NorthCom will help with flooding in North Dakota
March 26, 2009 9:01 PM
THE GAZETTE
Northern Command is providing help in the disaster response to flooding in North Dakota, the command said Thursday in a press release.
The command will stage at the Grand Forks Air Force Base to aid the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
NorthCom will help distribute supplies and coordinate the relief effort.
A defense coordinating officer dispatched by NorthCom will act as the liaison between FEMA and NorthCom, relaying capabilities available to FEMA and coordinating movement of active-duty personnel and equipment to assist should the need arise.
NorthCom is based at Peterson Air Force Base.
