THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESPONDS TO THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE FLORENCE

摘要

The individual Herculean efforts of any one of the four lines of effort would not have succeeded in accomplishing the mission at MOTSU; the cooperation and coordination of the other three were required. The response was a masterful demonstration of the use of all available assets to solve a strategic-level problem by leveraging organizations at the tactical and operational levels. Natural disasters of the scale of Hurricane Florence devastate communities and infrastructure. Decades of planning, development, and culture can be irreparably damaged in hours or days. However, these events also provide a venue for the professionals of the Army, the Engineer Regiment, USACE, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and local civilian agencies to showcase the true depth of capability and expertise that can be brought to bear. Although the story of MOTSU is, in many ways, an unfortunate one, everyone involved in the response and recovery came away better prepared for the next event, which will undoubtedly come sooner than anyone would like.