Joint Center for Operational Analysis and Lessons Learned Quarterly Bulletin: December 2004   [open pdf - 3MB]

This issue of the quarterly bulletin includes articles that discuss the following topics: how NORTHCOM can organize into area commands for its protection and civil support missions; the Posse Comitatus Act; the role of federal military forces in domestic law enforcement; U.S. Joint Forces Commands Response to the Terrorism Threat Against the Homeland; U.S. Army Veterinary Corps and Homeland Security; Lessons Learned in Response and Recovery; National Guard and Homeland Defense; Role of State Defense Forces in Homeland Security; National Disaster Medical System; NOAA and NOAA corps play vital role in homeland security; U.S. Coast Guards Maritime Security Strategy; Comprehensive Perimeter Security; Maritime Security for our Nations Democratic Process; Proliferation Security Initiative and Exercise CHOKEPOINT 04; Coast Guard Port Security Unit as a Deployable Asset in National Defense; and, Coast Guard Aviation and the Challenge of Homeland Security.