State Defense Force Journal. Volume 5, Issue 1, Winter 2009-2010

Abstract

To accomplish one of its primary missions the Maryland Defense Force (MDDF) Engineer Corp must train its personnel to be qualified and skilled in performing disaster assessments for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). In the event of a natural or man-made disaster the MDDF Engineer Corps could be called on by MEMA to perform damage assessment of buildings, roads, and other infrastructure. In support of this mission the MDDF Engineer Corps needs to periodically evaluate its skills through field training exercises to further develop and enhance the skills that will be needed when called on. On 6 November 2009, the MDDF Engineer Corps deployed to Camp Fretterd for a three-day field exercise called "Operation Ready Wedge" (Gross, 2009). This exercise was developed under the leadership of the Commanding Officer of the MDDF Engineer Corps. Camp Fretterd is located approximately five miles northwest of Reisterstown in Baltimore County, Maryland. The goal of this exercise was to provide "hands on" experience to augment the classroom training and online course work the Engineer Corps had undertaken, and to build on the experience gained in previous field exercises. The Engineer Corps also worked with the 10 Medical Regiment of the MDDF to incorporate a realistic first aid scenario into this exercise. Using the scenario described below, the Engineer Corps deployed to Camp Fretterd from 6-8 November 2009. The skills exercised consisted of: * Command, Control, and Communications (C3) by assessment teams. * C3 for unit leadership for multiple teams in the field. * Small unit leadership. * Disaster Assessment per MEMA guidelines and format. * Land Navigation in an unfamiliar environment. * Field Operations and Survival. * First Aid and Emergency Response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA520933

Entities

People

  • Alan D. Preisser
  • Eugene Romanick
  • James Eder
  • Ronald Scott

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command Control Communications
  • Communications Protocols
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • First Aid
  • First Responders
  • International Relations
  • Land Navigation
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3