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The National Interagency Civil-Military Institute (NICI) is an educational institute—funded by the Department of Defense (DOD) through the National Guard Bureau—with the mission of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of joint civilian and military initiatives. To this end, it provides education to middle- and upper-level managers from the military, law enforcement agencies, emergency management and public safety organizations, and community groups. Founded in 1989 as the National Interagency Counterdrug Institute, its initial areas of focus involved border security and drug interdiction efforts, but it has expanded its course offerings since that time. In 1989, Dr. William Jefferds, former deputy adjutant general of the California National Guard, submitted a proposal to the National Guard Bureau for an institute to train individuals and agencies in joint operations. Congress approved the plan for NICI, established at Camp San Luis Obispo in California. In 1994, NICI added a course in military support to civil authorities (MSCA), and in the following year held its first international MSCA course, attended by participants from several former Soviet republics. Following several terrorist attacks during the mid-1990s, NICI in 1997 developed antiterrorism courses, as well as blocks of instruction in community response to emergencies. It also conducts force protection level II training under the guidance of the U.S. Military Police School. [Source]

'Gunslinger 2000' military exercises begin

Marines hit classroom, not streets, in terror simulation




There is no visible sign of Marines on the streets of Kentucky, but inside the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort the 4th Marine Division and civil agencies will be dealing with devastation after a terrorist attack — simulated by a computer program.

“Gunslinger 2000” is an experimental program involving the 4th Marine Division in a joint exercise with civil agencies preparing for a possible terrorist attack within the continental United States, as previously reported by WorldNetDaily.
 
A Marine spokeswoman identified as Maj. Buckley told WorldNetDaily that Marines in uniform would not be visible on the streets during the exercise. She said “Gunslinger 2000” is a classroom event that will take place at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, and inside Fort Knox.
“They’re going to have different events which test their abilities to develop policy procedures and working relationships in a controlled environment,” explained Buckley. “The locations I have are Frankfort from 17 to 24 June, and then the following week it’s in Fort Knox.”
The mock scenario has already begun, according to plans provided by Marine public affairs. A massive mock-earthquake took place yesterday along the “New Madrid” fault, causing major destruction and forcing large populations to be moved to shelters in camps set up by the Red Cross.

Plans call for each of the many camps of survivors to be attacked by terrorists using undisclosed weapons of mass destruction. The specifics of the attacks will be made known to the participants in the exercise when each happens.

The training is made possible through a computer simulation developed by Cubic Applications, Inc. (CAI) working under contract with the National Simulation Center (NSC).

The training will be part of a training exercise run by a military organization known as the National Interagency Civil-Military Institute (NICI) from San Luis Obispo, Calif.

NICI began in 1989 and provides training for military and civil agencies that need to work together for various reasons. The Community Response Emergency Simulation Training (CREST) exercise will involve federal agencies, Marines, National Guard, state and local elected leaders, emergency management leaders, local law enforcement and other civil agencies. The participants will develop a strategic and tactical plan to manage a terrorist attack of such a large magnitude that it totally immobilizes a large population.
“The participants will be confronted with over 100 scripted events which tests their ability to develop policy, procedures, and working relationships in a controlled environment,” according to Sgt. Maj. Loretta Averna, NICI public affairs in a written statement.
The computer simulation is called “Spectrum,” designed by CAI under the direction of John A. Harris, a former Army Lt. Col. with terrorism and special operations experience.

The program was developed under federal contract as a way to simulate military operations “other than war,” Harris told WorldNetDaily. Spectrum was used to train the Army for missions in Bosnia and Kosovo because it “has the capability to simulate the peacekeeping environment,” explained Harris.

CAI provided the personnel to develop, test, document, train and field the simulation under contract with NSC at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. A newer version of Spectrum is currently under development with help from Texas A&M, according to Harris.
“We have taken the table-top methodology and made it partially electronic by using the simulation. Basically, all the simulation does is to allow graphics on a map in the form of overlays we have to create, and real-time movement over roads, obstacles and so on for vehicles. The simulation produces casualties, consumes fuel and rations, and any type of organization can be created from refugees to hospitals to contaminated patients,” explained Harris.

