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The Homeland Security Vision is: “A homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards, where American interests, aspirations, and way of life can thrive.” To ensure this vision is met there are five missions that have been updated as per the last quadrennial review: prevent terrorism and enhance security, secure and manage our borders, enforce and administer our immigration laws, safeguard and secure cyberspace; and strengthen national preparedness and resilience…

Why do we have airport security? Airport security is there to protects people from bringing bad stuff on airplanes and to stop terrorism and it takes less time than being patted down but some people don't like them and think we should not be allowed. Airport full body searches should be allowed and kept. The first reason why airport searches should be allowed is that it makes sure bad things don't get taken on airplanes, “Since our stand up in 2002, we have screened nearly six billion…

American people from imminent danger, the respondent to incidents and lastly, the continuance of strengthening its foundation, (Gaines & Worrall, 2011) When we think of the Department of Homeland Security, we usually think of only terrorist attacks. Following the devastating tragedy of September 11, 2001, the United States made sure a such…

fastened my bayonet to the end of the rifle” (Wood Jr. 230). None of us will know the sheer fear that comes with being in a situation as this soldier and many others have been in. We all know, war can have some major effects on a human being. From post traumatic stress disorder to physical losing a piece of your body. Although procedures are taken to help any injuries while in combat I believe that there should be more accessible options for a soldier after returning home. As you may very well…

“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.” - Holy Bible. The world has been in crisis for a while now. Citizens from countries involved in these terrible situations had no choice but to flew their countries, but in what conditions? They have gone through so much by the point they arrive to the camps that the fact they are sick, traumatized, and handicapped is overlooked. My delegation has hosted Afghan refugees for…

of the 9/11 attacks, Congress had passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATS) which federalized airport security. The Transportation Security Administration was created as a result of the ATS Act. The Transportation Security Administration started to create strict rules to make the airline security a better and safer system. After September 11th, 2001, these new threats meant there needed to be even more procedures added to protect our country from attacks. TSA started by making…

entire group of people. Like other fears can be exploited by others, this national fear was exploited by the United States Government. Experts agree that fear is a powerful means of control and has been used as such for centuries; however, the means by which fear is spread and maintained and what aspects of life are controlled are debatable. So the question remains: how does the United States Government…

Additionally, alerts are only implemented when there is credible information about a specific threat against the United States and will be shared with the public if the circumstances warrant it (Homeland Security, 2015). The two alert categories in the NTAS are, imminent and elevated threats. Imminent threat alerts occurs when there is a credible, specific, and impending threat against the United States, while elevated occurs when there is a credible threat, but only general information about…

1. Does the United States Air Force (USAF) current physical fitness program produce adequately physically fit airmen? No, the present USAF physical fitness standard does not take into consideration the mission of the USAF, “to fly, fight, and win… in air, space, and cyberspace.1” The current physical fitness standard focuses on airmen being able to lift a portion of their own body weight and attempts to identify airmen that appear to be overweight in uniform. The USAF should focus on how to…

American Public and Health Association (APHA) has no set policy dedicated towards improving the health conditions and/or mental well-being of retired military veterans within the United States. The United States international military campaign, commonly referred to as the War on Terror (WoT), was the longest sustained United States military operation since the end of the Vietnam era which saw more than 2.2 million troops being sent into the battle, resulting in over 6,600 deaths and 48,000…