| Better Oversight Needed for the National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams |
02 Jul 2012 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Alice F Carey; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALEXANDRIA VA OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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 | We evaluated the planning and reporting of the National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD CSTs) in response to intentional or unintentional release of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosives and natural or man-made disasters. The four WMD CSTs reviewed had plans for each phase of operation (pre-operational, operational, and post-operational) identified in the Army Field Manual 3-11.22, Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team Operations, December ... |
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| Civil Defense Forces in Counterinsurgency: An Analysis of the Civilian Irregular Defense Group in Vietnam |
08 Jun 2012 |
144 pages |
| Authors:
Darrell W Carr; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis examines the effect of civil defense forces on a counterinsurgency campaign through a study of the Civilian Irregular Defense Group in the Republic of Vietnam. The thesis challenges a common U.S. Army viewpoint on counterinsurgency that conventional combat power, training a host nation's national security forces, and expenditures on large civil reconstruction projects are the Army's main contributions to counterinsurgency operations. The thesis is a chronological study that ... |
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| Posse Comitatus: An Impediment to Our National Security |
26 Apr 2012 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Jason T Schad; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| The Posse Comitatus Act (PCA) is often the so-called linchpin that bars the use of our military forces to support and enforce civil law within the borders of the United States. This act has, in effect, denied the citizens of the United States the protection they should be afforded by the Federal Government by restricting the use of Department of Defense assets as force multipliers to our federal law enforcement ... |
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| Army Force Structure Considerations in Defense Support of Civil Authorities |
12 Apr 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Kent Soebbing; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The threat to the United States today remains complex and both ambiguous and apparent. While major strides in planning, preparation, funding, and training in support of homeland defense and civil support have occurred over the past 10 years, there remains significant room for improvement. All strategic documents dealing with national security include the imperative of responding to threats to and within the homeland, whether manmade or natural. The complexity of ... |
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| Maintaining Operational Readiness in the Army National Guard |
22 Mar 2012 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas G Croymans; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Prior to operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the early 1990s, our national military strategy relied on the Reserve Component (RC), in particular the Army National Guard (ARNG), as a strategic, as opposed to an operational, reserve. Since that time, a paradigm shift has occurred. From that point forward we realized that operational employment of the ARNG in all significant military contingency operations was necessary, hence the need for an operationally ... |
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| The National Guard on the Southwest Border: Defining The Role |
22 Mar 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Tim Lawson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| The National Guard's role in the War on Terrorism continues to decrease with the troop drawdown in Iraq and Afghanistan, while multiple threats on the Southwest border continue to increase. Americans are expressing growing concerns over organized crime and international terrorism and the U.S. government's apparent inability to secure the Southwest border in the face of those threats. It is time for the United States to examine the National Guard's ... |
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| The DoD Civilian Workforce: An Undervalued Resource |
08 Mar 2012 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew Mayes; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The DoD civilian workforce is an undervalued resource. There is no formal, programmatic education continuum in place designed to develop strategic civilian leaders. Further, no framework exists for DoD civilians to provide diverse duty assignments and develop the broad experience required to serve in strategic positions within the joint, interagency, international, and multinational (JIIM) environment. Congress and DoD must act in concert to rectify this situation and thoughtfully shape the ... |
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| Homeland Security: Developing National Doctrine to Guide State Strategy Development |
Mar 2012 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Deanne B Criswell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| If one subscribes to the belief that doctrine is a common understanding of what fundamental principles guide an organization, then this thesis demonstrates that there is currently no common understanding of homeland security. There is currently a lack of institutional doctrine that can be applied nationally to guide state-level governments in developing their own homeland security strategies. The military has a long history of successfully using doctrine to develop warfighting ... |
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| Locals Rule: Historical Lessons for Creating Local Defense Forces for Afghanistan and Beyond |
Jan 2012 |
233 pages |
| Authors:
