Joint Base Langley-Eustis

HURRICANE IRENE 24 – 31 Aug 2011

CMSgt Kevin Howell633 ABW/CCC

Hurricane IrenePreliminary Report & Estimates

• Event Timeline• Storm Surge Comparison• Preparations Actions• Key Tenant Actions• Hurricane Irene Impact• Current Mission Status• Cost Estimates

Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates

• Event Timeline• Storm Surge Comparison• Preparations Actions• Key Tenant Actions• Hurricane Irene Impact• Current Mission Status• Cost Estimates

Hurricane Irene Timeline

28 Aug 0530 – Accountability Recall28 Aug 0600 – Initial Responders Start28 Aug 0854 – Life, Health, Safety 100%28 Aug 0900 – Initial Damage Review 28 Aug 1030 – Evac Order Lifted28 Aug 0900 – IHRT Recall28 Aug 1330 – Dorms Open28 Aug 1400 – ICC Post Storm Analysis28 Aug 1500 – Housing Open28 Aug 1646 – Civ Admin Leave Order

29 Aug 0600 – Langley AFB re-opened29 Aug 0900 – Airfield re-opened29 Aug 1000 – F-16s Return29 Aug 1500 – EOC Standdown30 Aug 0600 – Resume Normal Ops30 Aug 1130 – F-22s Return

7 Sep 0800 – After Action Review

28 Jun 1400 – Base HURCON TTX12 Jul 0800 – Base HURCON Exercise23 Aug 1530 – ICC HURCON Plan Review

25 Aug 0600 – 24/7 EOC Activation25 Aug 0600 – 34K Sandbags / Gen’trs25 Aug 1200 – Personnel Evac Decision26 Aug 0800 – Aircraft Evac Decision26 Aug 1300 – Civ Admin Leave Order26 Aug 1624 – Stop Movement Order26 Aug 1834 – Airfield Closure26 Aug 2100 – Emer Evac Center Ops27 Aug 0900 – Base Closed 27 Aug 1130 – Final Utility Isolation

27 Aug 1200 – Personnel Lockdown 27 Aug 2030 – Peak Storm Surge 7.54’27 Aug 2030 – Peak Winds – 67 mph 28 Aug 0330 – Low Tide – 4’

Ready

React

Rideout

Recover

Reconstitute

Reflect & Reset

Storm Prediction Timeline

PREDICTED at LANGLEY Date Cat CPA* Max Surge25 Aug 1100 2 60nm 90mph 7-9’25 Aug 1600 2 37nm 103mph 7-9’26 Aug 0945 2 47nm 90mph 7-9’26 Aug 1456 2 42nm 93mph 7-9’26 Aug 2320 2 37nm 93mph 7.4-9’27 Aug 0600 1 37nm 90mph 7.4-9’

*(CPA = Closest Point of Approach)

ACTUALMax Sust Winds: 55mphMax Wind Gust: 67mphStorm Surge: 7.54’Rainfall: 8.88”

Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates

• Event Timeline• Storm Surge Comparison• Preparations Actions• Key Tenant Actions• Hurricane Irene Impact• Current Mission Status• Cost Estimates

Hurricane IreneLangley AFB28-29 Aug 2011• 7.54’ Storm Surge

2011 Irene2009 Nor’easter

Storm Surge Comparison

Storm Comparison

Preparation = + Safety

Storm LandfallWater Level

LocalWind

Storm Wind

Residentsw/o power

NationalDamage

Project Cost

BaseOpen

Airfield Open

1933 (Unnamed) CAT 1 8.9 ft 56 mph 82 mph n/a

1999 Floyd Trop Depr 6.3 ft 40 mph 55 mph 110,000 $3B

2003 Isabel Trop Storm 7.9 ft 50 mph 62 mph 761,000 $2B $146M 1 Wk 4 Days

2009 Nor'easter Nor’Easter 7.6 ft 52 mph 75 mph 178,000 $0.3B $44M 48 hrs 72 hrs

2011 Irene CAT 1 7.5 ft 67 mph 85 mph 648,000 $7B $1.5M 24 hrs 24 hrs

1933Bldg 784

1999 FloydBethel Reservoir Overflowed

2003 IsabelBldg 664

2011 IreneBldg 664

Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates

• Event Timeline• Storm Surge Comparison• Preparations Actions• Key Tenant Actions• Hurricane Irene Impact• Current Mission Status• Cost Estimates

Storm Prep Actions

Deliberately Planned, Integrated Response• Embedded Langley personnel with Local Government Officials• 200-pn Ride Out, 600-pn Init Response, 6 Service Contracts on Sun• Comm’s: Door-to-Door, Facebook, 1-800, SSDs, Facility Checklist• Cross-functional Airfield Recovery Team – 24 hrs vs. 72 hrs in ’03

5,000Facebook

Friends+25%

EM embed w/Hampton EOC

VA Governor & Hampton Mayor

Storm Prep Actions

Return on Investment – Isabel & Nor’Ida Projects• Elevated all new construction – F-22’s, DGS, SCOG, CDC, Gym, etc• Raised old Buildings, HVAC, Electrical nodes • Raised F.617 Interior 3’ – 1st time in Langley history it did not flood• Separated HTA/LTA Sanitary/Storm (saved housing basements!)

