A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam

The A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam completed its Triennial Full-Scale Disaster Drill Exercise on Thursday, May 22, 2014. The exercise, which went into play at approximately 8:45 a.m., concluded with after-action discussions and evaluations of responding agencies performance, also known as a “hot wash”. Official medical and law enforcement evaluators and observers from federal and local agencies commented on various aspects of today’s response activities. The overall assessment was that response capability and capacity was adequate to address the scenario that played out as part of the Airport’s Triennual Full- Scale Disaster Drill.

“Evaluators have pointed out some areas for improvement,” stated Chuck Ada, Executive Manager of the A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority. “We’ll take these comments and incorporate them into our response procedures – that is why we have these exercises, to improve our response capacity and capability to aircraft emergencies. Unfortunately, a vehicle collision occurred after the exercise had terminated. But in no way does this affect the performance of Airport personnel or other responders and does not impede on the Airport Authority’s ability to respond to any type of incident.”

“Evaluators have pointed out some areas for improvement,” stated Chuck Ada, Executive Manager of the A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority. “We’ll take these comments and incorporate them into our response procedures – that is why we have these exercises, to improve our response capacity and capability to aircraft emergencies. Unfortunately, a vehicle collision occurred after the exercise had terminated. But in no way does this affect the performance of Airport personnel or other responders and does not impede on the Airport Authority’s ability to respond to any type of incident.”