Austin Long; Stephanie Pezard; Bruce Loidolt; Todd C Helmus; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| Local defense by police or paramilitary units has been a common tactic in counterinsurgency. These forces, known under names as diverse as militias, self-defense forces, local patrols, neighborhood watch groups, or civil defense forces, represent a bottom-up approach to security that focuses on the community or village level, rather than national level. Counterinsurgents have traditionally relied on local defense forces for a number of reasons. These units act as a ... |
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| The Domestic Security Command -- The Evolution of U.S. Northern Command |
Sep 2011 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Kristine L Shelstad; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| The United States lacks the capability to effectively achieve whole-nation situational awareness and accomplish intergovernmental, interagency, and multidisciplinary planning and response in the homeland. United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were established in the post-911 environment to address this issue, but they should now be reevaluated to ascertain whether they truly provide the appropriate framework to facilitate the nation's needs within our Federalist framework. ... |
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| Analysis of a Cyber Defense Exercise using Exploratory Sequential Data Analysis |
JUN 2011 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis Andersson; Magdalena Granasen; Thomas Sundmark; Hannes Holm; Jonas Hallberg; SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY LINKOEPING
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| Baltic Cyber Shield 2010 (BCS), a multi-national civil-military cyber defense exercise (CDX), aimed to improve the capability of performing a CDX and investigate how IT attacks and defense of critical infrastructure can be studied. The exercise resulted in a massive dataset to be analyzed and many lessons learned in planning and executing a large-scale multi-national CDX. A reconstruction & exploration (R&E) approach was used to capture incidents such as attacks ... |
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| The Domestic Security Command -- The Evolution of U.S. Northern Command |
JUN 2011 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Kristine L. Shelstad; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| The United States lacks the capability to effectively achieve whole nation situational awareness and accomplish intergovernmental, interagency, and multidisciplinary planning and response in the homeland. United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were established in the post-9/11 environment to address this issue, but they should now be reevaluated to ascertain whether they truly provide the appropriate framework to facilitate the nation's needs. This thesis contends ... |
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| Military and Civil Defense Nuclear Weapons Effects Projects Conducted at the Nevada Test Site: 1951-1958 |
May 2011 |
250 pages |
| Authors:
Barbara G Killian; DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA
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| This report is the result of research conducted by the author for a book co-authored with John Hopkins: Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site: The First Decade. For the Hopkins/Killian book, Barbara had reviewed all of the 324 projects conducted by the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP) for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the 158 conducted by the Civil Defense Agency (FCDA) on the operations BUSTER-JANGLE ... |
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| Enhancing Domestic Response: The Implementation of the Homeland Response Force |
24 MAR 2011 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Paul T. Gault; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Department of Defense, in collaboration with ten designated States will each establish a Homeland Response Force (HRF). These organizations will be regionally located within the ten Federal Emergency Management Agency regions. National Guard forces from the States within each region will be assigned, equipped, and trained for the ten HRFs. The primary roll of the response force will be reacting to a possible Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield ... |
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| National Remotely Piloted Aircraft System |
05 Mar 2011 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Phillips William D; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| The value of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) is being recognized across multiple government sectors. In terms of law enforcement, public safety, and civil defense, the utility of these vehicles is rapidly translating to requirements. Fiscal constraints, however, weigh against establishing separate capabilities and agencies across the federal government, all in pursuit of seemingly distinct, but ultimately similar ends. In the pursuit of these ends, however, any given agency must pay ... |
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| National Guard Maneuver Enhancement Brigade's Role in Domestic Missions |
24-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Haldane B Lamberton; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) is one of the more unusual organizations to come out of the Army Modular Force. It has very few organic elements but is capable of providing command and control (C2) for an array of subordinate units. MEB's C2 capacity exceeds that of any other brigade headquarters. The MEBs are uniquely designed for both a warfighting and operational support role. MEBs' elaborate multiple capabilities are a ... |
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| An Evaluation of Maritime Policy in Meeting the Commercial and Security Needs of the United States |
07-Jan-2009 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
IHS GLOBAL INSIGHT INC LEXINGTON MA
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| This report evaluates the adequacy of current maritime policy in meeting the commercial, economic, security and environmental needs of the United States in the next three decades. The report assesses ability of the maritime transportation system and maritime policy to cope with increasing trade volumes. The evaluation is conducted in the context of a long-term forecast of the foreign trade of the United States through the year 2038. The forecast ... |
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| Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Martin C Libicki; RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE ARLINGTON VA
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 | The establishment of the 24th Air Force and U.S. Cyber Command marks the ascent of cyberspace as a military domain. As such, it joins the historic domains of land, sea, air, and space. All this might lead to a belief that the historic constructs of war-force, offense, defense, deterrence-can be applied to cyberspace with little modification. Not so. Instead, cyberspace must be understood in its own terms, and policy decisions ... |
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| Reexamining the Role of the Guard and Reserves in Support to Civilian Authorities: Assessing the Evolving Relationship of the National Guard Bureau with Other Department of Defense Organizations in Responding to Crises (CSL Issue Paper, Volume 7-08, July |
Jul-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Bert Tussing; Scott Forster; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| On 28 & 29 May 2008, the United States Army War College conducted the 7th annual Reserve Component Symposium at the Center for Strategic Leadership at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. Among other issues, symposium workshop participants were charged with assessing the evolving relationship of the National Guard Bureau (NGB) with other Department of Defense (DoD) organizations that have domestic crisis response requirements. For the sake of this discussion, DoD organizations that ... |
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| Validating a Model of Team Collaboration at the North American Aerospace Defense Command Using Selected Transcripts from September 11, 2001 |
01-Jun-2008 |
203 pages |
| Authors:
Catherine W Donaldson; David A Johnson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| On September 11, 2001, during an exercise at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), air traffic controllers in New York, Boston, Washington and Cleveland discovered that four American commercial airliners had been hijacked. Initially, the officials at NORAD's North East Air Defense Sector (NEADS) were confused as to whether the hijackings were real world or part of an exercise. The goal of this thesis is to investigate the teamwork ... |
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| The National Guard: DoD's Interagency Bridge to Homeland Security |
14-Apr-2008 |
116 pages |
| Authors:
Michael S Steenson; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| The pendulum has swung back and civil defense is a priority again, although the new terms in the national lexicon are homeland security, homeland defense and civil support. Securing the homeland in America's complex security environment requires Federal departments and agencies, state and local governments, the private sector, and individual citizens to perform many strategic, operational, and tactical level tasks in an integrated fashion. Arguably, the most formidable United States ... |
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| The Challenges of an Operationalized National Guard and a Militia Alternative |
14-Apr-2008 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
D E Gelinas; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| The National Guard contributes nearly half of the total combat forces currently employed in both Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and a majority of Operation Noble Eagle. The Department of Defense must acknowledge this increasingly unsustainable pace and toll of domestic and overseas tasking for the National Guard as the Guard attempts to fulfill its statutory requirements under Titles 10 and 32 of United States Code. The thesis of ... |
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| Revising the National Exercise Program |
01-Mar-2008 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel P Gleason; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The National Exercise Program serves as the primary means for training national leaders and department and agency staff members. Additionally, it serves in promoting collaboration among stakeholders and partners at all levels of government with homeland security missions. Although the National Strategy for Homeland Security directs a National Exercise Program and DHS codifies this program in doctrine, it is continually a work in progress. This paper identifies and discusses four ... |
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| National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Transformation: Shaping the Force |
01-Mar-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin J Greenwood; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| America insists on a reliable and accessible National Guard. Today's Guard member, the 21st-century Minuteman, must be available at a moment's notice to defend the Nation, at home or abroad. America expects no less. This can only be done with a properly staffed and effective Joint Force Headquarters capable of meeting the full spectrum of demands. Unfortunately, National Guard state-level Table of Distribution and Allowance (TDA) organizations have been unable ... |
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| The Army Reserve Meeting Homeland Security Obligations Amidst Transformation |
29-Feb-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Sylvester H Brown; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States Army Reserve is undergoing tremendous change during transformation to include Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC). It is closing 176 reserve centers, occupying 125 new joint reserve centers; disestablishing ten Regional Readiness Commands (RRCs) and three Regional Readiness Groups, and establishing four Regional Readiness Sustainment Commands and restructuring several Operational and Functional Commands. During transformation, the Army Reserve will dissolve RRC alignment with the ten Federal Emergency Management ... |
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| National Infrastructure Advisory Council: Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Events and the Critical Infrastructure Workforce. Final Report and Recommendations |
08-Jan-2008 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Rebecca F Denlinger; Martha H Marsh; Bruce A Rhode; Gilbert G Gallegos; James B Nicholson; Erle A Nye; John W Thompson; NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
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| The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) convened a Working Group to study the impact of chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) events on the critical infrastructure worker, and to make recommendations. NIAC designed this report to identify attributes of different chemical, biological, or radiological event scenarios, identify key elements necessary to sustain critical infrastructure operations, and to make recommendations that will improve our ability to contain the impact, recover from its ... |
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| A Guide to Directors of Homeland Security, Emergency Management, and Military Departments in the States and Territories of the United States |
01-Dec-2007 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick Miller; Alice R Buchalter; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC FEDERAL RESEARCH DIV
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| This guide provides, for each of the 54 states and territories, the identity and responsibilities of the directors of the following offices: state emergency management agency, state homeland security agency, and state adjutant general and/or military department. In states where the functions of homeland security and emergency management are combined, this is so indicated. The guide also enumerates the qualifications necessary for the director position and indicates the statutory or ... |
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| Principles at the End of the ROMO: A Comparison of the Principles of Joint Operations to those of Domestic Incident Response |
NOV 2007 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Scott R. Lundgren; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The principles of war have been a major part of the foundation for Joint Doctrine since its inception, and a broadening range of military operations has resulted in their evolution into the principles of joint operations. The range of domestic response roles for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and partner agencies has similarly grown. Considerations of natural and accidental disasters are now coupled with preparedness requirements for intentional and ... |
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| Pentagon 9/11 |
SEP 2007 |
320 pages |
| Authors:
Alfred Goldberg; Sarandis Papadopoulos; Diane Putney; Nancy Berlage; Rebecca Welch; OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC HISTORICAL OFFICE
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| As no other event in U.S. history, not even Pearl Harbor, the deadly assaults on New York and Washington that took the lives of almost 3,000 people on 11 September 2001 shattered the nation's sense of security. The utter destruction of the Twin Towers in New York and the severe damage done to the Pentagon by Middle East terrorists signaled a changed world in the making, one that poses a ... |
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| Defense Horizons. Responding in the Homeland: A Snapshot of NATO's Readiness for CBRN Attacks. June 2007, Number 56 |
JUN 2007 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Moodie; Robert E. Armstrong; Tyler Merkeley; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| The possibility of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members having to respond to a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) incident is not a hypothetical scenario reserved for training exercises. Indeed, a number of countries worldwide have considerable experience in dealing with a variety of naturally occurring, accidental, and deliberate CBRN incidents. NATO itself, however, has no clear conceptual vision of its role in civil emergencies because preparedness of this ... |
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| Solving Wireless Communications Interoperability Problems among Emergency First Responders Depends on Greater National Guard Involvement |
17 MAY 2007 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Blair J. McFarland; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| Interoperable first responder wireless communications are a key strategic requirement for effectively and efficiently responding to and recovering from man-made and natural disasters. "Communications -- particularly wireless communications -- are the critical enabler of all other functions in any disaster relief operation." Recent major events provide terrible examples of the unnecessary loss of lives and severe confusion in which lack of interoperability played a significant role. These events resulted in ... |
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| DoD Disaster Response: "Unity of Effort versus Unity of Command" |
17 MAY 2007 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Garrett P. Jensen; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Hurricane Katrina left the vast majority of Americans feeling that the U.S. Government's response had failed at all levels. Included in the public scrutiny was the view that the Department of Defense's (DoD) efforts were slow and uncoordinated. On September 2, 2005, aboard Air Force One, President George W. Bush encouraged Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco to acquiesce and federalize her National Guard forces. This would place them under the command ... |
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| Joint Operations for the 21st Century |
May-2007 |
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| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
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| Our purpose is very clear: we are responsible to the Government of Australia for the protection of Australia, our people and our national interests, whenever and wherever those interests lie. In undertaking this mission the Australian Defence Force (ADF) enabled by the Defence Organisation might act independently, or it might contribute to a broader effort of other Australian or international civilian agencies or military forces. The 21st century promises a ... |
