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Defense Coordinating Element Region III Update. RRT Summit State College, PA 12 September 2012 Mr. Jeffrey Keefe Operations & Plans Officer. UNCLASSIFIED. COL Manning (Photo Not Avail). DCO/E Personnel Staff Roster. JFLCC/ARNORTH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC AS OF 04 1200Z Sep 12.
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Defense Coordinating Element Region III Update RRT Summit State College, PA 12 September 2012 Mr. Jeffrey Keefe Operations & Plans Officer UNCLASSIFIED
JFLCC/ARNORTH TROPICAL STORM ISAACAS OF 04 1200Z Sep 12 UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO DP 8: Conduct Operations - Employ Forces / Complete MA (Phase 3) DP 9: Reposition / Redeploy forces (Phase 4/5) • Assessment • State, National Guard, FEMA, Coast Guard, and USACE capabilities are adequate to respond to Hurricane /TS Isaac. State and FEMA operations are shifting from Response to Recovery operations. No additional requests for DoD Title 10 capabilities are anticipated. • DCO/E Region VI remains deployed in support of FEMA in Baton Rouge, LA. 10 pax 15 pax • Overview of DCO/E Employment: • I AL • II PR/I • III Support to NRCC • IV Remission (from Isaac to RNC) • V BU to Reg II • VI LA • VII MS • VIII DNC • IX & X WFF (CA) 20 pax 15 pax 22 pax • PTDO Requested/Sourcing • FORSCOM FRAGO 2 and 3 release aviation assets from Ft Drum and Ft Campbell from PTDO status. SITUATION Overall: The remains of Isaac are a low pressure system that will move slowly eastward across the Ohio River Valley, causing heavier rain and scattered thunderstorms to much of the eastern third of CONUS. The front attached will cause the potential for flash flooding in the NE and again along the gulf coast. The river flooding in SE LA/MS coasts is receding, and should be mostly clear by Saturday. Tropical Storm Leslie in the Atlantic is slowly strengthening and moving NNW toward Bermuda. Most model tracks have the storm not making landfall on the US coast, but it does have potential to be 300-400 NM to the east of New England by Tuesday the 11th. • Tasks to Subordinates • DCO\E Reg: • DCO\E Reg VI deployed to Baton Rouge, LA • JFLCC SCE ADVON : • Seven (7) pax with 3 x ERV and 1 x rental arrived at Baytown, TX en route to Fort Sam Houston (FSH). Will SP from Baytown 041400ZSEP12; 041830ZSEP12 ETA at FSH. • Two pax waiting for equipment pick-up (ISUs) in Alexandria, LA. ETR on 04 SEP. OPERATIONS • Future Operations • Refining DST and DP recommendations. • Refining DCO positioning • BSI Estimates • Region VI flood planning • Current Operations: • Monitoring attainment of Decision Points (DP) • Issuing FRAGO based upon DP decisions • Monitoring Mission Assignment process • Monitoring flooding and power restoration in LA and MS • COIC reduced manning, but maintains 24/7 operations; key personnel on-call • Mission Assignments: • FL DOD-01: RGN IV Activation • AL DOD-02: RGN I Activation • AL DOD-03: Maxwell AFB as FSA • LA DOD-01: RGN VI Activation • MS DOD-01: RGN VII Activation • LA DOD-01: DOD EPLO x 4 to NRCC • 3347EM LA-DOD-01: DOD SAR LNO • 3347EM LA-DOD-03: Activate DCO/E VI and EPLOs • 3347EM LA-DOD-02: FT Polk as a Federal Staging Area • MS DOD-03: CAP Aerial Support • 3347EM LA-DOD-04: Rotary Wing Medium Lift • 3347EM LA-DOD-01: SAR LNO • 3348EM-MS-DOD-01: ISB Meridian • 3347EM LA-DOD-05: EPLO x 4 to NRCC • 4080-DR-LA-USAF-01: CAP Imagery Support • Personnel Deployed: • DCO/E REG VI: 20 • SCE/TF-51: 9 Issues:
DCO Priorities • As of: 7 Sep 12 • Establish, promote, and maintain relationships with key partners in FEMA Region III Area of Responsibility • Exercises/Contingency Operations/Planning • Severe Weather Event • Bluestone Dam Consequence Management Planning • Inauguration • National Scout Jamboree (Jul 13) • DCO/DCE ARNORTH CERTEX (Mutual Support) • Participation in National, Regional, and State Exercises (Vibrant Response; Vigilant Guard; Capital Shield; others) • FEMA III All-hazards Emergency Planning