Topic: AFTER ACTION REPORT
Event: NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS / REACT HURRICANE EXCERCISE
Conducted : AUGUST 29, 2009
Written by: Bob Hejl – W2IK – W5BOG – NNN0KSI – NNN0GBY2 NMC MARS STX ECOM
Report Released: September 4, 2009
The joint exercise as conducted by Navy-Marine Corps MARS, REACT and Bexar Operators Group on August 29, 2009 also encompassed other groups who wished to test inter-service communications during the scenario of a hurricane hitting the Texas gulf coast just north of Corpus Christi.
These other groups included / covered:
- Guadalupe County OEM
- Hays County Sheriff’s Office
- Caldwell County EOC
- San Marcos Police Department
- Nueces County EOC
- National Weather Service – Corpus Christi
- National Weather Service – New Braunfels
- Central Texas Medical Center
- Chaparral Amateur Radio Club
- Hays/Caldwell Hams Amateur Radio Club
- Hays/Caldwell ARES Guadalupe VOAD
- Lockhart Police Department
- Driscoll Children’s Hospital – Corpus Christi
- One Army MARS Station
- Guadalupe Valley Amateur Radio Club (provided the VHF repeater)
If we left out any additional groups who participated, please contact us with the proper details. – Bob
We were testing out the MOU’s between REACT and NMC MARS as well as intercommunication skills. The exercise began at 11 AM local time with three phases: Pre-Land Fall (testing evacuation communications) , Land Fall (testing up to date weather conditions and storm damage) and Post Land Fall (evacuees returning to their homes, damage assessment, etc) In the spirit of cohesiveness, the operation was a success.