SHAred RESources SHAred RESources (SHARES)(SHARES)

High Frequency Radio ProgramHigh Frequency Radio Program

SHARES Overview BriefingSHARES Overview Briefing

Office Of The Manager, National Communications System (OMNCS) 701 South Court House Road Arlington, Virginia 22204-2198

Presenter: SHARES Program Office Mr. John Peterson Mr. Larry Hazzard jpeterson@shareshf.com larry.hazzard@dhs.gov

SHARES combines existing High Frequency

(HF) assets from 96 Federal, state, and

industry organizations into a single emergency

voice and data message handling network,

totaling 1351 members, supporting national

security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP).

DescriptionDescription

AGENCY BSHARES Station

AGENCY AMSG Originator

SHARES STATION

SHARES STATION

AGENCY AMSG Addressee

AGENCY CSHARES Station

HF RELAY

HF DIRECT

SHARES Concept of OperationsSHARES Concept of Operations

SHARES Availability: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

OperationsOperations

SHARES HF Radio ProgramResource Contributors

SHARES HF Radio ProgramResource Contributors

1ST USA193 RTI44 MEDCOM789 COMM SQAF AUX-CAPAF MARSAFRESAFMESAAK EOCAL EOCAR EOCARCARMY MARSAT&TBELL SOUTHCA EOCCBPCINTI BELLCO EOCCT EOCDC EOCDC MWAADEADHS

DISADLADOEDOIDOMSDOTEPAFAAFBIFCCFEMAFL EOCFORSCOMGA EOCGSAHHSHQ 114TH SIG BNIA EOCID EOCIL EOCIN EOCLA EOCMA EOCMARAD

MD EOCME EOCMITREMO EOCMT EOCMWTCNAOCNASANAT GUARDNCCNCC-HFNCS AUX-HFNCS RM-HFND EOCNDMSNE EOCNETCOM/9ASCNH EOCNM EOCN-MC MARSNRLNTIANV EOCNY EOC

OK EOCOR EOCPA EOCQWESTSBCSC EOCSD EOCSPAWARSYSCENTN EOCTREASURYUS&RUSACEUSAMCUSCGUSDAUSTRANSCOMUT EOCVAVA EOCVERIZONWA EOCWI EOCWV EOCWY EOC

Weekly SHARES Net

National Exercises

Regional Exercises

Agency Support Exercises

SHARES Readiness / TrainingSHARES Readiness / Training

Hurricane Rita (September 2005)

Hurricane Katrina (Aug-Sep 2005)

Hurricane Dennis (July 2005)

SHARES Exercise 05-2/GF 2005 (June 2005)

SHARES Exercise 05-1 (May 2005)

Presidential Inauguration (January 2005)

SHARES HF Radio ProgramOn Air Operations

SHARES HF Radio ProgramOn Air Operations

SHARES On Air OperationsSeptember 2004 – September 2005 Result

SHARES On Air OperationsSeptember 2004 – September 2005 Result

Operational concept changeto regional activations.

Total Stations Total SCN’sTotal RCS’s

= 1168= 3= 5

S tate S tationsF ederal S tations

Regional Coordination S tationsS H A RES Coordination S tationsS H A RES M aster Coordination S tation

BBS S tationsA LE S tations 1 - Regional Voice

2 - N ational Voice 9 & 10 - BBS O ps

SCN ChannelsStation L ocation3 to 8 - A LE O ps

SCSSouthwest

RCSSouthwest

RCSNorthwest

RCSCentral

SCSCentral

SCSMidwest

RCSSoutheast

RCSNortheast

SHARES MasterCoordination Station

SHARES Coordination NetSHARES Coordination Net

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* Automatic Linking Establishment

Interoperability Working Group (IWG)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.

SHARES Other Related ProgramsSHARES Other Related Programs

NCC -HF

NCS RM-HF

NCS Auxiliary-HF

Managed by Office of the Manager, National Communications System (OMNCS)

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

SummarySummary

NCS SHARES POC

Mr. Larry Hazzard (OMNCS)

703-607-4865

larry.hazzard@dhs.gov

SHARES Program Manager

Mr. John Peterson

703-379-0021

jpeterson@shareshf.com

Point of ContactPoint of Contact