Alaska has a mutual aid agreement with Washington for Emergency Management Assistance Compact capabilities. Joshua Sprague, 168th Wing.Įmergency managers from Washington state also participated in the exercise. “We want to be able to respond rapidly and efficiently, and training together allows us to move toward that goal,” said Lt. In this scenario, the earthquake disrupted public utilities and caused widespread infrastructure damage in southern Alaska.
The exercise focused on the immediate response to a 9.2 magnitude earthquake, including emergency communications to respond to the seismic zone and coordinate with local, state and federal agencies. “The training we received ensures we will be able to effectively respond to help our fellow Alaskans in a crisis and to effectively interface with our local, state and federal interagency partners.” “This exercise was extremely important to help us develop and test a continuity of operations plan which will allow us to respond in the event of a significant event in the Anchorage area which reduces or disables the ability of our primary emergency operations command and control agencies to function,” said Col. The 168th Wing Joint Operations Center and Crisis Action Management Team worked alongside counterparts from the Army National Guard and members of the Joint Operations Center at Alaska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters. “Testing our emergency plans and training our service members is critical to ensuring we are prepared to serve our fellow Alaskans in their time of need.”
Aaron Kelsey, Alaska National Guard deputy director of emergency operations.
“The Arctic Eagle 23 exercise focused on testing our continuity of operations plan and training our service members north of the Alaskan Range,” said Col. The exercise scenario required members to respond to a large earthquake and multiple tsunamis striking southern Alaska and coastal communities. EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - The 168th Wing and the Alaska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters conducted an earthquake continuity of operations (COOP) exercise, moving the joint operations center from Anchorage to Fairbanks May 1-5.
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