Well he wants to be at a military command post as close as possible without his presence being a distraction to the operations.
Originally posted by SkipShipman
Seriously the US Northern Command is at Cheyenne Mountain, which is also a center of Homeland Security Operations.
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is prepared to meet Requests for Assistance that the Federal Emergency Management Agency may issue prior to and in the wake of Hurricane Rita.
As directed by the Secretary of Defense and in accordance with the National Response Plan, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) is supporting the Dept. of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster preparation efforts for Hurricane Rita.
USNORTHCOM is providing and/or coordinating the following support:
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USNORTHCOM - Established Joint Task Force-Rita to be the military’s on-scene commander in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Lt. Gen. Robert Clark is the JTF-Commander. DoD assets are employed in support of a Primary Federal Agency [in this case FEMA] when local and state assets are overwhelmed or exhausted, and when DoD assistance is requested by the PFA and subsequently approved by the Secretary of Defense. The impact of providing such assistance will not adversely affect military preparedness.
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