all hands meeting april 20011 all hands meeting oregon wing communications april 28, 2001
TRANSCRIPT
All Hands Meeting April 2001 1
All Hands MeetingAll Hands MeetingOregon Wing CommunicationsApril 28, 2001
All Hands Meeting April 2001 2
AgendaAgenda
Introductions Guiding Principles Goals and Priorities Staff Presentations Open Forum
All Hands Meeting April 2001 3
Who is Rudawitz?Who is Rudawitz?
CAP member since 1976 – CAWG till 1999 Have held various positions including SQ Cmdr,
PAO, Gp ES, CAWG GO Special Projects Extensive Ground SAR experience including MRA,
NASAR & CAP Extensive ES experience including ARC, CA SMR,
and employment Ham radio operator, communications engineer IT Architecture Consultant with IBM Evangelical missionary for technology and “out of the
box” thinking
All Hands Meeting April 2001 4
Staff and Attendee IntroductionsStaff and Attendee Introductions
Maj. D. RudawitzDirector
Ltc. G. DoerschDeputy Director
1lt C. GauthierAssistant DirectorPlans & Training
Ltc. J. ThompsonFrequencyManager
J. BeaverLicensing Officer
Regional CoordinatorsNorth - K. GutzkaValley - R. BeaverCoast - TBDEast - TEBSourht - TBD
Ltc. W. BrownNet Manager
Cpt K. GutzkaSpecial Projects
Training staff
Alternate Net Control StationsK. GutzkaName3Name4Name5
Maj. D. RudawitzAssistant Director
IT & Telecom.
TBDTelecom Mgr
TBDIT Manager
TBDMaintenance
Officer
DRAFT4/16/2001
D. ShaughnessyWebmaster
All Hands Meeting April 2001 5
Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles
Adopt a customer service approach Present a professional appearance Encourage growth Leverage technology and our personnel
assets Encourage initiative Translate plans into action Have fun
All Hands Meeting April 2001 6
Goals and PrioritiesGoals and Priorities
Operations – Emergency Services Visibility and communications – get the word
out Training Document procedures, processes and
policies Expanded Intranet for ORWG Full emersion into WMU/MMU
All Hands Meeting April 2001 7
Operations – ES SupportOperations – ES Support
Operations is our major customer Primary requirement - support of ES missions
- SAR, CD and DR Support for MMU Significant involvement in training exercises Coordination and communication with allied
local, state and federal agencies
All Hands Meeting April 2001 8
ES RequirementsES Requirements
Communications is essential for command, control and safety
Immediate response to a SAR or DR incident Fully functional communications required
from mission onset Continuous communication with deployed
CAP assets Assets being deployed are primarily airborne
All Hands Meeting April 2001 9
Communications RequirementsCommunications Requirements
Immediate availability and air transportable Support location insensitive command
environment Ability to establish operations base coincident
with air arrival of IC Reduce dependence on member owned assets
All Hands Meeting April 2001 10
Functionality RequirementsFunctionality Requirements
First wave– Redundant CAP VHF– Aircraft AM
Second wave– Packet system– HF
Self-contained Corporation organic User-tolerant setup and operation
All Hands Meeting April 2001 11
Specific SAR RequirementsSpecific SAR Requirements
Fixed mission bases Corporate aircraft Mission base flyaway kits Airborne/portable repeater Incident commanders Mobile communications assets Fixed repeater coverage Digipeaters State support
All Hands Meeting April 2001 12
Fixed Mission Base ConsiderationsFixed Mission Base Considerations
Locations Aurora, Baker, Eugene, McMinnville, Medford, Troutdale – others?
Telephone (network) VHF FM
– Base and Handhelds VHF AM
– Base HF
– Base Packet Radio Computer network and Internet access
All Hands Meeting April 2001 13
Corporate ES AircraftCorporate ES Aircraft
VHF FM upgrades Specialized systems
– Slow scan video– Packet Radio– GPS (APRS)
Additional VHF antennas Handheld Chest Harness
All Hands Meeting April 2001 14
Mission Base Flyaway KitMission Base Flyaway Kit
VHF FM mobile w/base power supply VHF AM mobile w/base power supply HF w/base power supply Antennas Slow Scan Video reception Portable Computer Network (Lap Tops) Telephone network Cases
All Hands Meeting April 2001 15
Airborne/Portable RepeatersAirborne/Portable Repeaters
Support HighBird operations without the need for a radio operator (Safety)
Radio, antenna and duplexor Based on proven designs in use by other wings Can also be used on the ground for fixed
operation from a vehicle Use for SAR, CD and DR operations
All Hands Meeting April 2001 16
Specialized systemsSpecialized systems
Specialized systems include– Slow scan video– Packet Radio– GPS (APRS)
New NAT aircraft VHF radios can not support these systems
Need to develop fully self-contained packages
All Hands Meeting April 2001 17
Incident Commander at HomeIncident Commander at Home
VHF FM MMU Internet Packet radio
All Hands Meeting April 2001 18
Communications VansCommunications Vans
Repair existing vans– Antennas– Radios– Mechanical
Establish on-going maintenance program Upgrade design and equipment
All Hands Meeting April 2001 19
Fixed Repeater Coverage for Fixed Repeater Coverage for North Coast and the GorgeNorth Coast and the Gorge Current system unable to support CAP VHF
coverage from Portland without launching HighBird (safety)
Suitable site identified for coast (Mt. Hebo) Floating a plan to coordinate with WAWG for
Gorge coverage
All Hands Meeting April 2001 20
