions for combat.However, the support battalion soon found they had gone from being the "unsung heroes" of the brigade to being the main effort, he said.As the exercise scenario unfolded, Matthews learned the importance of quickly building a supply base to keep their own forces sustained so he could focus on moving food and water to affected civilians.The battalion designed "speed balls," bundles of daily rations that feed up to 1,500 people and can be rapidly rolled on and off a military flatbed truck."This exercise has been a good experience for us," Matthews said. "We've been able to shake out our staff and put some systems in place for future missions. And we've learned a lot about civil support - we've been given a picture of some of the things we might face."Task Force MedicalThe consequence management response force is able to deploy with robust medical capability, including patient treatment and evacuation, blood storage and distribution, environmental assessment, epidemiology, and even stress management.They were all coordinated by 1st Medical Brigade from Fort Hood, Texas.As with a number of units attending the week of academics before the exercise, the 1st Medical Brigade was on alert and planning for possible response to Hurricane Ike, which was barreling toward the coast of Texas.During every break, the medical brigade's executive officer was returning phone calls."We knew that if Ike hit hard enough to trigger a federal response, we had to be ready to respond," Army Maj. Tim Walsh said. "We have a lot of ongoing requirements, but we know we have to be prepared to deal with the alligator that is in our room."Walsh said the exercise gave them an opportunity to look at mission requirements and the brigade's capabilities, then identify shortfalls and try to mitigate them.Although they may not be able to mitigate all the shortfalls, just knowing what they are is beneficial too, Walsh said."States and local responders go through the same process," he said. "Our goal is to fill their shortfalls until they are able to handle the incident with just their capabilities, then we leave."As combat operations continue in Iraq and Afghanistan, military medical capability remains in high demand. Walsh said those deployments give the unit the credibility to do their mission within the United States."We are proud and honored to do our mission anywhere, but to do it in the United States - that's extra motivation," he said. "We treat everyone with dignity and respect, whether it's a captured suicide attacker or one of our own Soldiers - we give them the same level of care we'd give our own parents."Task Force AviationSpeed is essential for this type of response, and rapidly moving people and equipment is nothing new for the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, according to Col. Paul Bricker."We're not encumbered by roads or terrain, and we move vertically around obstacles that restrict vehicular movement," Bricker said. "If a bridge is out, we can move people or large equipment rapidly."The commander of the Fort Bragg, N.C., based aviation brigade said each of the unit's CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopters can move 30 people and large pieces of equipment - ideal for medical evacuation, patient transfer, logistical resupply and personnel movement.Each of the UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters can transport 11 people or 8,000 pounds of cargo - perfect for transporting search teams, dogs, high-priority equipment and radiological survey teams, Bricker said.The exercise allowed the brigade's staff to both come together as a team and to work with a joint task force headquarters."Working with the joint task force and the civilian sector exposes our folks to a whole different set of coordination requirements," he said.'What if'Long, the Joint Task Force Civil Support commander, agreed that having a dedicated response force assigned to Northern Command can only improve DOD's ability to help save lives, prevent injury and provide temporary critical life support."We've got to train like we've got to execute," he said. "There will be catastrophic deaths. Hospitals will be affected, first responders will be affected, and you've got to integrate all the response capabilities when citizens are trying to get away or trying to pull their lives together."Since the joint task force was created in 1999, the nation has made tremendous progress on 'what if,' Long said."There are all sorts of deterrence capabilities, and this (force) is one of them," he said. "This exercise has been a great effort to prepare for a catastrophic CBRNE event. The nation needs to know we have this capability."(Patti Bielling writes for the U.S. Army North Public Affairs Office.)

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