First Symposium in Series Discusses Civil-Military Interoperability

June 11 was the first in the chapter-sponsored series of one-day technical symposiums. The topic, 'Civil-Military Interoperability for Disaster Response,' featured 13 speakers and drew more than 80 attendees. Brig. Gen. Francis G. Mahon, USA, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army North, was the keynote speaker and set the stage for an informative day of information sharing. Other guest speakers included Col. Howard Davis, USAF, Air Force Northern Command, liaison officer, U.S. Northern Command; Linda Eggler, program coordinator, National Incident Management Systems, Alabama Emergency Management Agency (EMA); Charles Williams, preparedness division chief, Alabama EMA; Chris Tucker, deputy director, Huntsville/Madison County E911 Center; Rusty Russell, director, Madison County EMA; Chief Wayne McFarlen, Huntsville Fire Department; Brig. Gen. Les Eisner, commander, South Carolina Army National Guard; Anthony Beresford, commander, Civil Air Patrol Squadron; Lt. Cmdr. Tom Meyer, USCG, branch staff, Special Missions, U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center; Norven Goddard, Space Missile Defense Command, Future Warfare Center; Maj. Cliff Hicks, USAF, director of operations, U.S. Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, U.S. Air Force North; and Liz Hurley, news anchor, WAFF. Kenny Watts, symposium director, indicated the next symposium in the series is in September.

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