In Part 2 of a Sept. 8, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report, Brig. Gen. Glenn Hagler, US Army, the US National Guard Bureau’s vice director of domestic operations and force development, discusses lessons learned from responding to catastrophic storms like Hurricanes Andrew, Katrina and Irma. The interview was conducted at the bureau’s national headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Check out Defense & Aerospace Report’s special coverage of the US military’s response to Hurricane Irma at https://defaeroreport.com/category/special-report-hurricane-irma/.

In Part 1 of a Sept. 8, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report, Brig. Gen. Glenn Hagler, US Army, the US National Guard Bureau’s vice director of domestic operations and force development, explains how the Guard is preparing for and responding to Hurricane Irma and how it plans for disasters. The interview was conducted at the bureau’s national headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.