Maryland Joint Operations Center

The Maryland Joint Operations Center (MJOC) is organized as a branch within the Maryland Emergency Management Agency. The MJOC is a steady-state component of the State of Maryland Emergency Operations Center and functions as the State of Maryland Warning Point. Operated around-the-clock by National Guard and emergency management professionals, it was the first joint civilian-military watch center in the country. The MJOC serves as a communications hub for emergency responders and alerts decision-makers in Maryland when a situation warrants.

Maryland Joint Operations Center
MJOC
Agency overview
Formed2004
Superseding agency
  • MEMA Communications & Watch Center
JurisdictionState of Maryland
HeadquartersReisterstown, MD
Employees16[1]
Agency executives
  • Russell Strickland, Executive Director, MEMA
  • Kate Hession , Deputy Executive Director, MEMA
  • Gary Zamerski, Manager, Maryland Joint Operations Center
Parent agencyMaryland Emergency Management Agency
Websitewww.mema.maryland.gov

References
  1. "MEMA Home". Maryland Emergency Management Agency.


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