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| Preventing Balkan Conflict: The Role of Euroatlantic Institutions. Strategic Forum, Number 226, April 2007 |
APR 2007 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey Simon; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| Despite 15 years of international peacekeeping and security assistance, the West Balkans are still beset with major security challenges that will severely test the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) in 2007. Bosnia-Herzegovina still requires the presence of NATO and EU police and peacekeepers and, along with newly independent Montenegro, needs help in building basic institutions. The same is true for Kosovo. As the United Nations ... |
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| Regional Civil Support Forces for Homeland Defense and Civil Support Missions |
12 MAR 2007 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Barbara A. Nuismer; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| To protect the homeland, a plan to form ten regional Civil Support Forces (CSF) made up of National Guard forces has been proposed by senior fellow Christine Wormuth of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The National Guard (NG), from its very beginning, has been tasked to respond to civil unrest and disasters. This well-established historic mission warrants an expansion to ensure coordinated military support in the event ... |
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| Project BioShield: Appropriations, Acquisitions, and Policy Implementation Issues for Congress |
08 MAR 2007 |
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| Authors:
Frank Gottron; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Project BioShield Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-276) established a 10-year program to acquire civilian medical countermeasures to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) agents for the Strategic National Stockpile. Provisions of this act were designed to encourage private companies to develop these countermeasures by guaranteeing a government market for successfully developed countermeasures. Both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have ... |
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| Basic Principles for Homeland Security |
30 JAN 2007 |
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| Authors:
Brian M. Jenkins; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Brian Michael Jenkins is a Senior Advisor to the President of the RAND Corporation and professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He is an expert in terrorism, counterinsurgency, and homeland security. These are his recommendations to the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security. |
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| State and Urban Area Homeland Security Plans and Exercises: Issues for the 110th Congress |
03 JAN 2007 |
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| Authors:
Shawn Reese; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| As the 110th Congress begins to address state and urban area homeland security matters, it might opt to review activities funded with federal homeland security assistance to ensure readiness for both terrorist attacks and natural disasters. Two potential activities that Congress might choose to focus on are the certification of state and urban area homeland security plans and the conduct of exercises to test the plans. The Department of Homeland ... |
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| Maryland Defense Force Cavalry Troop A |
Jan-2007 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Ron Roberts; MARYLAND DEFENSE FORCE PIKESVILLE MD
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| The State Defense Force of the United States is a group of men and women who perform a myriad of missions in support of the military and civilian infrastructure. The Maryland Defense Force (MDDF) undertakes missions in support of the Maryland National Guard and the citizens of the state. To that end, MDDF Cavalry Troop A was formed and recruited with highly specialized personnel who can make a difference. This ... |
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| Building Population Resilience to Terror Attacks: Unlearned Lessons from Military and Civilian Experience |
NOV 2006 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Michael T. Kindt; USAF COUNTERPROLIFERATION CENTER MAXWELL AFB AL
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| On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States in a coordinated attack on its air transportation system and U.S. public symbols, causing the greatest single loss of civilian life in the history of the nation due to terrorism. The attacks in Washington DC, New York, and Pennsylvania rocked the entire nation, awakening all Americans to the dangers of terrorism that had been known for years by other nations. The ... |
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| FY2007 Appropriations for State and Local Homeland Security |
06 OCT 2006 |
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| Authors:
Shawn Reese; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report is an overview of the FY2007 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations (P.L. 109-295); the Administration's budget request, and the House- and Senate-passed versions of H.R. 5441 (FY2007 DHS appropriations) for the following seven homeland security programs designed to provide assistance to state and local first responders -- firefighters, emergency medical personnel, emergency managers, and law enforcement officers: State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Targeted Infrastructure Protection Program ... |
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| Runtime Simulation for Post-Disaster Data Fusion Visualization |
OCT 2006 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Thenkurussi Kesavadas; Youngseok Kim; Pritul Shah; Matthew Mandiak; James Llinas; Peter Scott; STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO CENTER FOR MULTISOURCE INFORMATION FUSION
