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Title: DTRA and Integrated/Complex Training


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DTRA and Integrated/Complex Training
30 March 2010 Linda Qassim John Mafnas (JTSS) CSA
Working Group
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Agenda
  • DTRA Historical Highlights in Interagency
    Training
  • Current Endeavors

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Nuclear Weapon Accident Exercise (NUWAX) Series
  • Series began in 1979
  • In response to loss of knowledge gained via
    nuclear weapons accidents in 1960s
  • Collaboration between DOE, DOD and all four
    Services
  • 1980 Titan Missile Accident in Damascus, Arkansas
  • Emphasized need for continued training and
    improvement
  • Defense Nuclear Agency (predecessor of DTRA)
    chartered as executive agent of NUWAX program
    after accident

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Nuclear Weapon Accident Exercise (NUWAX) Series
contd
  • NUWAX 81 83
  • Expanded interagency participation with the
    addition of FEMA and state and local responders
  • State of California and Virginia Commonwealth
    participated in NUWAX 81 83 respectively
  • Army Director of Military Support (DOMS) also
    added
  • Mid 80s Sees Expansion of Series to Overseas
    Locations
  • NUWAX series involves selected NATO partners
  • Walk, crawl, run approach with Allies
  • Extensive cooperation with the United Kingdom

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Nuclear Weapon Accident Exercise (NUWAX) Series
contd
  • 1985 2004 US/UK NUWAX Exercise Series
  • Elite Storm 1985 TTX test notification
    procedures evaluate concept of operations
  • Proper Watch 1989 CPX to test command, control
    and communications procedures and processes
  • Diver Mist 1994 FTX integrate local and allied
    military response assets at a simulated accident
    scene
  • Dimming Sun 2004 Final FTX between US/UK
  • DIVER MIST Sets Standard
  • Over 1200 participants in 3 countries
  • Airlift of DOE and DOD response equipment and
    personnel
  • Local police, fire and medical participation at
    remote UK training site
  • Integration of US/UK response assets at all
    levels

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Current Interagency Training
  • 9/11 Shifts Focus to Chemical, Biological,
    Radiological and Nuclear Scenarios
  • 2004 to present DTRA Foreign Consequence
    Management Exercise Program Initiated
  • Focus on combatant commander response forces at
    operational level and host nation support and
    sovereignty issues
  • Exercise venues at PACOM, CENTCOM and EUCOM
  • Training done through Seminar, TTX and CPX
  • 2004 to present NUWAX Stays Home
  • One training event per year since 2004
  • Collaboration with USNORTHCOM, DHS, FEMA, State
    and Local
  • Rotates between Air Force and Navy locations
  • Seminar, TTX, CPX and FTX methods used

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Current Interagency Training contd
  • NUWAX Series Will Involve Nuclear Terrorist
    Incident Training Scenarios
  • Acronym changed to NUWAIX
  • Training scenarios are a whole of government
    response and involve combatant commanders,
    Services, Interagency Partners (i.e. FBI, Dept of
    Justice, DHS, FEMA, EPA, DOT, and State and local.

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Defense Nuclear Weapons School
  • Provides interagency training for DoD and non-DoD
    agencies
  • FBI, DHS, Sandia Laboratories, etc
  • Training provided to State and local
    organizations
  • Courses are designed to enhance hands-on training
    opportunities for ALL First-Responders to
    RAD/Nuclear accidents/incidents

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Questions?
30 March 2010 Linda Qassim John Mafnas (JTSS) CSA
Working Group
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