Exclusive | Special ops vets form ‘Redneck Air Force’ to ferry aid into NC mountains after feds come up short: ‘Who’s FEMA?’
“This disaster has definitively proven without a shadow of a doubt FEMA’s incompetence and incapability,” ex-Green Beret Adam Smith said.
At this stage. It seems like the Adhoc and Poorly Funded Civil Defense Offices of the Cold War would have been better cut out for Disaster Relief.
Granted they largely focused on training local Volunteers in a variety of techniques and tactics such as Firefighting, First Aid, Chemical Cleanup and some basic early CBRN training. Not to mention providing equipment often Military surplus to the Volunteers.