TrainingTraining
Increase training opportuntities– Nets– SAREX– Training classes
Encourage active participation by Cadets
All Hands Meeting April 2001 21
IT EnhancementsIT Enhancements
Expand Intranet to be highly functional and useful to all members
Facilitate WMU usage throughout wing Interconnect packet and CAPTALK and both
with Intranet Exploit web technology and Internet to the
maximum extent possible
All Hands Meeting April 2001 22
Expand Intranet Expand Intranet
Put everything we need to know on our Intranet– Archive formal memoranda and message traffic– Training– Reference data
Complement NHQ and WMU Replace paper and the mail Replace countless questions and inquiries
All Hands Meeting April 2001 23
Facilitate Wing-wide WMU usageFacilitate Wing-wide WMU usage
Get every unit commander, unit admin officer on line
Provide assistance to all members Actively participate in WMU enhancements
All Hands Meeting April 2001 24
Interconnect packet and CAPTALK Interconnect packet and CAPTALK and both with Intranetand both with Intranet Create a web based interface to compose
and send CAPTALK and formal radio traffic Archive all formal traffic on the Intranet
All Hands Meeting April 2001 25
Split CAPTALK Formal/InformalSplit CAPTALK Formal/Informal
Create a formal channel separate from the informal CAPTALK
New service would be for formal traffic and correspondence
Members can subscribe to either or both Create web-based interface for submission
All Hands Meeting April 2001 26
Exploit web technology Exploit web technology
Limit should be only our imagination “No” is not a highly used word in my
vocabulary Encourage innovation Get the Cadets involved
All Hands Meeting April 2001 27
Staff PresentationsStaff Presentations
All Hands Meeting April 2001 28
Ltc. Doersch - OperationsLtc. Doersch - Operations
Net operations Repeater system Packet System Maintenance Licensing
All Hands Meeting April 2001 29
1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training
Agency liaison Planning Training
All Hands Meeting April 2001 30
1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training
Agency liaison– Currently working with:
• Marion County Emergency Management– EOC Drill on 7 May 01 @ 1330
– Emergency Manager’s meeting (Marion, Polk, Yamhill) on 16 May 01. Time/Location TBA
– Really big on SSTV!
– Want to be able to fly their officials around
• Linn County Emergency Management– Jim Howell, Linn Co Emergency Manager
All Hands Meeting April 2001 31
1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training
Agency liaison (cont)– Currently working with: (cont)
• Yamhill Co SAR– Jim Stowell, YC-SAR Logistics & Communications Officer
– CAP/YC-SAR Cooperation and communications support
– Station Licenses for YC-SAR &/OR equipment placement
All Hands Meeting April 2001 32
1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training
Planning– Events:
• Field Day 2001– 821 set to be deployed to the 4-H Center in Salem area
– Provide training to CAP members on use of 821
– Public visibility for CAP
– Using 821 for training will ensure that any problems can be identified and corrected before being needed on a mission
– Some Local / State Officials are expected to attend
– SSTV would also be a plus!
All Hands Meeting April 2001 33
1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training
Planning (cont)– More accurate Repeater Map for ORWG– Identify what repeaters are working/not working– Work w/Capt. Gutzka to upgrade repeaters for
NTIA compliance– Work w/ ES, Logistics, & Transportation to create
2-3 Mission ready vehicles• Radios, DF Equipment, Warning Lights, Other Equip.• Position vehicles strategically across state• Wing Blazer is my first choice! (4x4)
All Hands Meeting April 2001 34
1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training
Training– ROA
• Establish a list of qualified ROA instructors– Post list on Web
• ROA classes now taught at Squadron level– Should this be? Why/Why not?– If not, when should classes be held?
– Training classes for CAP resources• 821 (currently, only 2 qualified people in ORWG)• SSTV• New NAT radios as well as current radios
All Hands Meeting April 2001 35
1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training1Lt. Gauthier – Plans & Training
Anything else?– I want your comments and suggestions
My goals in CAP:– To make a positive difference– To improve relations between CAP and Oregon’s
many agencies• County Sheriffs, SAR Teams, & Emergency Managers• Local agencies• State of Oregon (OSP, OEM, Legislature, & more)
All Hands Meeting April 2001 36
Cpt. Gutzka – Special ProjectsCpt. Gutzka – Special Projects
Equipment audit North area net revitalization Usage metrics
All Hands Meeting April 2001 37
Some priorities from the ES sideSome priorities from the ES side
1. Tech specs to have the GPS's installed with an output plug to feed the data for APRS.
2. At least 2 aircraft equipped with external antenna for APRS or SlowScan
3. At least 2 aircraft equipped with APRS by the July Eval.
4. A revamped SlowScan box for the Aircraft & Ground unit that is portable and Bullet proof to broken wires etc.
5. Airborne repeater (1 each)
All Hands Meeting April 2001 38
SAREX/EVAL SupportSAREX/EVAL Support
Support for exercises and evaluation– SAREXs in The Dalles and Grants Pass– Eval in Medford
All Hands Meeting April 2001 39
Open ForumOpen Forum