Coast Guard to the Rescue

Colleges and Universities A-Z Coast Guard Academy - New London
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<p><a href="http://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/ekatrina10e_20050910.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/ekatrina10e_20050910.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>soweeet</p>

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<p>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!</p>

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<p>Boss,</p>

<p>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.</p>