Russel Honore

Army Lieutenant General Russel Honore, commander of the 1st Army at Ft. Gillem, Georgia, is the commander of Joint Task Force Katrina (JTF-Katrina), which was established by U.S. Northern Command on Sunday, August 28, 2005, "with a forward cell of the 5th United States Army in Louisiana." JTF headquarters was established at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, on August 31st, as the Department of Defense's "focal point to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's relief efforts along the Gulf Coast. Lt. Gen. Honoré is "to coordinate DoD active-duty support for disaster relief efforts in the hurricane's aftermath." [1][2]

Related SourceWatch Resources

• Hurricane Katrina: Crisis in New Orleans
• Hurricane Katrina: Death Toll
• Hurricane Katrina: Disaster Predicted
• Hurricane Katrina: Disaster Relief
• Hurricane Katrina: Environmental Pollution & Contamination
• Hurricane Katrina: Evacuees
• Hurricane Katrina: Flood Control and Preparedness
• Hurricane Katrina: Gas and Oil Shortage
• Hurricane Katrina: International Aid
• Hurricane Katrina: Martial Law
• Hurricane Katrina: National Guard
• Hurricane Katrina: Police State Occupation of New Orleans
• Hurricane Katrina: Profiteering
• Hurricane Katrina: Status Reports
• Hurricane Katrina: Unfolding Events
• Hurricane Katrina: Who's at Fault?
• Katrinagate

External links

• Larry Neumeister, "'Ragin' Cajun' General Spurs Katrina Aid," Associated Press (Yahoo! News), September 11, 2005.