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Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States In the days to follow the states of Louisiana and Mississippi would experience destruction on an unimaginable scale Within the first days following the category 3 hurricane s landfall the Governor of Louisiana Kathleen Blanco realized that the state of Louisiana was not equipped to handle the present domestic emergency that it was facing Governor Blanco attempted to request assistance from President George Bush but was unaware of the proper request protocol Due to multiple issues between the U S Government the State Government and the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA the state of Louisiana did not receive assistance until many days after the request The command relationships suffered between President George W Bush Governor Kathleen Blanco and the Director of FEMA Michael D Brown Command relationship is defined as the interrelated responsibilities between commanders as well as the operational authority exercised by commanders in the chain of command also defined as command authority operational control tactical control or support Military IQ 2018 A breakdown in communication between the U S Government State Government and FEMA during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina engendered ineffective command relationships resulting in delays in federal military support The Role of the President and Congress
