All Partners Access Network

10/04/2016

APAN Announcement: US Amateur Radio Operations establishes Hurricane Watch Net The frequencies that are being monitored are International Disaster frequencies. US MARS operators will generate COMMSPOTS on situational awareness received and will post to APAN. Click here to identify the primary frequency: https://community.apan.org/pfa/hurricanemathew/b/weblog/archive/2016/10/04/u-s-amateur-radio-ops-establish-hurricane-watch-net

United States Southern Command

U.S. Amateur Radio ops have established a Hurricane Watch Net. This HF Net was activated 031700EDT Oct. and will remain in continuous operation until further notice. The primary net frequency of 14.325 MHz. We plan to operate 14.325 MHz by day and 7.268 MHz by night. If propagation dictates, we wi...

10/04/2016

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Information Systems Agency All Partners Access Network is providing direct support to United States Southern Command to establish a public humanitarian assistance and disaster relief community to facilitate global collaboration and information sharing on the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew. This community will assist disaster responders organize efforts for , , and . For situational awareness, important announcements, imagery files, and maps on these efforts join the APAN Community: https://community.apan.org/pfa/hurricanemathew

If you wish to share information or collaborate with this community, you must have an APAN account and be a member of the group. If you already have an APAN account, click "Sign In" at the top right of the page. If you don't have an account, click "Join" Once you are signed in, click the "Join Grou...

10/04/2016

APAN’s team uses methodologies to assist operational communities and the war-fighter to move feature enhancements forward for dynamic, quick turnarounds. Watch the video to see all the smiles on the team and see how we work with our customers...
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08/17/2016

Louisiana National Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard amaze...
Your efforts to provide to victims in time of need shows your strength and endurance. And...to those families who are supporting these men and women...Thank you! ! Louisiana National Guard, Family Assistance Specialists .

08/17/2016

Go Louisiana National Guard! Great efforts to assist those in need of due to These and are doing an outstanding job... http://geauxguard.la.gov/la-guard-continues-flood-fight/

08/15/2016

When planning a quadrilateral exercise between Australia, China, New Zealand, and the United States it’s essential to ensure all participants receive the same exercise related information. Cooperation Spirit 2016 used All Partners Access Network media galleries to empower community members to download exercise planning and development documentation essential to improving emergency humanitarian operations in the South Pacific. Exercise Cooperation Spirit is an annual table top exercise that aids in the development of coalition humanitarian aid policies while strengthening cooperation. For more: http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/media-releases/2016/20160802-nzdfwwcusaatshai.htm

Representatives from the People’s Liberation Army, United States military and the Australian Defence Force are in New Zealand this week to look at the way humanitarian operations are conducted in the wake of a South Pacific crisis.

08/09/2016

More than 900 civilian and military personnel from 14 countries participated in Pacific Partnership,(PP16) a military exercise designed to provide Foreign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (FHADR). PP16’s goal was to conduct Combined and Joint - Humanitarian and Civic Assistance (HCA) in SE Asia. Within the exercise, participating nations discuss collective and effective ways to respond to natural disasters in an effort to improve partnerships. All Partners Access Network assists exercise partners to collaborate and discuss solutions to prepare for such events as tsunamis, typhoons and earthquakes. Members of communities can utilize translation and chat tool, along with blogs and wikis. Situational Reports (SITREPS) are posted to media galleries for all community members to receive the same information at once. Various working groups were able to set up their own communities to organize information. U.S. Pacific Command Pacific Partnership exercise has used APAN since 2009.

08/05/2016

http://www.doncio.navy.mil/CHIPS/ArticleDetails.aspx?ID=8097

As the world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps foster and sustain cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security, on both land and sea. Participants consist of 27 nations, 45 ships, five s...

08/04/2016

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/206135/all-partners-access-network-keeps-communication-strong-during-rim-pacific-2016

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Aug 3, 2016) – The All Partners Access Network, a United States Department of Defense social networking website used for information sharing and collaboration, played a pivotal role in keeping the lines of communication open between the participating nations of Rim of...

08/03/2016

Being prepared and knowing what to do in any disaster relief situation assists in real-world situations. All Partners Access Network (APAN) was utilized during Rimpac 2016 to assist hospitals and medical teams support the Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief scenario. Communications were posted to APAN to identify various situations. The fictional government of Griffon requested to establish health care services to the affected population within the exercise. The Hawaii Disaster Medical Assistance Team (HDMAT) responded to the post on APAN and set up a 50 bed mobile hospital with medical equipment on Ford Island. In coordination with the Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) patients within the simulation were moved to 19 hospitals in Hawaii by air, land and see. The scenario assisted in preparedness medical assistance region-wide. Access to the RIMPAC 2016 community was public. Other scenario participants included: Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System, Hawaii Disaster Aeromedical Staging Facility, the U.S. Army Health Clinic-Schofield Barracks, 15th Medical Group –Joint-Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe, 18th Medical Command, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii, and 25th Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade. Rimpac

07/30/2016

Are U.S. Army 'mad scientists' using APAN?

Mad Scientist, organized by the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, provides continuous dialogue with industry, academia and various government entities specific to future operational innovation. The Mad Scientist community of interest, on All Partners Access Network (APAN), provides online collaboration using blogs, Adobe Connect, chat, and media galleries. The Mad Scientist unclassified community shares speaker presentations, newsletters, innovation trends and other information for various TRADOC G-2 Mad Scientist events.

https://www.army.mil/standto/archive_2016-07-19

07/22/2016

In RIMPAC 16, All Partners Access Network (APAN) was the primary disaster relief information sharing platform for the numerous multinational militaries, non-government organizations and local state disaster agencies.

This year’s civilian participants include: Hawaii Disaster Medical Assist Team (HDMAT); Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA); Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC); United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (US-OCHA); Commander Combined Task Force (CCTF); National Disaster Management Officer (NDMO) & OSD OUSD Policy.

Military participants include: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF); US THIRDFLT Forces; Canada and various LNO’s from RIMPAC coalition countries.

https://community.apan.org/support/b/pr/archive/2016/07/21/rimpac-2016-uses-apan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force RIMPAC