June 17, 2004

September 11 Commission Hearing

Commission staff members detailed the events of the morning of September 11, 2001 in which terrorists hijacked four airplanes in a coordinated… read more

Commission staff members detailed the events of the morning of September 11, 2001 in which terrorists hijacked four airplanes in a coordinated attack on the U.S. and the minute-to-minute response by government and local officials. Following their report, a panel of military officials responded to the report and commission questions about the military response to the attacks. A third panel of aviation officials talked about the Federal Aviation Administration’s response to the events, including flight path charts of the four airplanes. Among the issues addressed were failures in communication between agencies, training for catastrophic events, and changes made since the attacks. close

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Larry Arnold Major General U.S. Air Force
John Azzarello Counsel National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

Monte Belger Deputy Administrator (Acting) Federal Aviation Administration
Richard Ben-Veniste Commissioner National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Ralph Eberhart Commander U.S. Northern Command
John Farmer Senior Counsel National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Jamie S. Gorelick Commissioner National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Slade Thomas Gorton III Commissioner National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Jeff Griffith Deputy Director Federal Aviation Administration->Air Traffic Control
Dana J. Hyde Counsel National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Thomas H. Kean Chair National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Robert Kerrey Commissioner Nebraska
John F. Lehman Jr. Commissioner National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Charles Leidig Commandant U.S. Naval Academy->Midshipmen
Richard B. Myers Chair Joint Chiefs of Staff
Timothy J. Roemer President Center for National Policy
Benedict Sliney Operations Manager Federal Aviation Administration->New York Terminal
James R. Thompson Commissioner Illinois
Philip D. Zelikow Executive Director National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States