Homeland Security

Abstract

After the Cold War, intelligence and military agencies were dealing with issues such as environmental monitoring and disaster management. After 9/11, the U.S. National Guard and Reserves involvement with domestic security began due to deployments of active duty units to the Middle East and the overwhelming problems with Security in the United States. The Department of Defense activated the National Guard and Reserves in a variety of supporting roles to augment the border patrol, customs agencies, and security at airports. In 2002, the Bush administration signed the Homeland Security Act, which established the Department of Homeland Security and charged them with the mission of detecting, preventing, and deterring any domestic threats in the United States with an emphasis on terrorism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 27, 2007
Accession Number
AD1117174

Entities

People

  • Richard K. Wilson

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Civil Defense
  • Command And Control
  • Disasters
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Intelligence Community
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Northern Command
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies