EU HNS TTX Jordan: A brief review of a busy project. More than 60 civil protection experts from 12 countries contributed their experience to the November 20-23 Host Nation Support staff exercise (tabletop), conducted in cooperation with the Public Security and Civil Defense Directorate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The exercise lasted two and a half days, including the activation and handover phases plus a preparation day for the Jordanian participants. This exercise simulates all elements of the operational process for providing support to host international forces, from RfA (Request for Assistance) to redeployment and handover procedures. A MEL (Main Event List) and MIL (Main Inject List) were recreated, the virtual reality simulations were developed, and the final exercise setup was completed. Together with the Jordanian Civil Defense (CDD) officers and the European Union Civil Protection experts (EUCPT and UCPM modules), the EU-HNS consortium staff will simulate a natural disaster with international participation.
Prior to the exercise, the newly created EU HNS Online e-learning platform went online. After registering, participants were able to take the course on their own schedule until November 17. This online course is used to prepare for the tabletop exercise. The technical part, the learning platform of the online course was developed in close cooperation with DIE KRISENPLANER (The Crisis Planners – Connected in Crisis).
The publiComm team consisting of Josef H. Riener, MSc, Harald Mailer-Fellner, Michael Kollroser, Eva Kröpfl, Daniel Bointner Photography (www.danielbointner.at), Dr. Brigitta Sáfár, Dr. Timar Tamás, and our back office in Austria, Magdi Schlichtinger, Jimmy Zimmermann, Andre, and Barbara Debre did an excellent job. This included booking flights, booking accommodation, maintaining the list of participants, updating certificates, media coverage and part of the project documentation, VIP and observer management and ends with the contact to the hotel management.
“A very successful exercise, we could offer the participants a new and challenging learning experience. All relevant stakeholders on an emergency were present and we also had a visit from the acting head of the EU Delegation in Jordan. “Thanks to our dedicated exercise staff, highly motivated participants, and the massive contribution of the Jordan Civil Defense Directorate we could conduct a challenging exercise here in Amman successfully,” said Project Manager, Josef H. Riener.
