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    Why 9/11 changed how first responders communicate

    Sheriff Michael A. Adkinson Jr., FirstNet cell site, flag flown at the Pentagon on September 11

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    Building a floating Mobile Command Post in Massachusetts with next-generation tech

    On the left, Assistant Harbormaster Jarret Russo, Deputy Harbormaster Craig Smith, and Harbormaster Mark Souza stand at the bow of the Stacey H. Clark while on the right, the same boat sails off the coast of Massachusetts on its maiden voyage.

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    Seamless service during a historic tornado season

    A Marion County Emergency Management official using a FirstNet enabled cell phone and tablet; an EF4 tornado touching down in Marion, Illinois in 2005.

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