HURREX for Navy southeast bases

Navy Region Southeast bases under the auspices of Navy Installations Command – including NAS Meridian and NCBC Gulfport, Miss., and NAS-JRB New Orleans – will be participating May 9-20 in an annual hurricane preparedness exercise. HURREX/Citadel Gale 2016 is being conducted in preparation for the upcoming Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean area hurricane season that begins June 1. The exercise will consist of two simulated tropical cyclones that will develop and intensify to hurricane strength, and threaten the East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coastal regions. All Navy commands within Navy Region Southeast, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, and Naval District Washington will be reviewing and exercising heavy weather instructions and procedures and accounting for sailors and families in the “affected” regions through the Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System (NFAAS). NFAAS standardizes a method for the Navy to account, assess, manage, and monitor the recovery process of personnel and their families affected or scattered by a wide-spread catastrophic event. The devastation caused by storms such as Hurricanes Ivan, Katrina and Sandy reinforced the Navy’s need for proper training and preparedness prior to a real-world natural disaster. (Source: Navy Installations Command 05/06/16)