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Chamber hosts disaster prep

LANCASTER - The Antelope Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will conduct the third part of its emergency-preparedness sessions at a luncheon today.

Representatives from the city of Palmdale, city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. , the Red Cross, the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La
, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California.
 and local hospitals will talk about preparation for disasters.

The luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m. today at the Essex House, 44916 10th St. W., Lancaster. Admission and lunch is $20. For more information, call the Hispanic Chamber office at (661)538-0607.

General Atomics inks Canada deal

General Atomics Aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic   also aer·o·nau·ti·cal
adj.
Of or relating to aeronautics.



aero·nau
 Systems Inc. said it signed an agreement with General Dynamics Canada to offer the Predator B unmanned reconnaissance plane to the Canadian government.

``GA-ASI's establishment of a working relationship with General Dynamics Canada represents a strategic commitment by both companies to help Canada strengthen its domestic security and sovereignty, as well as its defense operations overseas,'' said Thomas J. Cassidy Jr. president, Aircraft Systems Group, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

The Predator B will add to the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance may refer to:
  • the US Joint Command see'' Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
  • the military term, see'' Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance.
 capabilities that General Dynamics Canada is providing to the CP-140 Aurora and CH-148 Cyclone maritime aircraft, said General Dynamics Canada President John Watts.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is based in San Diego County and manufactures the Predator unmanned aircraft, which carry out checkout flights at the company's Gray Butte airfield in the eastern Antelope Valley.

General Dynamics Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of General Dynamics, which is headquartered in Virginia.

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