MAKANI PAHILI/VIGILANT GUARDHAWAI’I STATE AND DOD

ANNUAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE

LT Brian Lees25JUN15

More than 2,200 National Guardsmen, active duty service members, and civilian personnel participated in Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015

May 30, 2015 through June 6, 2015

Makani Pahili “Strong wind” Hawaii state and counties exercise

hurricane preparation.

Vigilant Guard Yearly National Guard response exercise,

run by Northern Command

If you heard a disaster occurred at your family member’s workplace or school, and you could not reach him or her, what would you do?

MASCAL exercise at TAMCActors portrayed a surge of victims and family membersFamily Information Center (FIC) supported by behavioral health techs and providers Written into TAMC Emergency Management

Plan Purpose is to have a place for families to

come and await updates on status of deceased/wounded

Staffed by SW, psychologists, psychiatrists, chaplains, and techs … CACOs?

Logistic issues (setting up, equipment, comfort)

Assist by LT Rebecca Miranda, link Navy survivors to Navy resources

Provide Psychological First Aid, utilized actors!

Need a separate place for survivors with acute stress reactions, who are not in need of family info?

CACOs?

CERFP exercise CBRNE Enhanced Response Force

Package NG units; Responds to CBRNE contaminated

sites and does victim search/rescue and medical care

Contacted by California NG psychologist to setup COSC operations Assist by HN Roby No guidance, come up with our own service Where to setup? What to provide?

AAR Emergency responder mental health concerns CERFP/FROT members not immune Setting up next to medical, part of vital signs Setting up a respite center Having COSC near the front line to address BH

casualties Make decisions on return to duty

Submitting white paper to Assistant Joint Surgeon for NG for possible integration into CERFP policy.