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Main Planning Conference (MPC) 2-5 April 2014 Zagreb, Croatia. Co-Chairs. Overview. SEESIM 14 is the 7th in a series of Crisis Response Exercises under the SEDM umbrella It is hosted by Croatia, Co-chaired by Bulgaria with the United States as a Support Nation
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MainPlanning Conference (MPC) 2-5 April 2014 Zagreb, Croatia Co-Chairs
Overview • SEESIM 14is the 7th in a series of Crisis Response Exercises under the SEDM umbrella • It is hosted by Croatia, Co-chaired by Bulgaria with the United States as a Support Nation • Exercise promotes the coordinated, rapid, interagency responseof SEDM nationsto real world threats, both natural and man-made, to our individual and collective security
SEESIM 14 Training Objectives • Promote national and international / regional preparedness and cooperation between civil and military emergency planning officials from relevant Government and Nongovernment Organizations (Training Audience)in an effort to mitigate effects of terrorist activities, transnational threats or natural disasters; increase national capabilities to respond to such events or activities • Specific National Training Objectives are developed by the individual countries in accordance with the approved Broad Scenario
MPFSEE SEESIM 14 Participants EXCON MAINCROATIA
International Organizations • Invitation sent out on 21 February 2014 to: • NATO Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) • European Police (EUROPOL) • Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – (Former EUMIC) • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRCC) • International Police (INTERPOL) • United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (UNOCHA) • World Health Organization (WHO)
30 th SEDM CC Meeting, 20 March 2014 • Zagreb presented an overview of activities connected to SEESIM 14 exercise and a way ahead. It was noted that interest for participation is constantly declining, but it was also noted that participants SEESIM 14 remained committed to exercise success • Sofia informed about the implementation of already planned activities within the agreed upon planning process. The added value of this regional initiative was highlighted along with the importance of the collaboration among the institutions and organizations involved in it
30 th SEDM CC Meeting, 20 March 2014 • Washington assured the member nations that it would continue to fully support SEESIM 14 through completion. It also informed the member nations that it would no longer support the SEESIM series after 2014
EOC EXCON Forward Site Manager MEL/MIL Tracker JCATS Operator AAR Analyst Role Players Other EOCs SEESIM 14 Exercise Design EXCON Main Remote Site Exercise Director EXCON Director Operations Control Scenario Manager AAR Manager Information Manager Coordination RFIs Guidance Coordination Coordination Information RFIs Coordination JCATS Information TRAINING AUDIENCE National Response Cell Liaison Officer MEL/MIL Tracker JCATS Operator MEL/MIL Injects International Response Cell (Role Players) Messages & Coordination Messages & Coordination
SEESIM 14 Timeline Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Feb Apr Jun Jul Jan Jan Jul Feb Aug Mar Mar Sep Apr Oct May May Nov Jun Dec 2013 ESC 24-27 Croatia MPC 2-5 Croatia IPC 21-24 Croatia Bilateral 19-21 Croatia FCC 3-5 Croatia 2014 Setup/Trg 1-19 Croatia Execution 23-26 Croatia
Training Seminars, Workshops Jan Mar Feb 2014 IBC 24-28 Apr May Jun EPC 31-1 IBC 28-31 CMC 26-27 Jul Aug Sep IBC = International Border Crossing EPC = Exercise Planners Course CMC = Crisis Management Course
SEESIM 14 Execution Schedule (Sep 14) Comms Hot (All sites) Travel SM & AAR Training Travel End-to-End Test EXCON Main Travels to Croatia Final Setupand Testing EXCON Main Training Opening DV Day AAR EXCON Main Travels Home Execution Closing
SEESIM 14 Planning Web Portal https://seesim14.osrh.hr Zagreb, January 2014 CAF GS, Command Operations Centre
JCATS Terrain Share JCATS Server SOFIA (with JCATS terrain database) • SEESIM 14 IPC Official Minutes • 5.19 Topic: Sharing of national GEO data • 5.19.2 Action: Request that Steering Group representatives ofall participating nations provide approval for sharing their geodata by the start of the MPC. JCATS DATA JCATS Server BUCHAREST (with JCATS terrain database) JCATS DATA JCATS DATA JCATS Server ZAGREB (with JCATS terrain database) JCATS Server TIRANE (with JCATS terrain data base)
Budget Rebalans • Host Nation’s (HN) Defence budget has been rebalanced since IPC • SEESIM 14 budget has been reduced • Consequently, the HN could not support the Ice breaker (Welcome Reception) • However, the Exercise will not be compromised
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