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Joint Base Langley-Eustis

Joint Base Langley-Eustis. HURRICANE IRENE 24 – 31 Aug 2011. CMSgt Kevin Howell 633 ABW/CCC. Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates. Event Timeline Storm Surge Comparison Preparations Actions Key Tenant Actions Hurricane Irene Impact Current Mission Status Cost Estimates.

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Joint Base Langley-Eustis

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  1. Joint Base Langley-Eustis HURRICANE IRENE 24 – 31 Aug 2011 CMSgt Kevin Howell 633 ABW/CCC

  2. Hurricane IrenePreliminary Report & Estimates • Event Timeline • Storm Surge Comparison • Preparations Actions • Key Tenant Actions • Hurricane Irene Impact • Current Mission Status • Cost Estimates

  3. Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates • Event Timeline • Storm Surge Comparison • Preparations Actions • Key Tenant Actions • Hurricane Irene Impact • Current Mission Status • Cost Estimates

  4. Hurricane Irene Timeline • Ready • Recover • 28 Jun 1400 – Base HURCON TTX • 12 Jul 0800 – Base HURCON Exercise • 23 Aug 1530 – ICC HURCON Plan Review • 25 Aug 0600 – 24/7 EOC Activation • 25 Aug 0600 – 34K Sandbags / Gen’trs • 25 Aug 1200 – Personnel Evac Decision • 26 Aug 0800 – Aircraft Evac Decision • 26 Aug 1300 – Civ Admin Leave Order • 26 Aug 1624 – Stop Movement Order • 26 Aug 1834 – Airfield Closure • 26 Aug 2100 – Emer Evac Center Ops • 27 Aug 0900 – Base Closed • 27 Aug 1130 – Final Utility Isolation • 27 Aug 1200 – Personnel Lockdown • 27 Aug 2030 – Peak Storm Surge 7.54’ • 27 Aug 2030 – Peak Winds – 67 mph • 28 Aug 0330 – Low Tide – 4’ 28 Aug 0530 – Accountability Recall 28 Aug 0600 – Initial Responders Start 28 Aug 0854 – Life, Health, Safety 100% 28 Aug 0900 – Initial Damage Review 28 Aug 1030 – Evac Order Lifted 28 Aug 0900 – IHRT Recall 28 Aug 1330 – Dorms Open 28 Aug 1400 – ICC Post Storm Analysis 28 Aug 1500 – Housing Open 28 Aug 1646 – Civ Admin Leave Order 29 Aug 0600 – Langley AFB re-opened 29 Aug 0900 – Airfield re-opened 29 Aug 1000 – F-16s Return 29 Aug 1500 – EOC Standdown 30 Aug 0600 – Resume Normal Ops 30 Aug 1130 – F-22s Return 7 Sep 0800 – After Action Review • React • Reconstitute • Rideout • Reflect & Reset

  5. Storm Prediction Timeline PREDICTED at LANGLEY Date Cat CPA* Max Surge 25 Aug 1100 2 60nm 90mph 7-9’ 25 Aug 1600 2 37nm 103mph 7-9’ 26 Aug 0945 2 47nm 90mph 7-9’ 26 Aug 1456 2 42nm 93mph 7-9’ 26 Aug 2320 2 37nm 93mph 7.4-9’ 27 Aug 0600 1 37nm 90mph 7.4-9’ *(CPA = Closest Point of Approach) ACTUAL Max Sust Winds: 55mph Max Wind Gust: 67mph Storm Surge: 7.54’ Rainfall: 8.88”

  6. Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates • Event Timeline • Storm Surge Comparison • Preparations Actions • Key Tenant Actions • Hurricane Irene Impact • Current Mission Status • Cost Estimates

  7. Hurricane Irene • Langley AFB • 28-29 Aug 2011 • 7.54’ Storm Surge

  8. Storm Surge Comparison 2011 Irene 2009 Nor’easter

  9. Storm Comparison Preparation = + Safety 1933 Bldg 784 1999 Floyd Bethel Reservoir Overflowed 2003 Isabel Bldg 664 2011 Irene Bldg 664

  10. Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates • Event Timeline • Storm Surge Comparison • Preparations Actions • Key Tenant Actions • Hurricane Irene Impact • Current Mission Status • Cost Estimates

