"Surprise and uncertainty thus define the challenge the Department of Defense faces in this new century to defend the nation against the unknown, the unseen, and the unexpected."
-- Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, 15 Aug 02

General Resources

Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP)

Lessons Learned Information Sharing, www.LLIS.gov - mostly related to homeland security and first responders

Responder Knowledge Base

Naval Postgraduate School's Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL)

A Short History of Homeland Defense (local copy), by Garamone, for American Forces Press Service, Oct 2001

ANSER Institute for Homeland Security

Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness (ESDP), Harvard U. -- includes downloadable materials

Library Web Sites on Terrorism and Homeland Security, American Library Association

NGB Homeland Security Task Force list of bioterrorism and other cbrne and homeland security documents

National-Federal Assets

See Anti- and Counterterrorism assets

See National Strategy documents

Federal Agencies, Departments, and Offices


• Department of Homeland Security, public site
• Office of Homeland Security at the White House
• Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC)
• Dept of Justice - law enforcement
  • Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP)
    formerly The Office for State & Local Domestic Preparedness (OSLDP), is the program office within the Department of Justice (DOJ) responsible for enhancing the capacity of state and local jurisdictions to respond to, and mitigate the consequences of, incidents of domestic terrorism
• Transportation Security Administration - secures airports and other public transportation
• U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services, formerly U.S. Customs Service and Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

• U.S. Coast Guard - maritime homeland security
• U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) - homeland security in Hawaii

• Secret Service - especially regarding National Special Security Events (NSSEs)

• Joint Interagency Task Forces (JIATFs)
  • Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South (and East),Key West, Florida
    The interagency concept of the task force is illustrated by the leadership composed primarily of representatives from the Department of Defense, Department of Transportation (U. S. Coast Guard) and the Department of the Treasury (U. S. Customs Service). Other assigned agencies include Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Defense Intelligence Agency; Naval Criminal Investigative Service; and the National Security Agency. Great Britain, France and the Netherlands provide ships, aircraft, and liaison officers to the task force; and the Flagofficer of the Netherlands Forces Caribbean commands one task group in the task force. Since the merger in 1999 [with JIATF South], the countries of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela also have assigned liaison officers to JIATF East. The result is a fully integrated, international task force organized to capitalize on the force multiplier effect of the various agencies and countries involved.
  • Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) West, Alameda, California
    Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) West is an international, interagency task force reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command. Based at NAS Alameda, CA JIATF West has representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defense Intelligence Agency, Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Coast Guard and allied militaries conducting and supporting Caribbean counter drug operations.

State & Local Resources

See also State and Regional Contacts on the WMD-CST page


See State and Local Resources on AWC Gateway to Homeland Security

Homeland Security - First Response, by state, posted by White House

Final Report - Task Force on Protecting Democracy, July 2002, National Conference of State Legislatures -- "The mission of the Task Force is to provide guidelines to coordinate the activities of, and facilitate exchanging information between and among states, local governments, and the federal government to strengthen homeland security." (Local copy)

Office for Domestic Preparedness "Enhancing the capacity of state and local first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction"

Military Resources

See First Response page

Joint Publication 3-26, Homeland Security


• This publication provides joint doctrine to guide the Armed Forces in the conduct of homeland security operations. It describes the homeland security framework, mission areas, missions and related supporting operations and enabling activities. It also discusses legal authorities; joint force, multinational, and interagency relationships; command and control; planning and execution; and training and resource considerations.

Air Force Policy Directive 10-8, Homeland Security

Joint Director of Military Support (JDOMS) - action agent for planning and executing DOD's Support Mission to civilian authorities within the United States.

United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) - public affairs site

• 24 Sep 2002 NewsHour interview with General Ralph Eberhart
  "...this command [NORTHCOM] will be one-stop shopping in terms of providing military support to other federal agencies and to local responders that need that military support to deal with whatever issue they're trying to deal with."

