SHAred RESources SHARES High Frequency Radio Program

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SHAred RESources (SHARES)High Frequency Radio
Program
SHARES Overview Briefing For Emergency Response
Training - Phase IV

Office Of The Manager, National
Communications System (OMNCS) PO Box
4502 Arlington, VA 22204-4502
Presenter SHARES Program Office Mr. Peter
Paizs Shawn Lapinski shawn.lapinski_at_dhs.gov
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Description
SHARES combines existing High Frequency (HF)
assets from 95 Federal, state, and industry
organizations into a single emergency voice and
data message handling network, supporting
national security and emergency preparedness
(NS/EP).
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SHARES Concept of Operations
SHARES STATION
AGENCY A MSG Addressee
HF RELAY
AGENCY C SHARES Station
AGENCY A MSG Originator
HF DIRECT
AGENCY B SHARES Station
SHARES STATION
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Operations

• SHARES availability
• Always available
• Requires no activation
• Criteria for emergency use
• No other means of communication available
• Supports NS/EP requirements
• Preservation of life or protection of property
• Non-interfering basis

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SHARES HF Radio ProgramResource Contributors
1ST USA 193 RTI 44 MEDCOM 789 COMM SQ AF
AUX-CAP AF MARS AFRES AFMESA AK EOC AL EOC AR
EOC ARC ARMY MARS ATT BELL SOUTH CA
EOC CBP CINTI BELL CO EOC CT EOC DC
EOC DEA DHS DISA
DLA DOE DOI DOMS DOT EPA FAA FBI FCC FEMA FL
EOC GA EOC GSA HHS HQ 114TH SIG BN IA EOC ID
EOC IL EOC IN EOC LA EOC MA EOC MARAD MD EOC ME
EOC
MITRE MO EOC MT EOC MWTC NAOC NASA NAT
GUARD NCC NCC-HF NCS AUX-HF NCS RM-HF ND
EOC NDMS NE EOC NETCOM NH EOC NM EOC N-MC
MARS NRL NTIA NV EOC NY EOC OK EOC OR EOC
PA EOC QWEST SBC SC EOC SD EOC SPAWARSYSCEN TN
EOC USR USACE USAMC USCG USCS USDA USFORSCOM USTR
ANCECOM UT EOC VA VA EOC VERIZON WA EOC WI EOC WV
EOC WY EOC
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SHARES Coordination Net
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SHARES Readiness / Training

• Weekly SHARES Net
• National Exercises
• Agency Support Exercises

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SHARES HF Radio ProgramOn Air Operations
Hurricane Jeanne Hurricane Ivan Hurricane
Frances Republican National Convention 2004
Hurricane Charley Exercise 04-2/GF 2004 Exercise
04-1 Super Bowl XXXVIII
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SHARES On Air OperationsFebruary 2004 -
September 2004 Result
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SHARES HF Radio ProgramSHARES Support to the
Pentagon WTC DisastersSeptember 11-12, 2001
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Summary

• Managed by Office of the Manager, National
  Communications System (OMNCS)
• Provides nationwide HF communication capability
  to meet NS/EP requirements
• Multi-agency network using existing HF assets and
  frequencies
• Proven to be an effective, low cost, all
  volunteer HF back-up program when other means of
  communications are lost

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Point of Contact
SHARES Mr. Shawn Lapinski 703-607-4944 shawn.lapi
nski_at_dhs.gov
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