Hurricane Katrina was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States, causing an estimate

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Hurricane Katrina was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States, causing an estimate $108 billion dollars in damage. In addition, the storm killed at least 1,833 people and left tens of thousands of people homeless. Such was the extent of the damage that portions of the devastated area were abandoned and residents forced to permanently relocate. One of the major responders to this incident was the U.S. military, which provided security as well as tens of millions of dollars in relief supplies and assistant in the critical first weeks following the storm.

On the civilian side, FEMA provided crucial command and control and oversaw the extensive, complex rescue and reconstruction efforts. These two major governmental bodies were greatly supplemented by DHS, other government organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). In the years since, a great deal of scrutiny from the public and private sector revealed myriad lessons learned, both positive and negative. Examining this major disaster provides an opportunity to understand how such an event can impact Homeland Security.

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1. Discuss the civilian, federal, and military responses to Hurricane Katrina and where each agency succeeded and where each failed.

2: The U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) was established Oct. 1, 2002, to provide command and control of Department of Defense (DOD) homeland defense efforts and to coordinate defense support of civil authorities. When Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005, the U.S. government went into action to provide food, shelter, and security for the affected areas, with varying degrees of success. Given the magnitude of the disaster, the government relied on private companies to provide many emergency services.

For an event such as Hurricane Katrina, what capabilities did U.S. military forces bring? What did they not bring that, in retrospect, they should have reasonably been expected to provide?

Should private security companies be hired by the U.S. government to provide assistance in the event of a major natural disaster, as was the case following Hurricane Katrina?