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Were going to build that within next years springtime exercise. Thank you. Lets go ahead and move over to a discussion of resources and theres a number of resources that dod brings to bear whether its personnel or equipment or systems that they have. As i look back to my experience with the 20032007 fires, the one that stands out to me is the use and integration of helicopters. I can remember after the 2003 helicopters doing a field hearing with Duncan Hunter about the integration of helicopters...

Forest when you dont have a fire that make it easier and more effective in fighting the fire . Its an excellent question, sir. We spend a large time in cal fire on Public Education and prevention and also with respect to you were talking about fuel, the fuels program, or Vegetation Management program in cal fire, we have a Robust Program throughout the state where we are conducting burning operations and Vegetation Management with prieflt ranch owners and private land owners as well as on state ...

Forest when you dont have a fire that make it easier and more effective in fighting the fire . Its an excellent question, sir. We spend a large time in cal fire on Public Education and prevention and also with respect to you were talking about fuel, the fuels program, or Vegetation Management program in cal fire, we have a Robust Program throughout the state where we are conducting burning operations and Vegetation Management with prieflt ranch owners and private land owners as well as on state ...

The fire to feed on. To what extent in cal fire and all your other things do you encourage people to do things in their forest when you dont have a fire that make it easier and more effective in fighting the fire . Its an excellent question, sir. We spend a large time in cal fire on Public Education and prevention and also with respect to you were talking about fuel, the fuels program, or Vegetation Management program in cal fire, we have a Robust Program throughout the state where we are conduc...

Friends and neighbors. Sustainment is, its important to us and well maintain it especially on the region side. Were able to have these longstanding relationships while the operating force side goes forward and supports the ongoing efforts, we are able to stay back here and sustain those relationships. Just to follow on that, the Navy Squadrons that provide Fire Fighting capability are a combination of active and reserve components. One benefit of reserve components is more longevity is pilots in...

Combination of active and reserve components. One benefit of reserve components is more longevity is pilots in the squadrons. You may have people who have been there for 6, 7 years and have seen multiple fires. That mutual trust is absolutely essential to this capability. A couple things that come it mind real briefly, were talking about wild and land fires primarily but rest assured amongst the group here were always thinking in an all rest capacity. Cal fires mission is we are the states fire ...

Recognizes that you great folks have a primary mission, thats defense of the nation and we respect that and we understand this is an ancillary job and there is a high revel of rotation of people coming back from afghanistan or iraq, whatever the case may be, but we also reach out to squadron level training. It really comes down to meeting with your cooperating agencies and training together on a frequent basis and having good and open dialogue. As i look back at that map here, knowing we were he...

The command and control and in particular what telecommunications is used to support that command and control. Your exercising together is very critical, i think, to working out command and control but you still have an equipment problem because the equipment, telecommunication equipment designed for the military was different from that used. How are you working out to get the coordination of telecommunications, particularly in Disaster Relief where the cellular infrastructure may be broken down...

Successfully in many ways working to transform nasa. I had previous to that worked for a grassroots organization. That was really interested in returning human space flight to more than just a handful of astronauts and nasa had sort of lost. Its way i think after the shuttle accidents when they didnt. Have the ability to get more people into space for lower costs more reliably. That was the goal of the shuttle. So coming back to nasa as the deputy administrator in the Obama Administration. I tho...

System to make it more delegates from around the world have gathered at United Nations headquarters in new york. They kicked off the 69th session of the General Assembly. Theyll debate a range of pressing issues from conflicts around the globe to Climate Change and disease. Nhk world has more. Reporter more than 140 leaders are scheduled to take part in a meet one issue at the top of their agenda will be the militant Group Islamic state. Fighters with the group have seized broad stretches of ter...