Narrative:

Zan sector 16 called to activate 'northern edge airspace.' I did not know what small pieces of airspace this larger package defined. A fellow controller answered my call and explained what I needed to know as he had previously had to seek out the same answers. This occurred today and involved a military exercise that had begun three days ago. After being relieved from position; I sought out a supervisor for more information. The supervisor explained that no one had received a briefing because he had not yet received all the information himself. He said that he had just received a copy of the memorandum of understanding; and was waiting for a facsimile that would have the airspace details on it. The supervisor said that he hoped to get controllers briefed by the next day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAI CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING LACK OF BRIEFINGS INVOLVING MIL OPS AND THE AIRSPACE BEING UTILIZED.

Narrative: ZAN SECTOR 16 CALLED TO ACTIVATE 'NORTHERN EDGE AIRSPACE.' I DID NOT KNOW WHAT SMALL PIECES OF AIRSPACE THIS LARGER PACKAGE DEFINED. A FELLOW CTLR ANSWERED MY CALL AND EXPLAINED WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW AS HE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD TO SEEK OUT THE SAME ANSWERS. THIS OCCURRED TODAY AND INVOLVED A MIL EXERCISE THAT HAD BEGUN THREE DAYS AGO. AFTER BEING RELIEVED FROM POS; I SOUGHT OUT A SUPVR FOR MORE INFO. THE SUPVR EXPLAINED THAT NO ONE HAD RECEIVED A BRIEFING BECAUSE HE HAD NOT YET RECEIVED ALL THE INFO HIMSELF. HE SAID THAT HE HAD JUST RECEIVED A COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING; AND WAS WAITING FOR A FAX THAT WOULD HAVE THE AIRSPACE DETAILS ON IT. THE SUPVR SAID THAT HE HOPED TO GET CTLRS BRIEFED BY THE NEXT DAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.