Figure 1Participants of Able Response 13 Exercise.
Figure 2Able Response Exercise 13 functional exercise.
Figure 3Able Response Exercise 13 organization structure
Figure 4Response teams in Able Response Exercise 13.
Figure 5Scenario by phase. Atk = attack; JPS = Joint Portal Shield; MND = Ministry of National Defense; ROK = Republic of Korea; USFK = Untied States Forces Korea.
Figure 6Able Response Exercise 13 attack scenario map.
Figure 7Senior Leadership Seminar.
Table 1Summary of Able Response Exercise 2013
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Details |
Type |
Functional Exercise and High Ranking Official Seminar |
Dates |
June 19–21, 2013 |
Venue |
Korea Institute of Defense Analyses |
Hosts |
(ROK) Ministry of National Defense, Korea Centers Disease Control and Prevention (USA) Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services |
Participants |
230 participants from ROK and USA (including Australian observers) (ROK) President Office, Ministry of Security and Public Administration, National Emergency Management Agency, National Police Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Intelligence Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Seoul Metropolitan City (USA) White House, Department of States, US Embassy to Korea, Department of Justice, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency |
Scenario |
Bacillus anthracis dispersed by terrorists |
Table 2Goals of Able Response exercise 13
(1) To understand each country's response procedure and examine the appropriateness
A Inter-ministerial and international information sharing and collaboration both inside ROK and in ROK–USA
B Collaboration of ROK–USA in strategic communication and risk communication in responding biothreats
(2) To identify effectiveness of interministerial/international collaboration by examining each ministry/agency's in ROK procedure (e.g. SOP, MOA, MOU, manuals) and ROK–USA governments, US Forces Korea, allied countries and nongovernmental organizations
(3) To examine the collaboration procedures to request medical resources in responding biothreats among agencies in ROK and in USA, UN, and nongovernmental organizations
(4) To identify biosurveillance, sensor, other capabilities of ROK–USA and to share information and promote ROK–USA joint response
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