WASHINGTON The Navy Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers (NEPLO) program mobilized 10 Navy Reserve Sailors from Navy Region Naval District Washington and Navy Region Mid-Atlantic units, Jan. 17-24, in support of the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. as 46th president of the United States. The NEPLOs served as liaisons providing inauguration information and situational awareness to federal, state, and local emergency management agencies and U.S. Army Northâs Defense Coordinating Element for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region III â each in support of Joint Task Force-National Capital Region. âI believe this inauguration was the most unique in history because of both the high level of security and the lack of attendees, due to the pandemic,â said Capt. Andrew Shank, commanding officer of the NEPLO Naval District Washington unit.