When disaster takes out the phone and internet connections, military and local groups help make the link.
Robert Rountree, President of the amateur radio club in Valdez, Alaska, discusses his role during day one of Alaska Shield 14 here, March 28, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 is an exercise that involves state, federal, military, and local agencies, designed to test the response and coordination of the a disaster modeled after the 1964 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated much of South Central Alaska including the city of Valdez. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. True Thao)
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