Global Situational Awareness Tool (GSAT) Steven P. Lufkin, J.D. HQ AFSOC/CEV 11 Feb 2004 DoD Pest Management Workshop

2 Vision Operationalize Environmental Planning Deliberate environmental planning tool Global deployments Reduces time and coordination requirements Provide useful environmental, safety and health information to AFSOC planners and commanders

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6 FLOODED TENTS HOME SWEET HOME?

7 Moving Tents From Flood

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11 Prototype- CENTCOM Capability Proof of Concept Expert Knowledge-based Search Engine & Risk Analysis Tool Operational Utility Evaluation, 18 th FTS Awarded AF Best Practice Award Nominated for CSAF Award CSTEA

12 GOER / GSAT GOER Deliberate Operational Planning Tool Provides Rapid Environmental Safety and Health Impact Risk Analysis Provides Environmental Impact Analysis Strengths- Rapid, Operator Lingo, Reports and Maps …Gives the Commander a Look at What’s Beyond the Airfield Weaknesses – Database Lacks Meta-data, Data Is Open Source Data GSAT = GOER on Growth Hormones Part of AFSOC GeoSpear In Development More Operational Focus New Layers That Relate to Global War on Terrorism Will Be Compatible With ACES, Geo- Base Family of Tools, AF Surgeon’s tools GOER

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26 How and Where Has GOER Been Used? Used in OEF/OIF Used to Identify Bird Flight Pathway (Disease Vectors) for Outbreak of Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever Used to Analyze Potential Forward Location Sites for Deployment Requested by Member of AFSOC 6 th SOS for Operational Needs Deployed Operational Unit Called Back for Ground Water Well Data “… When the preventive medicine team evaluates the site profile, we can use GOER as a starting point assessment of the location. We can then investigate further in other databases” 6 SOS Public Health Officer, 26 Sept 2003

27 Why Do We Need GSAT/GOER? Future of Mission Planning Reduce Injuries and Illnesses to Reduce Hospitalization and Long- term Care Ex. Malaria, leishmaniasis Reduce Patient Loading Common Denominator Common User Interface Unified and Standard Platform Mission Planning Starting Point Same Sheet of Music Capitalize on Multitude of Existing Databases Data Miner Integrate databases Web-based w/auto updates Tailor to the Mission Needs, not Base Specific Develop Risk-based ESOH Tools Link Civil Engineer Environ. Planning to Surgeon and Public Health systems Situational Awareness Mission Prep. and Planning Trip-wire Eagle Look for Commanders

28 AFSOC Command Flight Surgeon “We like to manage our disease exposure. GOER is the only thing that even comes close. Targeting our exposures allow SOF medics to forward deploy already knowing what their potential exposures will be…enabling us to prepare for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. GOER is a virtual meeting table for people who need to know.” Colonel Matthew Coatsworth, MD USAF

29 Summary… Planning-Level Environmental Information Superiority for Warriors Analytical tool Secure, rapid OCONUS Environmental Situational Awareness for operations Fast analyzed information, less than 30 minutes in most cases OCONUS Deployable Potential CONUS applications NEPA Environmental Risk Assessments

30 Contact Information Steve Lufkin, J.D. AFSOC Chief Environmental Div. Phone: (DSN) Comm: