Is 'But the highest-level Defense Department officials relied on the NMCC's air threat conference, in which the FAA did not participate for the first 48 minutes.' a fitting logical lead-up to 'Defense Department officials relied on the NMCC's air threat conference which included the FAA from the beginning.'
But the highest-level Defense Department officials relied on the NMCC's air threat conference, in which the FAA did not participate for the first 48 minutes.###Defense Department officials relied on the NMCC's air threat conference which included the FAA from the beginning.