Expeditionary Force and Homeland Defense Force: Can the National Guard Do Both?

Abstract

Homeland Defense (HLD) became the highest national security priority following 9/11. Accordingly the Chief of the National Guard Bureau declared Homeland Defense is job number one. The Guard has undertaken several initiatives including specialized teams as the first steps toward HLD. However the Guard is not planning for additional or dedicated HLD force structure but rather enhanced capabilities to the current force structure. The National Guard (NG) is planning to undertake the new HLD mission as it continues under its current level of overseas deployments. This analysis will evaluate if the NG is on the correct path for HLD by first defining the HLD environment including HLD strategies and NG HLD initiatives then transitions to examine and discuss alternatives and concludes with a recommended course of action for the NG to consider in development of a new HLD policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 10, 2006
Accession Number
ADA449232

Entities

People

  • Steve Martinka

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disasters
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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