GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: NORTHCOM Striking Military Emergency Response Deal With Governors

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: HS Today

08April2011 6:00amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: The Department of Defense (DoD) is negotiating with state governors to set rules for more extensive use of the US military during a national disaster, including the activation of Army Reserves, the commander of US Northern Command (NORTHCOM) revealed Tuesday.

DoD has the authority to activate the Reserves on an involuntary basis, said US Navy Adm. James “Sandy” Winnefeld, the NORTHCOM commander during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, but state governors have resisted the notion in the past as they like to maintain control of armed forces operating within their states during a disaster. (read full report)

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