Coast Guard to the Rescue

taffy · 09-10-2005, 04:55 PM

http://www.freep.com/voices/editoria...e_20050910.htm

Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen replaces Brown on the scene -- after being dispatched there earlier this week as a new special deputy for hurricane recovery in the Department of Homeland Security. Allen managed Coast Guard operations in New York after 9/11, which gives him far more situational experience than Brown ever got setting up emergency services for the Edmond, Okla., city manager's office in the 1970s.

soweeet

Bossf51 · 09-12-2005, 10:27 AM

Good one Taffy. The Coast Guard has done itself proud throughout the Katrina disaster. Their quick response was a result of the non-bureucratic nature of the service. Officers are trained to act first and ask questions later. There is not a huge chain of command that needs to be followed. Good luck Adm. Allen!

momoftwins · 09-12-2005, 12:03 PM

Boss,

I agree with you. The Coast Guard has proven itself to be an organization that can handle a crisis and the whole country saw some major league heroics. I would guess that could lead to more applicants this year.