Hurricane Katrina : lessons for army planning and operations / / Lynn E. Davis ... [et al.].

• TeilnehmendeR: Davis, Lynn E. 1943-
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (107 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The efforts undertaken by civilian and military organizations in response to Hurricane Katrina were historically unprecedented, but problems did arise in the military response that contributed to delays in accomplishing evacuations and relief operations across the storm-ravaged areas of Louisiana and Mississippi, particularly New Orleans. A number of steps can be taken to enhance future military disaster-response efforts: give the National Guard the federal mission to conduct homeland security activities; make each National Guard unit capable of rapid deployment; prepare governors to call up G

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Background; Analytical Approach; Report Organization; Chapter Two - Background; How the Nation Is Organized to Respond to DomesticEmergencies; How the Nation Prepared and Responded to HurricaneKatrina; Chapter Three - The Military Response to Hurricane Katrina; The National Guard Response; The Response of Active-Duty Forces; The Command and Control System; Lessons from Hurricane Katrina; Chapter Four - Implications for Army Planning and Operations

Roles and Responsibilities of National Guard and ActiveForcesShould States Do More?; Should There Be a Regional Approach?; Should National Guard or Active-Duty Forces inARFORGEN Be Designated for HLS?; Command and Control Structure; Chapter Five - Conclusions; Appendix; References