DoD Helps Local, State, Federal Agencies in Disaster-Response Exercise
DoD-AFPS ^ | August 12, 2004 | Petty Officer 1st Class Beverly K. Allen, USN
Posted on 08/12/2004 2:56:02 PM EDT by Ragtime Cowgirl
DoD Helps Local, State, Federal Agencies in Disaster-Response Exercise
By Petty Officer 1st Class Beverly K. Allen, USN
Special to American Forces Press Service
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Aug. 12, 2004 -- It was a nightmare worst-case scenario. But that's what U.S. Northern Command officials had intended for "Determined Promise '04."
The exercise, which ran from Aug. 5-10, was designed to test NORTHCOM's ability to respond to multiple, simultaneous homeland-defense and federal-relief efforts.
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Man,that is the worse case scenario - short of nukes - and it has been a subject of discussion here. I'm glad our military IS practicing for the worst. However, I don't think this is related to the current threat conditions. It ususally takes over a year to put one of these things together.