U.S. Military Defends The Homeland

Abstract

The southwest border remains a complex problem defending against resourceful drug trafficking organizations. This southern border supports the worlds largest legal immigration and $832 billion worth of trade through thirty-three ports of entry. The drug trafficking organizations exploit the porous border and distribute drugs into the U.S. Street gangs within every major U.S. city conduct retail level distribution saturating communities with drugs. Illicit drug sales generate an estimated annual $136 billion dollars. Gangs ship drug proceeds and weapons back across Mexico fueling the next cycle of drug trafficking operations. The U.S. Customs Border Protection agents vigilantly defend the southwest border, but the drugs still make it into the U.S. streets. The border security problem requires additional resources. The U.S. Military may provide the critical capabilities necessary to defend the homeland.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 14, 2019
Accession Number
AD1106610

Entities

People

  • Jason D. Imboden

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Addiction
  • Drug Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Human Population
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Social Media
  • Societies
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

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