Maj. Gen. C. Mark Bowen, Alabama adjutant general, Feb. 22, referring to the second annual Hurricane Preparation Conference at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., attended by military and civilian agencies.
With the relationship we've built here, I will feel more comfortable going to Northern Command and saying, 'Look, we need a little help in Alabama.' We've worked out a mutual aid-type agreement where we work together, and that's going to work very well for us.