The .01% of the time when something terrible happens - they literally drop everything and jump in the Humvees with 2 hours notice. Anywhere! Worst case - troops rolling into the hot zone on average FIVE HOURS after their "go"
You must think the United States is the size Florida or something.
Do you have any idea how many sets of duplicate "Humvees" you would need to keep a set 500 miles from anywhere? Dude: Do the math. You can't even get to the humvees 500 miles away in two hours.
But just in case you missed it, we already have this force in every state, with a headquarters in every large (and most of the medium sized) cities. Its called the National Gaurd.
And it does a tremendous job.
The failurs of N.O. were Local problems of a corrupt democratic government that did not follow its own disaster plan.
Lurk for another couple years please.
Does the National Guard report to DHS, and is it deployable at a moment's notice solely on the judgement of the CIC?
Does the NG help secure the borders?
(pretty fair flame about lurking though, will admit)
:)
Do you have any idea how many sets of duplicate "Humvees" you would need to keep a set 500 miles from anywhere?
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20. Clearly I should have checked a map before saying 500 though. Let me revise that please to 750.
(1) Seattle. (Covers WA, MT, ID)
(2) CA/OR border. (OR, N. CA, N. NV)
(3) SFO. (CA, NV)
(4) San Diego. (S. CA, AZ, S. NV)
(5) Las Cruces. (AZ, NM, W. TX, UT, CO)
(6) Brownsville. (TX)
(7) New Orleans/Mississippi (LA, AR, OK, MS, MO, KY, TN, AL)
(8) Savannah (VA, WV, KY, TN, AL, GA, FL)
(9) DC Area (where to start - SC to MI to VT)
(10) Maine (all of New England)
(11) St. Ignace (MI, IL, IA, OH, IN, NY, PA, MN, WI)
(12) Lake of the Woods (ND, SD, NE, KS, MO, IL, IN, MI)
(13) Plentywood (ND, SD, WY, ID, MT)
(14) Bonners Ferry (WA, OR, ID, ID, MT)
(15) Anywhere on HI
(16, 17, 18, 19, 20) Pick five locations in AK.