U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation

Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation

Installation Resilience Tabletop Exercises

January 9, 2024 

Recording will be posted on www.oldcc.gov
U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Agenda

• Introduction to OLDCC

• Dan Glasson, Deputy Director for Community Investment – Critical Infrastructure

• Margit Myers, Installation Resilience Program Activity Lead

• City of Fairfield, CA – Travis Air Force Base

• Anna Guiles, Assistant to the City Manager, City of Fairfield, California

• University of Rhode Island – Naval Station Newport

• Pam Rubinoff, Coastal Resilience Extension Specialist, URI Coastal Resources Center 

and RI Sea Grant

• Questions and Answers

• Mary Beth Greiner, OLDCC Installation Resilience Deputy Program Activity Lead

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation

OLDCC Programs & 

Resilient Communities

• OLDCC enables states, U.S. Territories and local 

communities to partner with and address threats to 

military installations, ranges, special use air space, 

military operation areas, or military training routes 

that are likely to impair the continued operational 

utility of a military installation.

• OLDCC equips communities to avoid, prepare for, 

minimize the effect of, adapt to, and recover from 

extreme weather events, anticipated or 

unanticipated changes in environmental conditions, 

and urban development.

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation

“One Community”

Local Installation(s) + Local Jurisdiction(s)

+State(s)

ADC IIF November 1, 2022
U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Context

• General - DOD domestic installations 

report extensive and varied use of 

community infrastructure and support 

services—such as roads, bridges, 

electricity, water, and medical 

facilities—that are vulnerable to 

disruptions from climate change and 

extreme weather.

• Housing - Approximately 65 to 70 

percent of Service members live offpost.

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Critical 

Infrastructure

Defense 

Critical 

Infrastructure

Civilian 

Infrastructure
U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation

Community-DOD Infrastructure 

Prioritization is Critical

Coordination Prioritization

Defense 

Infrastructure

Civilian 

Infrastructure

DOD 

Equities

CISA 

Lifelines 

(Civ.)

FEMA 

Lifelines 

(Civ.)

“One 

Community” 

Infrastructure 

Priority List

Inventory-Assessment

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OLDCC Installation Resilience Grant Assistance for Tabletop Exercises

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation

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FY20-FY23 map of grants
U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Program of Assistance

• Initiated either through a Military Service nomination or by a 

community inquiry

• Publicly available information to demonstrate need for assistance

• Grant awarded to a state/local governmental entity 

• 10% non-Federal share

• May be a comprehensive Installation Resilience Review or 

focused study for a selection of resilience factors

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation

Critical Elements of Local Resilience

Relationships

Ongoing dialogue 

between community 

and installation 

leaders

Regional 

engagement on local 

issues

Assessments

Compatibility Studies

Installation Resiliency 

Reviews and Table 

Top Exercises

Military Department 

Resiliency 

Assessments

Planning

Recommendations 

from assessments 

and studies

Action plans to carry 

out 

recommendations

Design for 

construction projects

Prioritization

Local resource 

allocation 

(e.g., labor, services)

Budgeting (e.g., 

capital improvement)

Critical Infrastructure 

(e.g., DCIP proposal)

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation What is a Tabletop Exercise?

For OLDCC:

• A tabletop exercise can facilitate a threat-based scenario to 

"dry run" planned emergency responses to disasters and 

catastrophic events. 

• The goal is to validate that response actions on and off 

installation are executed effectively and identify gaps in hard 

and soft infrastructure that can be addressed.

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Tabletop Resources

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Exercise and Preparedness Tools | FEMA.gov

• FY2024 Virtual Exercises: https://training.fema.gov/emigrams/2023/1817-training%20opportunityvirtual%20tabletop%20exercise%20program%20fiscal%20year%202024.pdf?d=9/19/2023

• Hazard Mitigation Partners Workshop Feb 5-8, 2024: 2023 Hazard Mitigation Partners Virtual Workshop (vfairs.com)

• Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency 

• CISA Tabletop Exercise Packages | CISA

• Department of the Air Force Energy Resilience Readiness Exercises (ERRE)

• https://www.safie.hq.af.mil/Portals/78/documents/IEE/Energy/ERRE_2021%20DAF%20fact%20sheet_final.pdf?ver=BGgXU1c1G

aVc36XjHjBIbw%3d%3d

• Army Cyber Institute JACK VOLTAIC®

• Jack Voltaic (army.mil)

• Department of the Navy Climate Tabletop Exercise

• Joint Tabletop Exercise Tackles Climate Change - Energy Academic Group - Naval Postgraduate School (nps.edu)

• Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment (EI&E) 

• Navy delivers Mid-Atlantic Regional Resilience Workshop | Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (oldcc.gov)

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation

Points of Contact

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Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation

2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 520

Arlington, VA 22202-3711

Dan Glasson 

Deputy Director for Community Investment – Critical Infrastructure

(571) 733-7467

Daniel.l.Glasson.civ@mail.mil

Margit Myers

Program Activity Lead, Installation Resilience

(703) 901-7622

Margit.A.Myers.civ@mail.mil

https://oldcc.gov/

https://oldcc.gov/resource/compatible-use-and-installation-resilience-grantee-guide-508-compliant
Travis Regional Resiliency 

Report

City of Fairfield

2022 MIRR Grant Recipient

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Region Profile

• Vallejo-Fairfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) 

• Solano County – 451,716 population

• 7 cities – some which provide water and sewer 

• 1 sewer district in addition to cities

• PG&E power utility 

• Travis Air Force Base 

• Home to the 60th Air Mobility Wing – largest wing in the 

Air Mobility Command

• Gateway to the Pacific

• Grant Medical Center – largest medical center in the Air 

Force

• $2.7 Billion economic impact in 2022

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MIRR Grant Overview

Grant Recipient: City of Fairfield with financial & in-kind contributions from the County of Solano and Travis 

Community Consortium (TCC)

Grant Period: September 1, 2022 – February 29, 2024

Grant Award: $1,280,176

Total Grant Budget: $1,424,568

Project Contracts: Project Coordinator (awarded Sept. 6, 2022) and Study Contractor (awarded Dec. 5, 2022)

Project Objective: Enhance the readiness and resilience of Travis Air Force Base and the surrounding 

community by collaboratively developing project concepts and identifying project funding opportunities that 

mitigate the risk, hazards, and vulnerabilities of the region’s critical infrastructure. 

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Project Team

SONRI-Meurer

Quality assurance

Project expertise

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Regional Resilience Approach

Steering Committee 

Stakeholder Leadership

TAFB Executive Director Fairfield City Manager Solano County 

Administrator City Managers

Technical Advisory Committee Stakeholder Experts

TAFB Municipal public works Electrical utilities Sewer and water Transit Authority Solano Land Trust

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Regional Resilience Approach

>70

Stakeholders engaged including civilian 

leaders, infrastructure owners, and Air 

Force personnel.

84

Documents shared including reports 

and studies, maps and plans, and 

project concepts.

~350

GIS layers gathered and evaluated for 

vulnerability analyses.

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Initial Infrastructure Challenges

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First Tabletop Exercise

Four Scenarios

• Separate scenarios to ensure 

continued engagement but 

interwoven to build in complexity 

• Traffic accident

• Sewer Failure

• Surge Tank Explosion

• Substation Sabotage 

Discussion Based

• Not meant to play out individual roles 

or procedures 

• Learn about other stakeholder 

response and potential gaps 

Agenda

Time Description

0800-0850 Welcome/ Introductions

0850-0950 Infrastructure Overview

0950-1000 Break

1000-1120 World Building + Scenario 1

1120-1210 Catered Lunch

1210-1325 Outbrief 1 + Scenario 2

1325-1335 Break

1335-1450 Outbrief 2 + Scenario 3

1450-1500 Break

1500-1635 Outbrief 3 + Scenario 4 + Outbrief 4

1635-1700 Closing Comments

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First Tabletop Summary

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Attendees, from across multiple 

disciples, such as mission assurance, 

emergency management, city 

management, engineering, and 

planning.

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Organizations, including 5 

communities, Travis Air Force Base, 

OLDCC, and critical infrastructure 

sectors (i.e., electric and water).

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Scenario outcomes developed with particular focus on critical lifeline 

vulnerabilities for the region surrounding Travis Air Force Base.

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Second Tabletop Exercise

Education and Networking

• Morning focused on engineering 

updates for selected projects from 

Workshop 1

• Funding panel for potential projects

Discussion Based

• Selected priority projects to discuss 

next steps, barriers, and funding 

needs

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Second Tabletop Summary

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Attendees, from across multiple 

disciples, such as mission assurance, 

emergency management, city 

management, engineering, and 

planning.

>15

Organizations engaged including 

civilian leaders, federal and state 

partners, infrastructure owners, and 

Air Force personnel.

5

Project concepts developed at the workshop, focusing on critical lifeline 

resilience initiatives for the Travis Air Force Base Region.

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Tabletop Take Aways

• Strong partnership existed with 

TAFB 

• TCC Est. in 2003

• TAFB Executive Director

• Support from TAFB Leadership

• Relationships between agencies 

existed, grew, and strengthened 

since the start of the study

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Tabletop Take Aways

• Strong vision and mission for 

project established early and often

• Address concerns of security, trust, 

and data management early and 

often

• Strong facilitation to provide 

bumpers and keep ideas flowing 

during breakouts

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Next Steps

• Project Concept Development 

• From initial 37 project ideas, 5 projects 

selected to further develop for final report 

throughout fall/winter.

• Engineering Design Report

• Currently reviewing draft final report

• Final Report will include budget, funding 

paths, stakeholder objectives, and expected 

outcomes

• Future Funding/Grants

• Based on the results from report apply for 

future funding to complete the community 

projects. 

