Soldiers and airmen with the Hawaii Air National Guard and Hawaii Army National Guard were called to duty as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) designation as a National Special Security Event in anticipation of more than 20,000 delegates and 2,000 media scheduled to attend from Nov. 7-14. When an event is given an NSSE designation by the United States Secretary of Homeland Security, the United States Secret Service creates a security plan that includes law enforcement and public safety at the local, state and federal levels. State civil defense was staffed at a higher level to coordinate consequence management.