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29 April - 3 May 2002

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DAY ONE: PRINCIPLES OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT, KEY AGENCIES AND THEIR ROLES
0800-0845 Administrative Remarks and Welcome
BGen Charles Stenner, USAF, VSCJ-5
Dr. William E. Bertrand, Co-Director, CDMHA
Dr. Thomas J. Mason, Co-Director, CDMHA
0845-0930 The Cycle of Disaster Management
Dr. George W Buck Jr., USF, CDMHA
0930-1000 SouthCom’s Disaster Preparedness Strategy
Dr. Ben Hughes, SCJ4
1015-1100 Overview of Recent Disasters in the AOR
Dr. David Novelo, CDMHA
1100-1145 USG Policies in HA/DR
OASD Stability Operations, TBD
1315-1400 Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
1400-1445 FEMA
Mr. Gerard McCarty, FEMA Region II
1500-1530 Homeland Security and CM
Major Rex Gibson, USAF, SCJ5
1530-1630 Panel Discussion
1630-1700 Written Class Critique
1800-1930
Icebreaker on hotel patio for participants and invited guests.  
Sponsored by Mr. Ray Schultz, RS Aviation.

DAY TWO: COORDINATION WITH INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CIV-MIL RELATIONS
0830-0930 UN-OCHA in HA/DR Operations
Mr. Fred Polk
0930-1015 Medical and Health Related Issues in a Disaster
Dr. Luis Jorge Perez, Emergency Preparedness Program, PAHO
1030-1100 Organization of American States
Mr. Stephen Bender, Unit for Sustainable Development
1100-1130 World Food Program
Mr. William Vigil, Regional Emergency Officer, Honduras
1130-1215 CARE
Mr. Rigoberto Girón, CARE Manager, Guatamala
1345-1430 Civilian and Military Relationships
Dr. Sarah Archer
1430-1515 Military-Business Planning
Mr. Ollie Davidson
1515-1630 Panel Discussion
1630-1700 Written Class Critique

DAY THREE: PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS
0830-0930 Role of Media in Disaster Response / Recovery
Colonel Jeffrey J. Douglass, USMC, Public Affairs Officer
0930-1015 HAP in the Theater Security Cooperation Plan
Mr. Harry Turner, SCJ4
1030-1115 The Country Team: A Personal View
COL Jorge Matos, MILGRP Commander, Guatemala
1330-1350 Medical Disaster Assessments
COL Stephen L. Jones, SCSG
1350-1430 Identifying Needs, Technology Tools in the Field
Mr. Jack Turner
1445-1530 Crisis Action Planning, the OPG, and the JTF
Major Robert Mondell, SCJ35, Operational Planning Group
1530-1615 Civil Affairs/CMO during an HA/DR Operation
Colonel Charles E. ("Chuck") Pickens, 350th Civil Affairs Command
1615-1645 Written Class Critique

DAY FOUR: OPERATIONS AND FUNCTIONS/ BREAKOUT AND PRACTICAL EXERCISE
0830-0930 Regional Organizations
Dr. David Novelo, CDMHA
0945-1130 Practical Exercise Preparation
CDMHA Facilitators
1300-1600 Crisis Action Planning Exercise
“Southern Quake”
1600-1630 Written Class Critique

DAY FIVE: BREAKOUT AND PRACTICAL EXERCISE (CON’T.)
0800-0900 Practical Exercise, continued
0900-1100 Back Briefs by Groups
1100-1230 Exercise Evaluation/Overall Program Critique

 

 

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