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Table Top Exercise – East African partner nations test disaster response during Natural Fire 10 – US Army Africa – 091024
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East African partner nations test disaster response during Natural Fire 10
Story by Sgt. Maj. Kimberly Williams
U.S. Army Africa
ENTEBBE, Uganda – Recent natural disasters like the earthquake in Indonesia, the tsunami in Samoa and the H1N1 flu outbreak have brought home to the world that disaster response is a critical function that must be carefully planned, coordinated and conducted. During Exercise Natural Fire 10, representatives from U.S. Africa Command and other international disaster relief agencies brought many of their lessons learned to their East African partner nations in an effort to improve regional disaster response planning.
Key military and civic leaders from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda came together to take part in an table top exercise (TTX) from Oct. 17-23 simulating a natural disaster taking place in Uganda that requires regional and international support and coordination. U.S. and international facilitators from U.S. Africa Command and the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) developed and designed the exercise.
The scenario used for this TTX was a complex humanitarian disaster resulting from a pandemic flu, said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Carlos Williams, director of Education and Civil-Military Medicine for CDHAM.
Pandemic flus cross all borders and can affect large populations on a national, regional and international basis, said Williams, making this the perfect scenario for a regional partnership training event.
At the heart of the exercise lies U.S. Africa Command's focus on improving partner nation military capacity in Africa. "The participants are recognizing how their militaries fit into a complex humanitarian disaster response," said Williams.
"The goal was to bring national and regional participants to the table to discuss how to coordinate with the military during disasters to mitigate loss of life," he said.
"The military has a wealth of experience in planning and execution," said Shem Amadi, director and regional advisor of the Regional Disaster Management Center of Excellence located in Nairobi, Kenya. "Given the economic fragility in the region, the military brings a reservoir of manpower and materials that can be deployed quickly until the other systems are put into place."
During the six day exercise, participants were split into three response teams: the military response team, consisting of Ugandan and partner nations' military participants; the national response team, consisting of Ugandan representatives from the military, National Task Force for Influenza and civil organizations like World Food Program and the World Health Organizations; and the regional/international cell, consisting of representatives from the other East African countries, and other organizations like the African Union and the Regional Disaster Management Center of Excellence.
The first three days, the participants received background information on pandemic flu, the role of various disaster organizations and the military and the four steps of the disaster cycle: preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation, said Williams.
Then, the participants separated into the three groups and role-played their responses to the simulated pandemic flu outbreak around the world, resulting in the disaster in Uganda. The groups were separated by location in Entebbe and Kampala, and all communication had to be accomplished by phone, computer or meetings, just as in real-life.
As the three groups worked through the scenario, the communication and relationship building grew stronger each day, said Williams. "Our biggest goal is to get people around the table and talk about how to save lives, and it has been amazing," he said.
"This is a good forum to share our national plans and harmonize our actions," said Dr. Winyi Kaboyo, assistant commissioner to the Uganda Ministry of Health and secretary to the Uganda National Task Force for Influenza. "We can then move together to combat whatever disaster falls within our region."
"The crucial point, which was very exciting, was bringing together the military to work with civil authorities," said Kaboyo. "We have had interactions in the past, during outbreaks like Cholera and Ebola, but they were confined to addressing public health.
"Now, the TTX has expanded cooperation to include all disasters, like floods and earthquakes. We know now who to contact in the Ministry of Defence," he said. "I hope it will be the same with the other participating countries."
Amadi agreed. "It was a very fulfilling experience," he said. "It added value to disaster preparedness and response in this region."
The partner nations weren't the only ones learning during the TTX, said Navy Lt. Efrain Rosario, the TTX lead planner from U.S. Africa Command. "We have learned quite a bit from the Ugandans on how to respond to natural disasters. We're taking a lot back."
Rosario said that this is the first time that U.S. Africa Command has conducted a TTX on such a large scale, but it won't be the last. Another TTX is currently being planned for West Africa and could involve up to seven regional partners, he said.
After all the discussions, role playing and evaluations were complete, Williams said the exercise was an unqualified success. "Our goal is to create an opportunity for our partner nations to dialogue on topics that will ultimately save lives," he said. "That's the most important thing."
PHOTO CAPTION: Capt. Henry Kyobe (right), Department of Public Health, Ugandan Peoples Defence Forces, and Dr. Rose Akurut, Ugandan Ministry of Agriculture, brief the status of security for humanitarian aid being delivered during a table top exercise (TTX), which simulates a natural disaster taking place in Uganda, Oct. 17-23. The TTX, part of Exercise Natural Fire 10, brought together key military and civic leaders from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda to improve regional disaster response planning. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Kimberly Williams)
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