Flood Level

Marina Elevated After Isabel

Storm Prep Actions

Targeted Infrastructure Protection• 1st-ever “Door Dams” + 34,000 Sandbags (only 8,000 for Nor’Ida)• Coord w/utility Companies –“Top Priority…last to lose power”• Staged 18 Pumps, 14 Generators, Lumber, Plastic, Chainsaws• Lowered Bethel Reservoir by 14”, Cut 40 high risk trees base-wide• Isolated over-head high voltage, plastic wrapped transformers

Door Dams

Draining 14” WaterBethel Reservoir

24,600 Civil Engineer Man-Hours

Storm Prep Actions

Targeted Infrastructure Protection• Partnered w/NASA to develop detailed Flood Response Tool• Took 18,000 Data Points over last 2 months -- <2” Accuracy

0600 Thur

Storm Prep ActionsSecurity Response

• 633 SFS 49-person rideout team• Dispersed SF to Eight Locations

– Grissom w/F-22s; NASA EOC + Main ECP, Bldg 23 (ISRW), Bethel, EOC, ECC, Bldg 355

– Max flexibility for response to critical assets– Directed 6-ring stand-by Tues; fast accountability

• Bldg 355 (SF BDOC + DFC BATTLESTAFF)– Established triage area w/10+ CLS members– Rehearsed battle drills for fire, evac, injury +

hostile action, initial installation sweeps

• Evac’d Dorm + Deployed Spouses– Evac’d & convoyed 16 vehicles w/35 pax– Aided in accountability recall and quick return

• Midday Sunday—Back to FPCON A Ops– Prep’d to implement ABW/CC’s intent– Three gates open, security/LE patrols posted

• 633 LRS 16-person rideout team – lean, agile, responsive• Supported evac of 28 F-22s; Line-haul 27.8 s/tons & transp for 47 Airmen

– Deployed 2 person MRSP team + fly away kit, Issued 134,674 gals of JP-8• Sheltered 20x F-22 engines ($200M)• Dispersed 109 vehicles/equipment: Ft Eustis/Langley Hospital Parking/Auto

Skills Facility/Vehicle Mx Facility– Moved $1.5M medical homeland defense assets to protected area

• Partnered base prep w/ CES: 3 forklifts/3 flatbeds; delivered 34K sandbags• Recalled 6x 4X4 vehicles—provided add’l emergency responder capability

Storm Prep ActionsLogistics Readiness

• Provided 10,000 gals of diesel for response vehicles & generators

• Ride out team quickly augmented by 20-man recovery team & 50-psn recall

Storm Prep ActionsForce Support

Mitigation actions resulted in quickreturn to essential base services• Established Rideout Shelter & Emerg Evacuation Center

• 196 Cots / 2,000 MREs / 500lbs Ice• Evac Order / Admin Lv 1.8K Civ / Stop Movement Action• Relocated 337 Lodging guests / 22 Fam Camp

• 93 boats relocated LTA / 22 wet slips secured• Aero Club aircraft ($400K): 2 tied down / 4 hangared• Food ($69K) relocated 5 nodes to 1 generator walk-in freezer• Sheltered 92 golf vehicles / 27 water stations

2009 Nor’easterLTA Relocated Boats DFAC Food Relocation

Ice Stockpile

Rideout Shelter

Storm Prep ActionsReady to Recover

Base Closed Sat 27 Aug, 0900• 3hrs early (1200) due to faster storm• Secured 4x Gates / 300-psn rideout tm• Close Privatized Housing Coordination• Joint Basing: Alt EOC at Ft Eustis / 200

Cots, Gens, Trucks, Comm, Dispersal• Command Post mass notification ready

Isolate Utilities

• Plastic wrap key electrical nodes• Isolate sanitary sewer system• Protect vulnerable lift stations

Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates

• Event Timeline• Storm Surge Comparison• Preparations Actions• Key Tenant Actions• Hurricane Irene Impact• Current Mission Status• Cost Estimates

Aircraft Evacuation

Stunningly successful evacuation of 1 FW aircraft• 1 FW/CC received F-22 HUREVAC authorization Thursday• Friday launch -- 28 of 28 generated F-22s! • Largest Raptor deployment in history -- w/ just 26 hrs notice!• Received exceptional support at Grissom ARB • 4x F-22s and 1x T-38 (NMCM) sheltered in place

