FBI garners command center on wheels.

AuthorWilliams, Robert H.
PositionFederal Bureau of Investigation - Brief Article

The FBI has received a 34-foot long, stainless steel, expandable command vehicle that was used first at President Bush's January inauguration. Built by Pierce Manufacturing Inc. of Appleton, Wis., the diesel-powered mobile command post may see duty in terrorist incidents, hostage situations and natural disasters.

During the presidential inauguration, onboard communications systems kept agents in contact with 40 police departments and five nearby jurisdictions in the Washington, D.C., area. The...

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