Joint Forces Headquarters – Texas Texas Military Department

Rio Grande Valley Exercise in Preparation for 2016 Hurricane Season

06-08 June 2016

Major Salomon J. Pinzon Readiness Officer / Observer

Texas Army National Guard (Operations / Joint Plans) MS Emergency & Disaster Management

(512) 782-5301

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Ground HUBSan Benito High School, San Benito, Texas

Step 1Arrival

Individual Receives TagTETN

Step 2Arrival

Luggage TagTETN

Step 3Arrival

Individual In-processing

Step 4Arrival

Baggage In-processing

* Steps not shown are: medical screening, TSA screening, loading buses.

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Valley Baptist Medical Center Harlingen, TX

Step 1Special Needs

Population Triage

Step 2Departure

TETN Individual Scan

By Hospital StaffOut-processing

Step 3Load to Ambulance (s)

TENT Individual Scan

By ambulance driver

Reception at APOD (Harlingen, TX)Deployed Aeromedical Staging Facility

Step 1Arrival

TETN individualIn-processing by National Guard

Step 4Assessment

US Air Force individual in-processing

Step 2Arrival

TETN baggage in-processing by National Guard

Step 3Arrival

US Air Force baggage in-processing

All individuals werecanalized through this tent/structure before entering the DASF to ensure 100% accountability

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Reception at APOD (Harlingen, TX)Deployed Aeromedical Staging Facility

Step 5Triage

US Air Force

Step 6Load to C-130

Reception at APOD (Harlingen, TX)Airport’s Apron

Step 1Arrival

No Individual In-processing

Step 2Arrival

No baggage In processing

Step 3Standing-by

Step 4Standing-by

Manifest vs. TETN(5x organizations represented here)

Step 5Standing-by

Step 6Load to

Civilian Airframe

C-130 moving out

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Joint Forces Headquarters – Texas Texas Military Department

Rio Grande Valley Exercise in Preparation for 2016 Hurricane Season

06-08 June 2016

Major Salomon J. Pinzon Readiness Officer / Observer

Texas Army National Guard (Operations / Joint Plans) MS Emergency & Disaster Management

(512) 782-5301