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(9:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: FAA Emergency Operations Center Is Finally Operational

2001-09-11

The FAA’s Emergency Operations Center gets up and running, five minutes after the FAA issues an order grounding all civilian, military, and law enforcement aircraft. [Time, 9/14/2001] This center’s role in the crisis response remains unclear.