WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016
By: Cheryl Pellerin
As Category 1 Hurricane Hermine heads for Florida’s Gulf Coast, the state’s governor has activated about 100 National Guard soldiers and airmen as part of an initial preparatory package and is prepared to activate more if needed, a Defense Department spokesman said today.
Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said another 6,000 soldiers and airman will be placed on alert, and that under a program called the Emergency Management Assistance Compact