• "The command's mission is homeland defense and civil support"

• Joint Force Headquarters - Homeland Security (JFHQ-HLS), HQ in Norfolk, Va
  • Joint Task Force - Civil Support (JTF-CS), HQ at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va
  • Joint Task Force Six (JTF-6), counterdrug, HQ at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Tx

• 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Anti-Terrorism)
  • Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF)
  • Anti-Terrorism Battalion

• First Air Force, ACC and NORAD

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

• First Air Force, Continental US NORAD Region (CONR)
  • Northeast Air Defense Sector (NADS), Rome, N.Y.
  • Southeast Air Defense Sector (SADS), Tyndall AFB, Fla.
  • Western Air Defense Sector (WADS), McChord AFB, Wash.
• Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), forces supplied by
  • 11th Air Force
  • Alaskan Air National Guard
  • Canadian Forces
• 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region (CANR) Headquarters

U.S. Coast Guard - lead agency for maritime homeland security

• Navy, Coast Guard Join Forces For Homeland Security

U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) - homeland security in Hawaii

U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM)


• The command is responsible for both early warning of and defense against missile attack and long-range conventional attacks. The command is charged with deterring and defending against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency (AFNSEP)

• oversees, and assists commanders in implementing the Air Force's NSEP Program to include Domestic Support Operations (DSO) and Continuity of Government (COG) programs. (from Air Force Mission Directive 57)

National Guard

• National Guard Bureau
  • Army National Guard
    • Training and Technology Battle Lab (T3BL)
      including civil support exercises and research
  • Air National Guard

Reserves

Army ... Navy ... Marines ... Air Force ... Coast Guard

NATO - War on Terrorism

• North Atlantic Treaty, Article 5
  "an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all"

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Homeland Security links, Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

FY2004 National Guard Posture Statement

The National Guard and Homeland Security, a RAND report

The Role of the National Guard in Homeland Security, Heritage Foundation

Feds Must Train "First Responders" in More Organized Manner, Analysts Say, Heritage Foundation

- article argues National Guard is best suited and positioned to do this

Joint Interagency Training Center - West (JITC-West), formerly National Interagency Civil-Military Institute (NICI)


Protecting the Homeland - Air Force Roles in Homeland Security, in Aerospace Power Journal, Spring 2002

Preparing the U.S. Army for Homeland Security: Concepts, Issues, and Options, a RAND report - says

"Homeland security encompasses five distinct missions:


• domestic preparedness and civil support in case of attacks on civilians,
  
• continuity of government,
  
• continuity of military operations,
  
• border and coastal defense, and
  
• national missile defense."

The report addresses all of them except missile defense.

Missile Defense

See selected Missile Defense papers and reports

U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM)


• The command is responsible for both early warning of and defense against missile attack and long-range conventional attacks. The command is charged with deterring and defending against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

Joint National Integration Center (JNIC)

• Provide missile defense related analysis, system level engineering, integration, and test and evaluation support for the development, acquisition and deployment of missile defense systems and architectures

Alaska Guard Colonel Appointed to Missile Defense Position (01 Mar 2002 NGB news item)

to the "position of Assistant Adjutant General for Space and Missile Defense. Approved by the National Guard Bureau, this position is unique to Alaska, where more than 300 National Guard members may be assigned to operate the missile defense sites as part of the nation's homeland defense effort."

Missile Defense Space Battalion formally activated at Fort Greely, Alaska, on 22 Jan 04

The battalion will provide operational control and security over ground-based interceptors located in Alaska to protect the nation from limited ballistic missile attacks. Alaska National Guard Soldiers will man the battalion as part of their homeland defense mission.

New Mexico National Guard Defense Artillery (ADA) unit completes its first Patriot live fire test, July 2002

Medical Assets

See AWC Gateway to Military Medicine,
including First-Aid, anthrax, disaster medicine, infectious diseases, NBC medicine, combat medicine, ....

See Selected medical guides, books, and reports

including Management of Casualties books for radiological, chemical, and biological

See Health links on AWC Gateway to Homeland Security

See First Response medical assets

TRICARE pages

April 2002 Congressional testimony of Lt Gen Paul Carlton, AF Surgeon General

includes discussion of new response teams for medical needs at home and abroad. Also includes discussion of new technologies and deployment methodologies.

CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response, including bioterrorism and wmd use

National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)

"a section within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Response Division, Operations Branch, and has the responsibility for managing and coordinating the Federal medical response to major emergencies and Federally declared disasters including:"
• Natural Disasters
• Technological Disasters
• Major Transportation Accidents
• Acts of Terrorism including Weapons of Mass Destruction Events

Homeland Security links, Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center (AFMIC)

Anthrax

See Anthrax resources on AWC Gateway to Military Medicine

Anthrax page at CDC

Anthrax (and other bio) Information Resources For First Responders, U.S. Fire Administration

Military Vaccines Web Site

DoD Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP)

The Anthrax Terror - DOD’s Number-One Biological Threat, by Davis and Johnson-Winegar, in Aerospace Power Journal

What Every Person Needs to Know About the Anthrax Vaccine

TRICARE Military Immunization Information Source, including anthrax

Smallpox

Smallpox page at CDC

Military Vaccines Web Site

DoD Smallpox Vaccination Program

• DoD Smallpox Vaccination Lessons Learned
• DoD Smallpox Clinical Policy

Smallpox resource links at Uniformed Services University of the Health Services (USUHS)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

SARS page at CDC

DoD Advises SARS Precautions, 10 Apr 03, American Forces Press Service

Information Assurance

See Information section of Gateway to Homeland Security

See Infrastructure Assurance below, which includes Information systems

Information Assurance Support Environment (IASE), "a clearinghouse for IA information"

United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) for federal government users


the central coordination and analysis facility dealing with computer security related issues affecting the civilian agencies and departments of the Federal Government

Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC)

CyberCorps program

Dr. Crime's Terminal of Doom, CIO article about cyber threats from insiders

Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology Systems, NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-34

• Summary of SP 800-34
• Other NIST Information-Security Publications

Infrastructure Assurance

See Gateway to Homeland Security sections on Utilities, Transportation, and Health systems and agencies

See Documents and Laws section, especially USA Patriot Act

See definitions of critical infrastructure and key assets

Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age (local copy), Executive Order, 16 Oct 2001

Critical Infrastructure Sectors (section 6-2 of Dept of Homeland Security book)

• food
• water
• agriculture
• health systems
• emergency services
• energy (electrical, nuclear, gas and oil, dams)
• transportation (air, road, rail, ports, waterways)
• information and telecommunications
• banking and finance
• chemical industry
• defense industry
• postal and shipping
• national monuments and icons

National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (NISAC), Sandia Labs

News

See news sources on our News page

See news sources on AWC Gateway to Homeland Security

Office/Department of Homeland Security - current threat level

Defend America news about the War on Terrorism

NORTHCOM Newsroom

Documents and Laws

See Homeland Security Act of 2002 signed 25 Nov 2002

See Terrorism pubs

See National Strategy documents

See Law - Posse Comitatus & Aiding Civilians

See Guidance, Plans, and Laws section on AWC Gateway to Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security, White House book

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 - including medical stockpiles and other measures to be taken

Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, also known as The Gilmore Commission


Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act) Act of 2001 (Local Copy)

Terrorism: Section by Section Analysis of the USA PATRIOT Act (Local Copy), 62 page overview in a Congressional Research Service report, 10 Dec 2001 - includes (section 104) expansion of exception to Posse Comitatus Act, and discussion of border protection

Strategies for Homeland Defense (Local Copy), a compilation by the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, 26 Sep 2001

General Accounting Office (GAO)


GAO Reports on Homeland Security
GAO Reports on Airport Security


Congressional Research Service


Homeland Security: Intelligence Support
Homeland Security: Coast Guard Operations–Background and Issues for Congress
Homeland Security: Human Resources Management

Research

See Terrorism research

See Technology section on AWC Gateway to Homeland Security

See Technology section on War on Terrorism page

Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Capabilities, Sandia Labs

Tools to fight terrorism - news from Sandia Labs

Library Web Sites on Terrorism and Homeland Security, American Library Association

Plans, Guides & Manuals

See National Strategy documents

See Guidance, Plans, and Laws on AWC Gateway to Homeland Security

United States Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan (CONPLAN)

Joint Pub 3-07.2, Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Antiterrorism

Courses

See Education and Training section on AWC Gateway to Homeland Security

See Conflict 21 Education page

National Interagency Civil-Military Institute (NICI)