Domestic Operation planning at Battle Creek

Photo By Senior Master Sgt. Sonia Pawloski | Brig. Gen. Phillip Owens with the Joint Services Working Group (JSWG) brought Army, Air National Guard, Navy, Marines, FEMA, Michigan State Police, NORTHCOM liaisons and more together to review Command and Control (C2) Facilities and Emergency/campaign planning abilities at Battle Creek, Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Mich. Planning, command & control for exercise Northern Strike and domestic emergency response were key agenda items at the 217th Air Component Operations Squadron (217ACOS), within the 110th Attack Wing (110ATKW). (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Master Sgt. Sonia Pawloski/Released)  

BATTLE CREEK, MI, UNITED STATES

03.05.2015

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110th Wing

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Planning, command and control for exercise Northern Strike and domestic emergency response were key agenda items at the 217th Air Component Operations Squadron (217ACOS), within the 110th Attack Wing (110ATKW).

Brig. Gen. Phillip Owens with the Joint Services Working Group (JSWG) brought Army, Air National Guard, Navy, Marines, FEMA, Michigan State Police, NORTHCOM liaisons and more together to review the extraordinary Command and Control (C2) Facilities and Emergency/campaign planning abilities at Battle Creek.

In previous years, Battle Creek has quietly worked behind the scenes ensuring solid planning and careful C2 enabled success of Northern Strike, with its multitude of participants. Each year exercise Northern Strike has provided a rare opportunity for diverse group of military and governmental organizations to work together to achieve a common goal.

Previous exercises have included A-10 Tank-killers from Michigan, Refueling aircraft from Ohio, C-130 transport aircraft from Massachusetts, paratroopers from Army Special Forces, a Coast Guard Ice-Breaker, military forces from both Latvia and Canada, Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets, RQ-7 (Remote Piloted Aircraft), Joint terminal attack controllers from the Marines and a broad range of other participants. With contingency-planning and C2 facilities reminisce of NASA’s mission control or NORTHCOM’s Air Operations Center (AOC); the ACOS and AOC in Battle Creek are being reviewed for a further expansion into exercises such as Northern Strike.

During the visit, Battle Creek’s noted performance in Northern Strike and previous support for evacuating Hurricane Katrina victims and C2 for Hurricane Sandy made it a clear choice for expanded Emergency Domestic Operation planning and Domestic C2. As requirements build and budgets shrink, the Joint Services Working Group is expected to continue draw more from the expansive capabilities at Battle Creek.

• Date Taken: 03.05.2015
• Date Posted: 03.08.2015 15:00
• Story ID: 156364
• Location: BATTLE CREEK, MI, US