“The key point is the taxpayers are winning on this one as we are adapting a military simulation to apply to a civilian and DOD response to a terrorism and WMD (weapons of mass destruction) event for the purpose of training at the interagency level for local, state and federal responses,” he added.

The exercise is the first of its kind, but not the last. Future exercises will be planned after a complete evaluation of the results.
“Following the week-long training, the Marines will hold a strategic planning session examining the feasibility of their future involvement providing military support to civil authorities within a weapons of mass destruction catastrophic event,” explained Averna.
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  • MILITARY SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITY (MSCA)- Resource Giude (Written Prior to the Creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2002)
    In response to the increasing threat of terrorist activities within the United States, the President and Congress have taken action through Presidential Decision Directive 39 (PDD39) and the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction (The Nunn-Lugar Act) change to Title XIV of Public Law which enhances the capabilities of federal, state and local law enforcement, and emergency support agencies' preventive and preparedness measures with regard to both crisis and consequence management of terrorism. These actions taken by the President and Congress have established a national counter-terrorism policy and a Federal response framework to terrorism by identifying the roles and responsibilities of federal agencies, strengthening partnerships with state, local and volunteer agencies, and allocating national resources and dollars to detect, prevent, defeat and manage the consequences of terrorism.

    With regard to Federal Military assistance, FEMA will notify the Director of Military Support (DOMS) and direct them to act as the DoD Executive Agent. In that capacity, DOMS will coordinate DoD assistance, develop procedures, and monitor the employment of DoD resources. Throughout the crisis, DOMS will maintain liaison with FEMA to ensure that all involved are kept well informed of all the status of support and requests for additional needs. DOMS will direct Forces Command to work with their Service Components to exact the specific capabilities necessary for the relief effort.

    The Federal Response Plan (FRP), Public Law 93-28, also known as the Stafford Act, established the basis for Federal assistance to a State and its local governments that have been impacted by a catastrophic event. The Stafford Act assumes that the local governments will be overwhelmed by the magnitude of responding to save lives and property. The State Governor requests Presidential disaster declaration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) evaluates the request. A major disaster declaration by the President is a prerequisite for the Federal response and recovery. He will then appoint a Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) from FEMA to coordinate Federal assistance. Federal departments and agencies will provide response assistance directly to the State under the direction of the FCO. To prevent imminent suffering and loss of life, military commanders are authorized to provide emergency support prior to a Presidential Declaration. During these operations, Military support supplements, rather than replaces civil agency responsibilities. Domestic support is provided through military camps, posts and armories as members of the communities in which they are located.

    Within the Federal Government, the following agencies may play a major role in providing Federal assistance:

    Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
    Department of Defense (DoD)
      • Establishes the Secretary of the Army as the Executive Agent in military support to domestic emergencies
      • Tasks the Director of Military Support (DOMS) to coordinate DoD assistance, develop procedures and monitor the employment of all DoD resources
    U.S. Coast Guard
    American Red Cross (ARC)
    U.S. Department of Transportation
    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    Department of Agriculture
    National Communications System
    Department of Energy
    Department of Health and Human Services
    Department of the Interior General Services Administration (GSA)



    FEMA coordinates with DOMS for DoD support. DOMS directs the deployment of a DCO and military forces and resources to the disaster area. Federal assistance is terminated once local and State civil authorities are capable of reassuming responsibility and the local community is returned to a normal, pre-disaster status. The return to normalcy requires a progressive downsizing of the Federal Government’s role. Figure 3 shows the Disaster Response Structure.



    Military Support to Civilian Agencies

    Active duty military support to civilian agencies is one of the few instances where requests for governmental assistance starts from the local level and continues through the State authorities to the highest levels of government. As the scope of the situation grows beyond the capabilities of local government resources, State assistance will be requested. Only when State and local government resources are exhausted or deemed totally inadequate to the situation, will Federal support be sought or provided. Federal assistance is designed to only supplement local/State government and relief organizations.
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