Images: FEMA conducts initial damage assessment of North Carolina aboard UH-60 Blackhawks [Image 5 of 5]
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Col. Barrett Holmes, Region IV defense coordinating officer, discusses plans for FEMA to conduct initial aerial assessments over North Carolina with Michael Byrne, FEMA federal coordinating officer, Glen Sachtleben, FEMA operations officer, and Capt. Chris Colbert, UH-60 Black Hawk pilot from the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade out of Fort Stewart, Ga. The Region IV DCO and his staff element are based in Atlanta, but assigned to U.S. Army North, located at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. Army North provides defense support of civil authorities as the Army component of U.S. Northern Command, the unified command headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., that is responsible for homeland defense and civil support to the nation. Each DCO/E, is co-located with a FEMA regional headquarters to assist in planning for federal disaster response missions.
Date Taken:08.28.2011
Date Posted:08.28.2011 21:43
Photo ID:448967
VIRIN:110828-O-#####-655
Location:RALEIGH-DURHAM APT, NC, US
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