  11. Storm Prep Actions • Deliberately Planned, Integrated Response • Embedded Langley personnel with Local Government Officials • 200-pn Ride Out, 600-pn Init Response, 6 Service Contracts on Sun • Comm’s: Door-to-Door, Facebook, 1-800, SSDs, Facility Checklist • Cross-functional Airfield Recovery Team – 24 hrs vs. 72 hrs in ’03 EM embed w/Hampton EOC 5,000 Facebook Friends +25% VA Governor & Hampton Mayor

  12. Storm Prep Actions Return on Investment – Isabel & Nor’Ida Projects • Elevated all new construction – F-22’s, DGS, SCOG, CDC, Gym, etc • Raised old Buildings, HVAC, Electrical nodes • Raised F.617 Interior 3’ – 1st time in Langley history it did not flood • Separated HTA/LTA Sanitary/Storm (saved housing basements!) Flood Level Marina Elevated After Isabel

  13. Storm Prep Actions Targeted Infrastructure Protection • 1st-ever “Door Dams” + 34,000 Sandbags (only 8,000 for Nor’Ida) • Coord w/utility Companies –“Top Priority…last to lose power” • Staged 18 Pumps, 14 Generators, Lumber, Plastic, Chainsaws • Lowered Bethel Reservoir by 14”, Cut 40 high risk trees base-wide • Isolated over-head high voltage, plastic wrapped transformers Draining 14” Water Bethel Reservoir Door Dams 24,600 Civil Engineer Man-Hours

  14. Storm Prep Actions Targeted Infrastructure Protection • Partnered w/NASA to develop detailed Flood Response Tool • Took 18,000 Data Points over last 2 months -- <2” Accuracy

  15. 0600 Thur

  16. Storm Prep ActionsSecurity Response • 633 SFS 49-person rideout team • Dispersed SF to Eight Locations • Grissom w/F-22s; NASA EOC + Main ECP, Bldg 23 (ISRW), Bethel, EOC, ECC, Bldg 355 • Max flexibility for response to critical assets • Directed 6-ring stand-by Tues; fast accountability • Bldg 355 (SF BDOC + DFC BATTLESTAFF) • Established triage area w/10+ CLS members • Rehearsed battle drills for fire, evac, injury + hostile action, initial installation sweeps • Evac’d Dorm + Deployed Spouses • Evac’d & convoyed 16 vehicles w/35 pax • Aided in accountability recall and quick return • Midday Sunday—Back to FPCON A Ops • Prep’d to implement ABW/CC’s intent • Three gates open, security/LE patrols posted

  17. Storm Prep ActionsLogistics Readiness • 633 LRS 16-person rideout team – lean, agile, responsive • Supported evac of 28 F-22s; Line-haul 27.8 s/tons & transp for 47 Airmen • Deployed 2 person MRSP team + fly away kit, Issued 134,674 gals of JP-8 • Sheltered 20x F-22 engines ($200M) • Dispersed 109 vehicles/equipment: Ft Eustis/Langley Hospital Parking/Auto Skills Facility/Vehicle Mx Facility • Moved $1.5M medical homeland defense assets to protected area • Partnered base prep w/ CES: 3 forklifts/3 flatbeds; delivered 34K sandbags • Recalled 6x 4X4 vehicles—provided add’l emergency responder capability • Provided 10,000 gals of diesel for response vehicles & generators • Ride out team quickly augmented by 20-man recovery team & 50-psn recall

  18. Storm Prep Actions • Force Support • Mitigation actions resulted in quick • return to essential base services • Established Rideout Shelter & Emerg Evacuation Center • 196 Cots / 2,000 MREs / 500lbs Ice • Evac Order / Admin Lv 1.8K Civ / Stop Movement Action • Relocated 337 Lodging guests / 22 Fam Camp • 93 boats relocated LTA / 22 wet slips secured • Aero Club aircraft ($400K): 2 tied down / 4 hangared • Food ($69K) relocated 5 nodes to 1 generator walk-in freezer • Sheltered 92 golf vehicles / 27 water stations Rideout Shelter Ice Stockpile LTA Relocated Boats 2009 Nor’easter DFAC Food Relocation

  19. Storm Prep ActionsReady to Recover Base Closed Sat 27 Aug, 0900 • 3hrs early (1200) due to faster storm • Secured 4x Gates / 300-psn rideout tm • Close Privatized Housing Coordination • Joint Basing: Alt EOC at Ft Eustis / 200 Cots, Gens, Trucks, Comm, Dispersal • Command Post mass notification ready

  20. Plastic wrap key electrical nodes • Isolate sanitary sewer system • Protect vulnerable lift stations Isolate Utilities

