Homeland Security and the Unified Command Plan

Abstract

Recent events have drawn into question the seams in responsibility that exist between the nations military Commanders-in-Chief (CINCs) for defense of the contiguous States. Currently military Homeland Defense responsibilities for regional boundaries on land, sea, air, and for infrastructure are divided specifically between four CINCs and NORAD. Legal implications, interagency and State/local coordination and a unique supporting role are all new realities in the militaries role of Homeland Security. A renewed look at the precepts of the military's organizational relationships and the existing adaptability inherently designed in existing organizational structures will show that sound UCP options exist for adapting to new missions while not requiring radical UCP changes or appointing a new CINC specifically for regional geographic responsibility of the lower 48 states.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA401140

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Buzzell

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Emergency Response
  • Geographic Regions
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Southern Command
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • United States Strategic Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.