“A secure and resilient nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk.”–Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
During the first week of June, 2021, U.S. Army’s Northern Command (aka Army North) conducted a Rehearsal of Concept (RoC) major nation-wide disaster response discussion, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas: “This RoC drill helps us synchronize our whole-of-government effort for an all-hazards response, whether it is a response to a natural disaster, pandemic, man-made hazard, terrorist attack or cyberattack. Having everyone here to synchronize and integrate is extremely important for us to be ready to fulfill our requirements as an integrated, interagency task force to meet the National Preparedness Goal.”-Lieutenant General Laura J. Richardson, Army North
U.S. Army photo by Specialist Jamil Birden.
The nation-wide RoC included the National Guard Bureau and U.S. Transportation Command. Hurricane scenarios focused on category 4 and 5 storms targeting Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Scenarios also discussed dealing with post-pandemic/CoViD-19 environment ‘challenges’: “These are unprecedented times.”-Damon Penn, FEMA
Recent FEMA Public Service Announcement (PSA) warning people about pandemic and natural disasters:
September 2012: WHY IS FEMA RUNNING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS P-S-A SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE 1989 LOMA PRIETA QUAKE?
May 2021: FEMA REGIONS PREP FOR DISASTER & SPEND YOUR MONEY LIKE IT’S WATER
February 2021: BIDEN ORDERS FEMA MASS-VAX SITES! NAVY BUILDING FEMA COVID CAMPS!
April 2020: FEMA BUILDING MASSIVE ISLAND HOSPITAL?
Hurricane Michael: U.S. NAVY TO SPEND $9-MILLION+ TO REPAIR 2018 DAMAGE TO ONE BUILDING!
Hurricane 2018: ALABAMA MILITIA PREPS FOR HURRICANE USING WORLD’S LARGEST ALABAMA MAP!
Hurricane 2021: SOUTH CAROLINA PREPS MILITIA!
U.S. taxes at work in other countries: U.S. ARMY SPENDS YOUR MONEY BUILDING DISASTER RESPONSE STATIONS FOR ARMENIA!