Army Reserve EPLOs partner with FEMA, Fort Bragg for Hurricane Dorian response
Lt. Col. Erik Verhoef, with U.S. Army Reserve Homeland Operations, talks with Jeff Glass, a FEMA field supervisor for national staging during Hurricane Dorian preparations at Simmons Army Airfield, Sept. 4, 2019, at Fort Bragg, NC. A generator rolls into Simmons Army Airfield during Hurricane Dorian preparations, Sept. 4, 2019, at Fort Bragg, NC. U.S. Army Reserve Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers (EPLOs) coordinate disaster recovery efforts with federal, state, and local agencies. For Hurricane Dorian, Col. Kevin Embry, a U.S. Army Reserve EPLO, and his team are working with FEMA and Fort Bragg officials as Hurricane Dorian moves up the eastern U.S. coast. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Timothy L. Hale)