He will also learn about preparations the Cuba Defense Committee makes in advance of disasters.

CNN: New Orleans mayor learns about disaster response in Cuba

We were brought here by the Defense Department yesterday to report on the preparations for the high-security prison camp that is being set up.

CNN: Franken

For years, the Clinton Administration downplayed the importance of continuity of government planning, preparations for evacuating cities and a comprehensive approach to civil defense.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: War Comes to America

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta seemed to suggest that the Syrian government had slowed its preparations of chemical weapons, that the administration is not as concerned about this as it may have been last week.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

Strategic Defense: The United States should, as a critical part of this strategic package approach, begin preparations at once for deployment of the first phases of defenses against ballistic missiles.

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