BY CMDR GREGG GIESLER
Military Order of World Wars
This Military Order of World Wars month’s meeting will be on Tuesday, Oct. 15. This month’s speaker will be Beverley Simpson, Los Alamos County Emergency Management Director. Emergency Management in Los Alamos County focuses on preparing the community for various emergencies, such as natural disasters, industrial accidents, and potential wildfires, by developing and updating emergency plans with input from local, state, and federal agencies. It plays a central role during emergency events, coordinating response efforts from an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) (physically or virtually) and working closely with first responders to ensure effective communication and resource management.
The County recently received grants, including $251,787 from SHSGP and $163,803 from EMPG, to enhance preparedness and is scheduled to build a dedicated EOC to improve disaster coordination. Additionally, the County promotes wildfire safety through the “Ready, Set, Go!” initiative and works on hazard mitigation projects like securing generators to power critical infrastructure during outages, with funding support from FEMA. Los Alamos County’s Office of Emergency Management also plans on supporting broader community resilience through the CERT program, which will train volunteers in essential disaster response skills and fosters community engagement through outreach and quarterly LEPC meetings.
The meeting will begin with a social period starting at 6:00 pm. A brief meeting will start at 6:30 pm with the speaker at about 7:15 pm. For further information, call Gregg Giesler at 505-662-5574 or email at g.giesler@computer.org.
The Military Order of the World Wars meetings are open to all interested people for dinner and program with RSVP, or the program only at no cost. The cost for dinner is $25. Please call Robert Hull 1-505-328-1502 for reservations. A reservation is a commitment to pay. The dinner menu is TBA with appropriate sides
Because of the ongoing COVID situation, the meeting will be a hybrid session including Zoom. Zoom will start at about 6:00 pm. Zoom details will be in the reminder email two days before the meeting.
An Act of Congress chartered the Military Order of the World Wars in 1919 as a national patriotic organization. The principal objectives of the MOWW are continuing service to the Nation, and patriotic educational opportunity for the nation’s youth and citizens. Current youth programs are focused upon annual Youth Leadership Conferences for high school students presented in New Mexico by its related Sunbelt Patriotic Youth Leadership Conferences, Inc. Current, former and retired federally commissioned officers of all branches of the United States Uniformed Services are eligible for membership in the MOWW and are especially invited to attend our meetings. For additional information about MOWW membership, call
Commander Gregg Giesler at 505-662-5574.