SHAred RESources (SHARES) High Frequency Radio Program

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SHAred RESources (SHARES)High Frequency Radio
Program
SHARES 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_at_shareshf.com larry.hazzard_at_dhs.gov
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Description
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).
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SHARES Concept of Operations
SHARES STATION
AGENCY A MSG Addressee
HF RELAY
AGENCY C SHARES Station
AGENCY A MSG Originator
HF DIRECT
AGENCY B SHARES Station
SHARES STATION
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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
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SHARES HF Radio ProgramResource Contributors
1ST USA 193 RTI 44 MEDCOM 789 COMM SQ AF
AUX-CAP AF MARS AFRES AFMESA AK EOC AL EOC AR
EOC ARC ARMY MARS ATT BELL SOUTH CA
EOC CBP CINTI BELL CO EOC CT EOC DC EOC DC
MWAA DEA DHS
DISA DLA DOE DOI DOMS DOT EPA FAA FBI FCC FEMA FL
EOC FORSCOM GA EOC GSA HHS HQ 114TH SIG BN IA
EOC ID EOC IL EOC IN EOC LA EOC MA EOC MARAD
MD EOC ME EOC MITRE MO EOC MT EOC MWTC NAOC NASA N
AT GUARD NCC NCC-HF NCS AUX-HF NCS RM-HF ND
EOC NDMS NE EOC NETCOM/9ASC NH EOC NM EOC N-MC
MARS NRL NTIA NV EOC NY EOC
OK EOC OR EOC PA EOC QWEST SBC SC EOC SD
EOC SPAWARSYSCEN TN EOC TREASURY USR USACE USAMC
USCG USDA USTRANSCOM UT EOC VA VA EOC VERIZON WA
EOC WI EOC WV EOC WY EOC
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SHARES Readiness / Training
Weekly SHARES Net National Exercises Regional
Exercises Agency Support Exercises
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SHARES HF Radio ProgramOn Air Operations
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)
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SHARES On Air OperationsSeptember 2004
September 2005 Result
Operational concept change to regional
activations.
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SHARES Coordination Net
RCS Northwest
RCS Central
RCS Northeast
SCS Central
SHARES Master Coordination Station
SCS Southwest
RCS Southwest
Total Stations Total SCNs Total RCSs
1168 3 5
RCS Southeast
SCS Midwest

Automatic Linking Establishment
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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.

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SHARES Other Related Programs
NCC -HF NCS RM-HF NCS Auxiliary-HF
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Summary

• 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

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Point of Contact
NCS SHARES POC Mr. Larry Hazzard
(OMNCS) 703-607-4865 larry.hazzard_at_dhs.gov SHARES
Program Manager Mr. John Peterson 703-379-0021 jp
eterson_at_shareshf.com