Accession Number:
ADA502020
Title:
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis
Corporate Author:
ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
Report Date:
2009-06-12
Pagination or Media Count:
84.0
Abstract:
The United States must revise its homeland defense strategy for the Southwest border. The nations security strategy and defense doctrine now recognize a broader range of threats that go beyond national security. However, the strategy and doctrine are confusing. They contain inconsistent threat identification and a corresponding inconsistency of roles and responsibilities against those threats. Both strategy and doctrine are insufficient with respect to the land domain. Worst of all, the nations homeland defense strategy is not being fully implemented. Analysis of the situation along the Southwest border shows that the homeland is not being defended. The authors first recommendation is for the Department of Defense DoD to rewrite its Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support. The first step in this process is to separate it into two strategies. Homeland defense is the protection of U.S. sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and critical defense infrastructure against external threats and aggression. Civil support is support for domestic emergencies and for designated law enforcement and other activities. Separating the two missions will contribute greatly to the clarification of roles and responsibilities. This clarification will result in a more effective and efficient concentration of organizations, resources, and efforts, not just for DoD, but also for multiple government agencies. The authors second recommendation is for the DoD, at the order of the President, to execute its homeland defense mission in the land domain between the ports of entry at the Southwest border. The DoD must assign land component forces to USNORTHCOM that are directed to turn away threats to the homeland between the ports of entry. This will allow other agencies to better accomplish their missions at the ports of entry and in the interior.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
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"Homeland defense [HD] is the protection of a sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and critical defense infrastructure against external threats and aggression, or other threats as directed by the leader of that nation such as the President of the United States.
How does the DOD executes homeland defense?
DOD executes the homeland defense [HD] mission by detecting, deterring, preventing, and defeating against threats from actors of concern as far forward from the homeland as possible. aggression, or other threats as directed by the President.
What is Romo military?
The Air Force conducts operations along a varying scale of military involvement and violence, referred to as the range of military operations [ROMO].
Who is responsible for conducting military operations to assist in the implementation of emergency action plans?
2. Once the decision has been made to use military personnel and equipment to assist in the implementation of emergency evacuation plans, the military commander is solely responsible for conducting the operations.