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COMMUNICATIONS, AND THE LEAGUES ARES PROGRAM.  A NICE EXAMPLE OF WASHINGTON
STATES ARES PROGRAMS AND THE COOPERATION THAT EXISTS BETWEEN ITS TWO
SECTIONS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN WASHINGTON, DIVIDED ROUGHLY BY THE
CASCADE MOUNTAINS, LENDS INTEREST AND READABILITY.  PART 2 COVERS SERVED
AGENCIES.  ARRL HAS SIGNED MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MANY MAJOR
ENTITIES, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, THE SUBJECT OF CHAPTER 3.
THERE IS TRUE INSIGHT TO BE FOUND HERE THE BEST ADVOCATE FOR THE ARRL AND
RED CROSS RELATIONSHIP IS SOMEONE WHO IS A MEMBER OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS.
THE CULTURE AND POLITICS OF EACH WILL THEN BE UNDERSTOOD, ENABLING A
VOLUNTEER TO MORE EFFECTIVELY TRANSITION FROM THE DUTIES OF ONE ROLE TO THE
OTHER.  THERE IS A GOOD SECTION ON THE SKYWARN PROGRAM AND ITS LONGSTANDING
PARTNERSHIP WITH AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS AS THE EYES AND EARS OF THE NWS,
RADIOING IN GROUND TRUTHS TO LOCAL NWS OFFICES TO GIVE EARLY WARNING TO THE
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