United States Coast Guard

war. There are many different special fields in each armed force. The armed forces consist of: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast…

Homeland Security Department According to the United States Government, Federal Agencies Department of Homeland Security website, The Homeland Security department was established in 2002 from a collaboration of 22 other departments and agencies. The homeland security is just what is names says it’s an agency that tries to find ways to improve security for America. Everyone knows that the military plays an important role in Homeland security, however there are a few parts to the department that…

the critical infrastructure of the United States and its domestic population (U.S. Department of Defense, 2003). An example of this would be the DoD’s role in incepting a terrorist-hijacked aircraft over American soil (Verga, 2007). Further the National Guard can be employed by the state of which the agency falls under at any given time per the discretion of the Governor of the state. This includes activations during emergencies and disasters. The National Guard is often recalled to assist…

US Army Reserve vs. National Guard for Homeland Security and US Border Protection The recent increase in over 60, 000 unaccompanied children flooding across our southern borders, coupled with the United States inability to stop the smugglers from bring them across, points to some critical weaknesses in our Homeland Security protection. Before terrorist can exploit these weaknesses, America has to find a way to fill the gap. One possible solution to fix these gaps in our security is to use the…

We need heroes. People joining the Coast Guard become real-life heroes. Saving lives, also helping people on boats or ships that are in trouble. Although the U.S government faces a serious problem protecting the home front, a country, and protecting America. Protecting America before the treats hit American soil. The limited resources issue to marine terrorism, this is also a major drawback/problem in the Coast Guard. Marine terrorism represents the percentage of overall terrorist attacks on…

vulnerable to threats. The essentiality of this policy is the basis that security partners can most efficiently handle risk through working together. It is necessary to build, sustain, and incorporate the capabilities of management with Federal, local, state, territorial, tribal, private sector, and nongovernmental partners of homeland security including families, individuals, and communities. Whereas successful incorporation involves execution across the whole enterprise of homeland security,…

AMO conducts its Homeland security mission with a mix of personnel with unique skills, authorities and technology. Its mission sets are comprised of interdiction, investigation, domain awareness, and contingency operations. AMO conducts law enforcement operations that consist of monitoring, detecting, and tracking potential threats to national security; secures the border; confronts extended border threats; and provides airspace security for high risk areas and national security events.…

One of the most visible law enforcement agencies that has drawn me to the homeland security realm is the Florida Highway Patrol. In the past I have attend several job fairs just to see what job opportunity are out there. Florida Patrol Officers were always on the scene looking clean cut, in shape and professional. Even their patrol cars that seemed to be always parked in the front of the different building were clean and had a nice shine. I guess I can relate to their mission by my…

security administration. The intelligence community mission is to supply the homeland security enterprise with timely intelligence information that is needed to protect, safe, resilient, and secure the United States. Also, national strategy defined homeland security as preventing the United States against terrorist attacks, decrease the America vulnerability to terrorism, reduce damage, and recover from terrorist attacks when it does occur (Burch, 2008). Moreover,…

Homeland Security is a government-funded agency that fights to ensure that the people of the United States is safe and secure against terrorism. On November 25, 2002, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was founded by former President George Bush, following the September 11th attacks that killed thousands of innocent people. Today Homeland Security’s mission is to protect America and its citizens from terrorist attacks and to work in the best interest for the American people. On September…