480th ISR Wing

• 25 – 26 Aug: Flyout Teams Launched• 26 Aug: DGS-1 Operations suspended• 27 Aug: Wg C2 transferred to Alt Site• Burned through all Global ISR Mission

Processing Crews … rapid DGS-1 reconstitution critical to continued ops

• 633 CES coord ensured power to mission critical systems w/in safety limits

Extended Ops at Global AD + ANG Sites Enabled Zero lossof COCOM priority targets

• Permanent DPOC-West crew would mitigate potential ops impacts• Comm Service shutdown synch w/633 CS, INOSC-East & 27 IS

1hr before High Tide

Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates

• Event Timeline• Storm Surge Comparison• Preparations Actions• Key Tenant Actions• Hurricane Irene Impact• Current Mission Status• Cost Estimates

ACC Campus – 7.5’ Storm Surge

ACC/A7ACC/A4

RaisedHVACChiller

F.671 F.669

Parking Lot & Sweeney/Dodd

Flooded

0900 Sat

1045 Sat

1100 Sat

1115 Sat

1130 Sat

2330 Sat3hrs after High Tide

Dodd BlvdDodd Blvd

A4 & A7 ACC ParkingA4 & A7 ACC Parking

2330 Sat3hrs after High Tide

Tuskegee Blvd towards BX / Commissary

DFACPOL

Shoppette

0600 Sun

0630 Sun

27 Trees Damaged

Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates

• Event Timeline• Storm Surge Comparison• Preparations Actions• Key Tenant Actions• Hurricane Irene Impact• Current Mission Status• Cost Estimates

Airfield Status

Airfield Lights Arresting BarriersSweepingGrounds Fuel OpsTowerHangarsCrash/FireEntomology/BirdsATCALS(East end localizer, on generator pwr)

1200 Sun

Cross-Functional Airfield Recovery TeamOpened Airfield in < 24 Hours

Sun 1600 hrsCut Drainage time from historical 72 hrs to 14 hrs -- Airfield Open!

Mon 0600 hrs

1200 Sun

0630 Sun

7’ basement flooding(HVAC moved to roof, saved $400K)

Local Power Outage Status

(As of 290640 Aug)

0800 Sun

Protecting Power for Langley AFB“It’s No Accident Our Lights Stayed On”

Status of Base

Force Support – LAFB (Slide 1)

BOS Current Situation Monday Ops

Crossbow Resume Ops 3 hrs from all clear

Lodging Resume Ops 1500, Sunday

Amn Fam Svs Normal Ops Monday

Arts & Crafts/ITT Normal Ops Monday

Bowling Center Normal Ops Monday

CDC Normal Ops Monday

Library Normal Ops Monday

Theater Normal Ops Monday

Shellbank Normal Ops Monday

ACC Fitness Center Normal Ops Monday

Community Center Normal Ops Monday

Education Center Normal Ops Monday

The Langley Club Normal Ops Monday

Raptor Café Normal Ops Monday

Status of Base

Force Support – LAFB (Slide 2)

BOS Current Situation Tuesday Ops

Aero Club Normal Ops Tuesday

Auto Skills Normal Ops Tuesday

Bethel Park Normal Ops Tuesday

Bayview Common Ctr Normal Ops TuesdayMarina Starting Lunch on Tuesday

Golf Course Starting Lunch on Tuesday; Course closed

Pools Closed for the Year

• Dining facility produced hot meal 6 hrs after recovery efforts started• Base Lodging operations restored in 10hrs • All mission critical services activities restored in 24 hrs • All remaining services activities restored in 36 hrs

Status of Base

Housing Status - LAFB

BOS Current Situation Status

HTA Opened at 1500L Sunday

LTA Opened at 1500L Sunday

Bethel Manor Remained Opened (Evac at CAT 2/3 Level)

Dormitories Opened at 1330L Sunday

Hurricane Irene Preliminary Report & Estimates

• Event Timeline• Storm Surge Comparison• Preparations Actions• Key Tenant Actions• Hurricane Irene Impact• Current Mission Status• Cost Estimates

JBLE Cost Estimates

Facility Damage $2,788,000

Contract Support$1,077,000

Overtime $37,600

Travel Vouchers$1,815,000 Current (Est $3M)

Total$6,900,000

After Action Report

• Received 98 after action review inputs – all wings/tenants• Lessons learned being incorporated into JBLE CEMP 10-2• Best Practices

• NASA Flood tool, Veh Relocation, Alt EOC, Hurricane Plan• Air Force Level Issues

• AFPAAS – AF Personnel Accountability & Assessment System• ADPAAS – Army Disaster Personnel Accountability & Assessment System

• Base Level Issues• Facebook generated huge traffic! Amazing tool & reach.

• Generate strategic comm plan• LNO’s – Hampton EOC Embed

• Establish w/York County to integrate off-base housing

Aim High … Fly-Fight-Win