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Anna Guiles

Assistant to the City Manager

aguiles@fairfield.ca.gov

707-428-7399

David Gassaway

City Manager

dgassaway@fairfield.ca.gov

707-428-7400

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A hazard resilient future for Naval Station Newport within 

its coastal community: 

Military Installation Resilience Review (MIRR) for 

short-term preparedness and long-term planning

Pam Rubinoff, URI Coastal Resources Center

Tabletop Training Exercise (TTX)

Overview

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Welcome to Rhode Island 

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Depth ~8 ft

Depth 6 ft

Depth ~5 ft

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August 2020 April 2021 December 2021 March 2022 -

August 2022

Timing of the TTX - input for recommendations

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● Impact data discussed and validated.

● Recommended actions identified,

including the lead and those involved.

● Engagement and buy-in continued 

towards resilience planning and 

action.

● Acculturation between civilian and 

military supported.

Purpose of Tabletop Training Exercise (TTX) 

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● NAVSTA Newport

● City of Newport

● Town of Portsmouth

● Town of Middletown

newportcityri.com/aquidneck-island

Island Wide Planners, EM, Facility Managers 

MC, Group Facilitators, Ethnographers, 

Resource Providers

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Roles • MC • Resource Providers • Facilitators • Ethnographers

Preparation • Facilitator Responsibilities for Cells • Tips for Effective Facilitation • Ethnographer Guidance Overview • Ethnographer Hints

Before the Event...

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Today’s Overview (full day) 

Welcome, overview, and TTX orientation (Plenary)

Move 1: Superstorm Sandy w 1’ SLR - Prioritize consequences (Breakouts/Report out)

Move 2: Hurricane 1938 Prioritize consequences (Breakouts/Report out)

Networking Lunch Evacuation Video 

Move 3: Resilience enhancement strategies, Responsibilities/$$ - (Breakouts)

Priorities/Collective Responsibilities (Plenary Report Outs & Group Discussion)

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• Non-Attribution Environment

• Three Moves (with network/lunch)

• Consensus Basis, not Unanimous Decision- Making

• Don’t Fight the Scenario 

• Have Fun!

MIRR TTX Game Rules

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People

Dashboards

Visualizations

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Newport Daily News, Providence Journal

Two Scenarios - Two Styles* of Events:

• Superstorm Sandy +1’

• Shifted 1938 Hurricane +1’

*Simulated Events & Impacts

Emphasis is on resilience 

of Naval Station Newport 

and interdependencies 

with Portsmouth, 

Middletown, and 

Newport

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Maximum Inundation Depth-Newport NAVSTA

Scenario 2 - Modified 1938 Hurricane Track
Asset Name ___________________ Asset ID # ___

Facility Name & Owner Hazard(s) of concern

Wind ____ Flood ____

Consequence Description

(two or three lines of text)

Who depends on this asset’s operation/services

WATER COMMS ENERGY TRANSPORT

Scenarios Triggered

Superstorm Sandy with 1’SLR ___ 

1938 with 1’ SLR ____ 

PHOTO

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Asset Name Lunch at the TTX Asset ID# 000

Facility Name & Owner:

Sandwiches / Provided 

by research team

Hazard(s) of concern

Hunger ____ Famine ____

Consequence Description: Workshop participants arrive 

without food due to the promise of provided lunch. When 

the sudden bread shortage strikes, no lunch is provided 

and the participants spend the afternoon hungry.

Who depends on this asset’s operation/services

Workshop participants (SME’s)

WATER COMMS ENERGY TRANSPORT

Scenarios Triggered

Demeanor: 

Grumpy ___ Irritable ___ HANGRY ___

Hypothetical...

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1. Explore ALL Consequences through 

looking at cards, posters, and 

dashboard

1. Prioritize top three impacts to 

NAVSTA Newport resilience

1. Discuss how loss of asset impacts 

interdependencies with neighboring 

communities and operational 

readiness to perform NAVSTA 

Newport missions:

MIRR TTX Game Flow

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Report Out (3 groups) Top Priorities

ID Name Notes

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9*

High-Power 

transmission 

lines

Feeds 147, impacts all residents 

of AI, no power for majority of 

base

43 Longwharf 

pump station

Without this pump station, raw 

sewage -> Bay, 

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7

Newport Bridge Esp. vulnerable to debris impacts 

in Bay during storm

14 NG electric 69KV line from Tiverton big 

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Move 3 - Real World Application: Budget Priorities 

Examine resilience 

priorities through 

the lens of urgency 

and exigent funding 

requirements (by 

end of day).

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One word on what you’ve learned today?

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Next Steps

Quick look summary Decision-makers Meeting Draft/Final Report

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THANK YOU 

www.richamp.org/case-studies-and-demo/newport

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation

Q & A

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