Army Ramped Up for Irma
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Army Ramped Up for Irma
The Army is poised with 10,000 soldiers and civilians ready to respond with aid and support when the winds of the former Hurricane Irma subside.
The Army is poised with 10,000 soldiers and civilians ready to respond with aid and support when the winds of the former Hurricane Irma subside.
As rainfall continues in south Texas, every available soldier in the Texas National Guard and thousands from units in neighboring states have been mobilized
May 1, 2017
Lessons learned from the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005 have led to disaster-relief “playbooks” jointly developed by U.S. Northern Command and the Federal Emergency Management Agency that include scenarios, pre-scripted mission assignments and resource coordination.