Homeland Security, Homeland Defense and Clarifying Northern Command's Maritime Security Role

Abstract

This paper seeks to explore the relationship between the Department of Defense's Homeland Defense role and the Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security role. It compares the two at the policy level and reviews definitions, nomenclature and applicability, using the Maritime Homeland Security subset as the backdrop against which to examine issues. Additionally, it explores the relationship between NORTHCOM, the Joint Forces Maritime Component Commander and the Department of homeland Security and the U.S. Coast Guard. It provides suggestions to resolve coordination and effort overlap issues and offers a notional Joint Operations framework to coordinate the future efforts of all levels of government as they carry out their responsibilities to proved both defense and security fore the Homeland.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 2004
Accession Number
ADA422768

Entities

People

  • William R. Kelly

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • Maritime Security Operations
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.