  21. Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates • Event Timeline • Storm Surge Comparison • Preparations Actions • Key Tenant Actions • Hurricane Irene Impact • Current Mission Status • Cost Estimates

  22. Aircraft Evacuation Stunningly successful evacuation of 1 FW aircraft • 1 FW/CC received F-22 HUREVAC authorization Thursday • Friday launch -- 28 of 28 generated F-22s! • Largest Raptor deployment in history -- w/ just 26 hrs notice! • Received exceptional support at Grissom ARB • 4x F-22s and 1x T-38 (NMCM) sheltered in place

  23. 480th ISR Wing • Extended Ops at Global AD + ANG Sites Enabled Zero loss • of COCOM priority targets • Permanent DPOC-West crew would mitigate potential ops impacts • Comm Service shutdown synch w/633 CS, INOSC-East & 27 IS • 25 – 26 Aug: Flyout Teams Launched • 26 Aug: DGS-1 Operations suspended • 27 Aug: Wg C2 transferred to Alt Site • Burned through all Global ISR Mission Processing Crews … rapid DGS-1 reconstitution critical to continued ops • 633 CES coord ensured power to mission critical systems w/in safety limits 1hr before High Tide

  24. Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates • Event Timeline • Storm Surge Comparison • Preparations Actions • Key Tenant Actions • Hurricane Irene Impact • Current Mission Status • Cost Estimates

  25. ACC Campus – 7.5’ Storm Surge ACC/A4 ACC/A7 F.671 F.669 Parking Lot& Sweeney/Dodd Flooded Raised HVAC Chiller

  26. 0900 Sat

  27. 1045 Sat

  28. 1100 Sat

  29. 1115 Sat

  30. 1130 Sat

  31. 2330 Sat 3hrs after High Tide Dodd Blvd Dodd Blvd A4 & A7 ACC Parking A4 & A7 ACC Parking

  32. 2330 Sat 3hrs after High Tide Shoppette Tuskegee Blvd towards BX / Commissary POL DFAC

  33. 0600 Sun

  34. 0630 Sun

  35. 27 Trees Damaged

  36. Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates • Event Timeline • Storm Surge Comparison • Preparations Actions • Key Tenant Actions • Hurricane Irene Impact • Current Mission Status • Cost Estimates

  37. Airfield Status Airfield Lights Arresting Barriers Sweeping Grounds Fuel Ops Tower Hangars Crash/Fire Entomology/Birds ATCALS (East end localizer, on generator pwr)

  38. 1200 Sun Cross-Functional Airfield Recovery Team Opened Airfield in < 24 Hours

  39. Cut Drainage time from historical 72 hrs to 14 hrs -- Airfield Open! Sun 1600 hrs Mon 0600 hrs

  40. 1200 Sun 7’ basement flooding (HVAC moved to roof, saved $400K) 0630 Sun

  41. Local Power Outage Status (As of 290640 Aug)

  42. 0800 Sun Protecting Power for Langley AFB “It’s No Accident Our Lights Stayed On”

  43. Status of Base Force Support – LAFB (Slide 1)

  44. Status of Base Force Support – LAFB (Slide 2) • Dining facility produced hot meal 6 hrs after recovery efforts started • Base Lodging operations restored in 10hrs • All mission critical services activities restored in 24 hrs • All remaining services activities restored in 36 hrs

  45. Status of BaseHousing Status - LAFB

  46. Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates • Event Timeline • Storm Surge Comparison • Preparations Actions • Key Tenant Actions • Hurricane Irene Impact • Current Mission Status • Cost Estimates

  47. JBLE Cost Estimates Facility Damage $2,788,000 Contract Support $1,077,000 Overtime $37,600 Travel Vouchers $1,815,000 Current (Est $3M) Total $6,900,000

  48. After Action Report • Received 98 after action review inputs – all wings/tenants • Lessons learned being incorporated into JBLE CEMP 10-2 • Best Practices • NASA Flood tool, Veh Relocation, Alt EOC, Hurricane Plan • Air Force Level Issues • AFPAAS – AF Personnel Accountability & Assessment System • ADPAAS – Army Disaster Personnel Accountability & Assessment System • Base Level Issues • Facebook generated huge traffic! Amazing tool & reach. • Generate strategic comm plan • LNO’s – Hampton EOC Embed • Establish w/York County to integrate off-base housing

  49. Aim High … Fly-Fight-Win

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