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Alternate National Warning Facility, Olney Manned 24 hours a day, this is FEMA’s backup facility to Mt. Weather. In the event of a national emergency, this facility could be used to issue warnings and official announcements. It is also FEMA’s main radio communications facility. The National Warning System (NWS) was created in the 1950s to alert the nation in the event of a nuclear attack. With the establishment of FEMA, NWS’s responsibilities were expanded to include all emergency situations, such as natural disasters. Nonetheless, the charter of NWS says its functions are “to support the military effort; to ensure continuity

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Maryland Map

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NOTABLE LATINOS Fernandez Cavada, Federico (1831-1871). A lieutenant colonel in the Union Army until his capture in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, Fernandez Cavada fought in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. During the Battle of Gettysburg he was captured in Maryland and sent to Libby Prison, in Richmond. Later, he was appointed U.S. consul to Trinidad, Cuba, and in 1869 he resigned from his diplomatic appointment to fight in Cuba’s 10-year war of independence. He was captured and executed in July 1871. Perche Rivas, Emilio (1921-). Perche Rivas is the director of the Spanish Community of Maryland

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