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SUBJECT: MAJCOM Y2K OUTREACH PROGRAMS
1. THIS MESSAGE FOLLOWS UP OUR CORONA TOP DISCUSSION REGARDING THE
IMPORTANCE OF Y2K OUTREACH EFFORTS. PRESIDENT CLINTON'S FEDERAL
OUTREACH PROGRAM IS TARGETED TOWARD 12,000 COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE.
THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN IS TO LEVERAGE FEDERAL ACTIVITIES NEAR THOSE
COMMUNITIES TO SERVE AS FOCAL POINTS FOR TRANSMITTING THE UNGARBLED
WORD REGARDING YEAR 2000 PREPARATIONS. DOD INSTALLATIONS ARE
EMERGING AS THE CENTERPIECE OF THAT PLAN.
2. OUR INSTALLATIONS HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN COMMUNITY Y2K
PREPAREDNESS. THOSE COMMUNITIES ROUTINELY PARTNER WITH OUR BASES AND
WILL LOOK TO OUR BASES WHEN Y2K FAILURES OCCUR. ALTHOUGH TIME IS
SHORT, WITH OUR HELP COMMUNITIES CAN STILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE
THEIR Y2K READINESS. TO THAT END, AIR FORCE INSTALLATION COMMANDERS
SHOULD INCLUDE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES IN THEIR Y2K PLANNING EFFORTS AND
EXERCISES. THOSE COMMANDERS SHOULD USE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THE
AIR FORCE Y2K PREP STORY TO BUILD CONFIDENCE IN OUR SERVICEMEMBERS
AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TO CREATE A REALISTIC EXPECTATION FOR Y2K
EFFECTS IN ADVANCE OF ANTICIPATED SENSATIONALISTIC, NEGATIVE HYPE.
IN ADDITION, COMMANDERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO AGGRESSIVELY CONTACT KEY
SUPPLIERS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO ASCERTAIN THEIR Y2K PREPAREDNESS.
3. INSTALLATION COMMANDERS' GREAT CREDIBILITY WITH THEIR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES MAKES THEM THE LOGICAL FOCAL POINT FOR Y2K COMMUNITY
OUTREACH EFFORTS. BGEN GARY AMBROSE, THE AIR FORCE'S Y2K PROGRAM
DIRECTOR, DSN 332-2211, AND HIS STAFF WILL PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU
REQUIRE.
-- (wastedeep@inthe.bigmuddy), September 06, 1999
Humm.Link please.
Diane
-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), September 06, 1999.
whoa...any more info you can share wastedeep?Mike
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-- Michael Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), September 06, 1999.
Hmm. I suspect this is authentic."OUR INSTALLATIONS HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN COMMUNITY Y2K PREPAREDNESS. THOSE COMMUNITIES ROUTINELY PARTNER WITH OUR BASES AND WILL LOOK TO OUR BASES WHEN Y2K FAILURES OCCUR."
That makes perfect sense to me. Frankly, I wouldn't mind living next to say, Camp Lejeune if the Wheels starting coming Off. And a base commander would want to prevent local "troubles" if he could.
The problem is: if locals hear the "3 day storm" mantra from a base commander, I would say that they are probably more likely to believe it. However if TSHTF, those base commanders will bear the politcal heat from the local suffering citizenry, their credibility permanantly undermined. (Sheesh. if you think .mil has no use for Clinton NOW, just imagine if .mil is left looking stupid about Y2K...) And the fact that base commanders have been instructed to do contingency planning assuming self-sufficiency for 15 days....
As usual, it's a slick idea
but risky.
-- Lewis (aslanshow@yahoo.com), September 07, 1999.
Thanks Lewis for "your take."Lot of friends and families live in the surrounding areas off-base too. Bet they "chat" about the local situation.
Diane
(Still would appreciate a link wastedeep@inthe.bigmuddy)
-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), September 07, 1999.