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Annual Report 09 DRAFT 12-23-09 Annual Report 2005 AANNUALNNUAL RREPORTEPORT 20092009 •• KKANSAS AARMY NNATIONAL GGUARD •• KKANSAS AAIR NNATIONAL GGUARD •• KKANSAS DDIVISION OF EEMERGENCY MMANAGEMENT •• KKANSAS HHOMELAND SSECURITY •• CCIVIL AAIR PPATROL CCoonntteennttss Summary . .3 Overview 2009 . .4 Our History . .6 Deployments . .9 Resiliency Center . .11 Homeland Security . .13 Kansas Division of Emergency Management . .21 Civil Air Patrol . .32 Mark Parkinson Maj. Gen. Tod M. Bunting Operations and Support Governor of Kansas The Adjutant General Offices . .33 Aviation and Maintenance Facilities . .55 Joint Forces Headquarters Kansas . .61 Kansas Army National Guard . .65 Kansas Air National Guard . .79 Fiscal and Personnel . .89 Index . .94 ADJUTANT GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT MARK PARKINSON, Governor Major General Tod M. Bunting Dear Reader: As we look ahead to 2010, we take a moment to reflect on our accomplishments in 2009 and invite you to learn more about the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department through some of the milestones highlighted in the pages that follow. In 2009, Kansas had four weather disasters resulting in federal disaster declarations. These included two winter storms and flooding, thunderstorms, hail, strong winds and tornadoes. The Kansas Division of Emergency Management and local emergency managers worked to ensure Kansans had the resources necessary to sustain them through the storms and to begin the recovery process. Kansas Guardsmen stood ready to support community needs. The state’s Incident Management Teams were trained to support the counties when needed with additional personnel to work in the emergency operations centers. Meanwhile, thousands of our Kansas Guardsmen served and continue to serve in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Djbouti and along the U.S.-Mexico border, protecting our nation during the Global War on Terrorism. Every month, on average, anywhere from 500 to 1,000 of our 7,500 Kansas Guard members are deployed or are training and preparing to go. The work our Guard members and emergency management staff do to keep our state and nation safe is invaluable and we thank them for the sacrifices they make to keep others from harm’s way. We remember the lives of the Kansas Guardsmen lost since the war in Iraq began in 2003. Our world is constantly changing. We must anticipate the potential dangers around us by continuing to outsmart our enemies and preparing for the disasters that otherwise could devastate us. We are working with local, state and federal partners to exercise our plans and conduct disaster drills to ensure we are prepared for any disaster, natural or man- made. We are expanding our partnerships to include private businesses and industry in our disaster response planning. In 2009, we held our second Business and Industry Forum in Salina and will host the third annual forum in the spring. In addition, we opened the Eisenhower Center for Homeland Security Studies in Topeka to ensure businesses and govern- ment have a place to better collaborate in their planning efforts. Many of our partners were trained there this past year. Kansas government and business now have a new venue to train together with the opening of our Great Plains Joint Training Center in Salina, where first responders, military and businesses can train together to respond to disasters. In 2009, we opened Crisis City in Salina, a mock disaster area where responders will be able to conduct real-world training among disciplines at the same time with various disaster scenarios. The job we do could not be done alone. We receive tremendous support from elected officials, local, state and federal partners and from families of soldiers and airmen serving our country. We are dedicated to protecting Kansans and our country to ensure our way of life is preserved. We look forward to serv- ing you again in 2010. Tod M. Bunting Major General, Kansas National Guard The Adjutant General Annual Report 2009 In honor of all the men and women in uniform serving our state and nation and the Kansas National Guard soldiers who gave theirs lives in service to their country. 