In Katrina’s Wake: Rethinking the Military’s Role in Domestic Emergencies
Regional Commands
SFC Karissa M. Maradol
17 April 2018
In Katrina’s Wake: Rethinking the Military’s Role in Domestic Emergencies
Regional Commands
Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history, amplified by human error. There are National Response Plans for every possible disaster whether it is homeland security or natural disasters. During Katrina, the mass confusion was a result of gross underestimation of the potential threat and a poor understanding of the different levels of responsibility. Currently, Regional Command and North Command only oversee portions of the relief effort and only provide assistance …show more content…
The idea of two separate command structures was to help deconflict any issues in the hierarchy but still required the commands to coordinate efforts. Even worse, the local governments were not communicating with each other. Managing missions with local responders became problematic during Katrina. The Mississippi and Louisiana National Guard planned missions in areas that did not coordinate with the areas that local responders identified. For example, New Orleans city district lines differ from geographic lines. Local responders use different overlays of the city than the National Guard. Local First Responders planned missions in an area while the Guard planned what they thought was the same area, making relief effort far more difficult than necessary (Disaster, …show more content…
J. (2015, June 10). Statement of Robert J. Fenton Deputy Associate Administrator Office of Response and Recovery Federal Emergency Management Agency U.S. Department of Homeland Security Before the Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communication [Statement]. Washington, D.C.
Hurricane Katrina Better Plans and exercises Needed to Guide the Military's Response to Catastrophic Natural Disasters (pp. 1-72, Rep. No. GAO-06-643,). (2006). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Accountability Office.
Kochems, A. (2005, November 28). Military Support to Civilian Authorities: An Assessment the Response to Hurricane Katrina. The Heritage. Retrieved April 14, 2018, from http://s3.amazonaws.com/thf_media/2005/pdf/bg1899.pdf
Langowski, T. J. (2008). Defense Support to Civil Authorities (pp. 1-63, Rep.). Fort Leavenworth, KS: School of Advanced Military Studies United States Army Command and General Staff College.
Moynihan, D. P. (2009). The Response to Hurricane Katrina (pp. 1-11). Gevena, Switzerland: International Risk Governance
Regional Commands
SFC Karissa M. Maradol
17 April 2018
In Katrina’s Wake: Rethinking the Military’s Role in Domestic Emergencies
Regional Commands
Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history, amplified by human error. There are National Response Plans for every possible disaster whether it is homeland security or natural disasters. During Katrina, the mass confusion was a result of gross underestimation of the potential threat and a poor understanding of the different levels of responsibility. Currently, Regional Command and North Command only oversee portions of the relief effort and only provide assistance …show more content…
The idea of two separate command structures was to help deconflict any issues in the hierarchy but still required the commands to coordinate efforts. Even worse, the local governments were not communicating with each other. Managing missions with local responders became problematic during Katrina. The Mississippi and Louisiana National Guard planned missions in areas that did not coordinate with the areas that local responders identified. For example, New Orleans city district lines differ from geographic lines. Local responders use different overlays of the city than the National Guard. Local First Responders planned missions in an area while the Guard planned what they thought was the same area, making relief effort far more difficult than necessary (Disaster, …show more content…
J. (2015, June 10). Statement of Robert J. Fenton Deputy Associate Administrator Office of Response and Recovery Federal Emergency Management Agency U.S. Department of Homeland Security Before the Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communication [Statement]. Washington, D.C.
Hurricane Katrina Better Plans and exercises Needed to Guide the Military's Response to Catastrophic Natural Disasters (pp. 1-72, Rep. No. GAO-06-643,). (2006). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Accountability Office.
Kochems, A. (2005, November 28). Military Support to Civilian Authorities: An Assessment the Response to Hurricane Katrina. The Heritage. Retrieved April 14, 2018, from http://s3.amazonaws.com/thf_media/2005/pdf/bg1899.pdf
Langowski, T. J. (2008). Defense Support to Civil Authorities (pp. 1-63, Rep.). Fort Leavenworth, KS: School of Advanced Military Studies United States Army Command and General Staff College.
Moynihan, D. P. (2009). The Response to Hurricane Katrina (pp. 1-11). Gevena, Switzerland: International Risk Governance