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An October 2018 thunderstorm storm damaged several buildings and temporarily flooded  the flight line at Laughlin Air Force base in Texas. 

U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Marco A. Gomez

Analysis & Opinions - The Washington Post

What Do You Do When Your Hurricane Backup Plan is Under Water?

| Sep. 04, 2019

Juliette Kayyem explains why the White House’s decision to divert funds from the military to support border wall funding is not only unsound policy but also dangerous. First, the White House last week moved $271 million in Department of Homeland Security funding, a majority of which was allocated for FEMA planning and response, to support border wall construction; this week, the defense secretary authorized more than $3 billion in military funds for barrier construction. Those funds were designated for military construction and upgrades — the very funds Congress designates to keep its bases at full readiness.