Hastily formed networks for complex humanitarian disasters: after action report and lessons learned from the Naval Postgraduate School's response to Hurricane Katrina
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Steckler, Brian
Bradford, Bryan L.
Urrea, Steve
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2005-09
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Monterey, California, Naval Postgraduate School
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This document is intended to provide a step-by-step, day-by-day historical synopsis of the Naval Postgraduate School's (NPS) deployment of a Hastily Formed Network (HFN) in the Gulf Coast of Mississippi (MS) in the days immediately after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region. There are myriad Lessons Learned (LLs) from the experience of deploying the HFN, and we attempt to document the LLs as well as make recommendations on ways to mitigate them in the event of communications infrastructure deployment during future disasters. The document, which reads much like the 9/11 Report, is built around a collection of daily Situation Reports (SITREPS) by the NPS/Vendor Team on the ground, a series of personal observations and reports by team members, and a description of the technologies we implemented and integrated. There are a number of subjective analyses of vendor products/equipment, processes, events, relatioships, etc., and therefore it is important to point out the views outlined in this document are the opinions and observations of the authors and other contributors--and are NOT the views of the U.S. Navy or U.S. Government (USG). The intent of the document is NOT to endorse or recommend (or recommend against) future Department of Defense (DoD) or USG acquisition or deployment of goods/services.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.