Jessica will be playing as the Alternate Special Assistant to the Directors, making sure that the Directors are able to perform their Mission Essential Functions in and out of the office. Kendra will be playing as a Private Sector Liaison, a role she filled last round ensuring that our stakeholders in the Private Sector are functioning and able to assist in any way they can. Courtney will be staffing the FEMA News Desk responding to inquiries on the Capstone exercise as well as real-world disasters.
Brandi, Eduardo, and Shane will be facilitators, making sure that the exercise itself runs smoothly by escorting VIPs into the National Joint Information Center hosted here at Headquarters.
National Exercise Program (NEP) - Capstone Exercise 2014 “The Capstone Exercise, formerly titled the National Level Exercise (NLE), is conducted every two years as the final component of each NEP progressive exercise cycle. The Capstone Exercise 2014 will examine the nation’s collective ability to coordinate and conduct risk assessments and implement National Frameworks and associated plans to deliver core capabilities.
The Alaska Shield 2014 exercise, sponsored by the State of Alaska to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Great Alaskan Earthquake, will provide the central scenario elements: significant damage from both the quake and the tsunami it triggers will affect the greater Pacific Northwest. Capstone Exercise 2014 incorporates several preparedness activities sponsored by other departments and agencies and is designed to educate and prepare the whole community for complex, large-scale disasters and emergencies.”
National Exercise Program Capstone Exercise (NEPCE) Fact Sheet