Admiral Thad Allen in Christchurch At Time Of Earthquake

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Admiral Thad Allen in Christchurch At Time Of Earthquake
Posted on February 24, 2011 by Clare Swinney
Wow, another coincidence – fancy this, Thad Allen was in Christchurch at the time of the earthquake, too. This man was involved in directing the federal response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

More: Thad William Allen (born January 16, 1949) is a retired United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the 23rd Commandant of the Coast Guard. Allen is best known for his widely-praised[1][2][3] performance directing the federal response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf Coast region from September 2005 to January 2006. Robert J. Papp, Jr. succeeded him as Commandant on May 25, 2010, in a change of command ceremony.

Following his position as commandant, Allen continued to serve on active duty for 36 days in his role as National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Allen officially retired from the U.S. Coast Guard on June 30, 2010, but continues to serve as a civilian as the National Incident Commander of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He is a Senior Fellow at the RAND Corporation.[4]

For more go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thad_Allen

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Hear Thad Allen talking about being in Christchurch in this YouTube video: @ https://youtu.be/W8MVDB48Ud8