The Office of Homeland Security and the Office of Civil Defense, along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, are gearing up for its flagship event, the 2025 Pacific Alert Tabletop Exercise, set for June 18, 2025.

This exercise, organized in partnership with the FEMA National Exercise Division, is a critical component of the local and national preparedness efforts, bringing together stakeholders from all levels of government, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and community groups.

The Pacific Alert TTX will be a facilitated discussion held indoors with participants, with no outside activity that would impact the community.

Through a series of activities and scenarios, the Pacific Alert TTX aims to give participants a better understanding of their roles and responsibilities prior to and following a ballistic missile attack; identify needed updates to existing plans, policies, and procedures; and familiarize participants with radiological consequences of a missile strike. 

“This crucial Pacific Alert TTX aims to strengthen threat and hazard planning related to a foreign Nation-State threat and promote deliberate participation from whole community partners, including key private sector and non-governmental organizations, all with a shared goal to protect the community and ensure readiness for potential threats,” said Esther Aguigui, Homeland Security Advisor. “While the exercise scenario is relevant to the climate of today’s world, this TTX will provide a safe space to focus on consequence management in order to build a strategic and resilient Guam today for a safer tomorrow.”

The exercise will center on five objectives:

  • Operational Coordination
  • Public Information and Warning
  • Mass Search and Rescue Operations
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Infrastructure Systems