Red tape keeping much of military on sidelines
Complex relationships between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. military is hampering the rescue and relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
A difficult command structure inside the military does not help further.
FEMA must make a request before military assests can be deployed. The request will go to operations center at Camp Shelby which will later forward it to Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs where officials of Northern Command will match it with specific units.
The package finally goes to the Pentagon to await the signature of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Only then can the unit be deployed.
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