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| With regard to the threats of recent natural and man-made disasters, it is important for a control center to be aware of the situation and be able to assess the threat. However, simulating a large amount of post-disaster fused data is a complicated task, and its visualization is even more difficult to achieve with the paradigm of common geo-referencing systems. We have developed a post-disaster monitoring interface that runs in ... |
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| Project BioShield |
27 SEP 2006 |
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| Authors:
Frank Gottron; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Many potential biological terrorism agents lack available countermeasures. President Bush proposed Project BioShield to address this need. The 108th Congress considered this proposal in S. 15, S. 1504, and H.R. 2122. President Bush signed S. 15 into law on July 21, 2004 (The Project BioShield Act of 2004, P.L. 108-276). The main provisions of this law are as follows: (1) relaxing procedures for bioterrorism-related procurement, hiring, and awarding of research ... |
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| Computer Assisted Exercise Environment for Terrorist Attack Consequence Management |
01 SEP 2006 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Velizar M. Shalamanov; BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SOFIA
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| The paper explores architecture for a Joint Training Simulation and Analysis Center in Civil-Military Emergency Planning / Response (JTSAC-CMEP). The center is developed under NATO's Science for Peace Project, SfP 981149, by the Center of Excellence in Operational Analyses - a network of working groups from the Academy of Science, the Defense Staff College, and the Academy of Interior Ministry. The CAX network, web-based information sharing/collection/ fusion and post-exercise lessons ... |
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| Establishing a Homeland Security Field Structure |
SEP 2006 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Brian L. Dunn; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Historically, the American governance system, divided into federal, state and local jurisdictions, does not provide a natural vehicle for discussing public policy issues from a regional, multi-jurisdictional perspective. The autonomy of local jurisdictions and competing priorities within and among them makes regional coordination difficult. Efforts that seek to overcome these challenges to coordinate regionally must take into account the different operational structures and civic traditions of states and municipalities. The ... |
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| Improvised Incendiary Devices: Risk Assessment, Threats, Vulnerabilities and Consequences |
SEP 2006 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen A. Raynis; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The current trend in terrorist tactics is the use of simple, inexpensive and conventional weapons. One such weapon is improvised incendiary devices (IIDs). The homeland security community has underestimated the magnitude of the threat. Policy makers must recognize the potential for terrorist cells to use IIDs to create terror and fear in the public. IIDs have the potential to create devastating fires resulting in mass casualties. In addition to evaluating ... |
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| Comparative U.S.-Israeli Homeland Security |
JUN 2006 |
124 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A. Larsen; Tasha L. Pravecek; USAF COUNTERPROLIFERATION CENTER MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This report examines the premise that there are lessons from Israeli experience that might enhance the United States' homeland security efforts. The research for this study included a literature review and field interviews with American and Israeli leaders in Washington, D.C., and Israel during the summer of 2005. The report addresses the common and unique threats facing each state and related homeland security issues and policies. It begins with the ... |
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| Preparing for Response to a Nuclear Weapon of Mass Destruction, Are We Ready? |
25 MAY 2006 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Vance P. Visser; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In the wake of the untimely execution of an ill-coordinated response to the Hurricane Katrina devastation and destruction that rocked the Gulf Coast, it is important to examine how the United States Government is organized and resourced to confront future catastrophic disasters. Hurricane Katrina, an anticipated natural disaster, clearly demonstrates the enormous complexity associated with the extensive coordination required to synchronize the efforts of local, State, and Federal governmental agencies ... |
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| The Army National Guard and Transformation: Relevance for Ongoing and Future Missions |
25 MAY 2006 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Charles B. Tierney; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Increasingly, since the end of Desert Storm, the Army National Guard (ARNG) has conducted more overseas missions with fewer resources. In operations since the events of 9/11, mobilizations are at their highest levels since World War II. The ARNG has done this using a "Cold War" force structure and mobilization process to "call-up" units and individuals "as needed" while simultaneously supporting domestic missions. Most agree that the ARNG must change ... |
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| Clear, Hold, and Build: The Role of Culture in the Creation of Local Security Forces |
25 MAY 2006 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Michael R. Evans; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In Stability and Reconstruction Operations (SRO), the United States requires large and inexpensive forces that can operate effectively in protracted, low-intensity environments. Instead, the United States has developed its land forces so that they are optimized for operational maneuver and deployment from strategic distances. They are small, expensive, fast moving, firepower-intensive, and intended for short-duration engagements that seek to shatter similar enemy formations. The GWOT postulates successive campaigns for the ... |
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