2004-2008 Sgt. Don Clary Sgt. 1st Class Sgt. Derrick Lutters 2nd Battalion, Clinton Wisdom 891st Engineer 130th Field Artillery 2nd Battalion, Battalion 130th Field Artillery Sgt. James Carroll Sgt. Jessie Davila Master Sgt. 891st Engineer 2nd Battalion, Bernard Deghand Battalion* 137th Infantry 35th Division Artillery Spc. John Wood Staff Sgt. Sgt. Courtney Finch 891st Engineer David Berry 714th Security Forces Battalion 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Day is done, gone the sun, From the lakes, from the hills, from the sky All is well, safely rest, God is nigh --TAPS-- Sgt. 1st Class Spc. Ronald Schmidt 2 Travis Bachman 1st Battalion, *Tennesee Army National Guard 714th Security Forces 161st Field Artillery attached to 891st Engineers Battalion The Adjutant General’s Annual Report 2009 Department Summary The Adjutant General’s Department has the responsibility for the operations of the Kansas Army and Air National Guard, the Kansas Division of Emergency Management and Kansas Homeland Security. It also provides administrative support for the Kansas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Mission The department’s mission is to be the “911” for our state and nation’s emergency responders, protect life and property in Kansas, provide military capability for our nation and be a valued part of our communities. Adjutant General The adjutant general is appointed by the governor and serves as commander of the Kansas National Guard, director of the Kansas Division of Emergency Management and director of Kansas Homeland Security. Kansas National Guard The adjutant general administers the joint federal-state program that is the Kansas Army and Air National Guard. Approximately 7,500 Guardsmen currently serve the state of Kansas. Military equipment for the Kansas Guard is furnished by the U.S. Department of Defense through the National Guard Bureau. Federal control is exercised over military strength and mobilization of the Kansas Guard. Federal personnel are employed in both administrative and maintenance jobs in armories and maintenance shops. The Kansas Army National Guard is made of the Joint Forces Headquarters, Topeka; 35th Infantry Division, Fort Leavenworth; 69th Troop Command, Topeka; 287th Sustainment Brigade, Wichita; 635th Regional Support Group, Hutchinson; and 235th Regiment, Salina and their subordinate units. The Kansas Air National Guard is organized into two groups: the 184th Intelligence Wing based at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita and the 190th Air Refueling Wing at Forbes Field in Topeka. Kansas Division of Emergency Management The Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM) is the branch of the Adjutant General's Department that provides mitigation advocacy, planning requirements and guid- ance, training and exercising, response coordination and administration of recovery pro- grams for the civil sector of the state, regardless of the type of hazards. The Division of Emergency Management's organizational structure mirrors the functions that take place in the life cycle of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Kansas Homeland Security Kansas Homeland Security, within the Adjutant Generals’ Department, coordinates statewide activities pertaining to the prevention of and protection from terrorist-related events. This involves all aspects of prevention/mitigation, protection/preparedness, response and recovery. Homeland Security addresses threats aimed at people, including threats to agriculture and food supplies, and outbreaks of illness. Homeland Security serves as a liai- son between federal, state and local agencies and the private sector on matters relating to the security of the state and its citizens. 3 Annual Report 2009 Overview 2009 During the 2009 legislative session, the adjutant general gave testimony to a number of legislative committees on the readiness of the Guard, updates on disasters, the Kansas Division of Emergency Management and Kansas Homeland Security, plus how the devel- opment of Crisis City and the Great Plains Joint Training Center was progressing. The agency supported the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the pas- sage of Senate Bill 154, which cleaned up conflicting requirements from the new isolation and quarantine statute of the habeas corpus law. In February, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano addressed approximately 100 state and local emergency management staff and other state agency emergency response partners participating in an Integrated Emergency Management Course at the State Defense complex in Topeka. Severe March storms blanketed large areas of the state with as much as 30 inches of snow, accompanied by strong winds, sleet, ice and drifts of up to 20 feet. The storms resulted in widespread power outages, road closures and some building collapses. Then- governor Kathleen Sebelius signed a State of Disaster Emergency declaration for 62 counties. Humvees were used to transport medical personnel, while 108th Black Hawk helicopters were used in aiding search and rescue efforts and armories were opened as staging and warming stations. In April, the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department unveiled the Resiliency Center, a new training program to further strengthen Guard members and their families to better handle life’s challenges. This program will enhance the readiness of Guardsmen and their families by providing tools and techniques in advance of problems. Spring storms knocked out power to
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