# Presentation: 823045

## SHAred RESources (SHARES)High Frequency Radio Program

**SHARES Overview Briefing For**
**Emergency Response Training – Region III**
**     ****Office Of The Manager, National Communications System (OMNCS)**
**      ****701 South Court House Road**
**      ****Arlington, Virginia 22204-2198**
- 						          Presenter:
- 		            	         Mr. Larry Hazzard
- 		                                       SHARES Program Office
- 		                                     _larry.hazzard@dhs.gov_

## Description

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## SHARES Concept of Operations

**AGENCY B**
**SHARES Station**

**AGENCY A**
**MSG Originator**

**SHARES STATION**

**SHARES STATION**

**AGENCY A**
**MSG Addressee**

**AGENCY C**
**SHARES Station**

**HF RELAY**

**HF DIRECT**

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## Operations

- Always available, 24/7
- Any SHARES station can declare an emergency at any time
- Criteria For Emergency Use:
-  No other means of communication readily available
-  Supports NS/EP traffic requirements (Executive Order 12472)
-  Preservation of life or protection of property
-  Non-interfering basis

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## SHARES HF Radio ProgramResource Contributors

**1ST USA**
**193 RTI**
**44 MEDCOM**
**789 COMM SQ**
**AF AUX-CAP**
**AF MARS**
**AFRES**
**AFMESA**
**AK EOC**
**AL EOC**
**AR EOC**
**ARC**
**ARMY MARS**
**AT&T**
**BELL SOUTH**
**CA EOC**
**CBP**
**CINTI BELL**
**CO EOC**
**CT EOC**
**DC EOC**
**DC MWAA**
**DEA**
**DHS**

**DISA**
**DLA**
**DOE**
**DOI**
**DOMS**
**DOT**
**EPA**
**FAA**
**FBI**
**FCC**
**FEMA**
**FL EOC**
**FORSCOM**
**GA EOC**
**GSA**
**HHS**
**HQ 114TH SIG BN**
**IA EOC**
**ID EOC**
**IL EOC**
**IN EOC**
**LA EOC**
**MA EOC**
**MARAD**

**MD EOC**
**ME EOC**
**MITRE**
**MO EOC**
**MT EOC**
**MWTC**
**NAOC**
**NASA**
**NAT GUARD**
**NCC**
**NCC-HF**
**NCS AUX-HF**
**NCS RM-HF**
**ND EOC**
**NDMS**
**NE EOC**
**NETCOM/9ASC**
**NH EOC**
**NM EOC**
**N-MC MARS**
**NRL**
**NTIA**
**NV EOC**
**NY EOC**

**OK EOC**
**OR EOC**
**PA EOC**
**QWEST**
**SBC**
**SC EOC**
**SD EOC**
**SPAWARSYSCEN**
**TN EOC**
**TREASURY**
**US&R**
**USACE**
**USAMC**
**USCG**
**USDA**
**USTRANSCOM**
**UT EOC**
**VA**
**VA EOC**
**VERIZON**
**WA EOC**
**WI EOC**
**WV EOC**
**WY EOC**

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## Weekly SHARES Net 

- National Exercises
- Regional Exercises
- Agency Support Exercises

- SHARES Readiness / Training

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## SHARES HF Radio ProgramOn Air Operations

- Hurricane Katrina (August-September 2005)
- Hurricane Dennis (July 2005)
- SHARES Exercise 05-2/GF 2005 (June 2005)
- SHARES Exercise 05-1 (May 2005)
- Presidential Inauguration (January 2005)
- Hurricane Jeanne (September 2004)
- Hurricane Ivan (September 2004)

- SHARES HF Radio ProgramOn Air Operations

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## SHARES On Air OperationsSeptember 2004 – September 2005 Results

- SHARES On Air OperationsSeptember 2004 – September 2005 Results

**Operational concept change**
**to regional activations.**

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## SHARES Coordination Net

- Total SCN’s
- Total RCS’s

- = 1168
- = 3
- = 5

**SCS**
**Southwest**

**RCS**
**Southwest**

**RCS**
**Northwest**

**RCS**
**Central**

**SCS**
**Central**

**SCS**
**Midwest**

**RCS**
**Southeast**

**RCS**
**Northeast**

**SHARES Master**
**Coordination Station**

*****

*** Automatic Linking Establishment**

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## Interoperability Working Group (IWG)

- The SHARES Interoperability Working Group (IWG) is group of organizational representatives who are responsible for recommending the requirements and procedures to the NCS for the SHARES HF Radio Program
- The SHARES IWG is comprised of representatives from each of the 96 contributing organizations that make up the SHARES HF Radio Program

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## Summary

- Provides nationwide HF communication capability to meet NS/EP requirements
- Multi-agency network using existing HF assets and frequencies
- Proven to be an effective, low cost, emergency HF back-up program when other means of communications are lost

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## Points of Contact

- Mr. Larry Hazzard (OMNCS)
- 703-607-4865
- larry.hazzard@dhs.gov
- SHARES Program Office
- Mr. John Peterson
- 703-379-0021
- jpeterson@shareshf.com

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