Investigating the benefits and drawbacks of realigning the National Guard under the Department of Homeland Security / Ryan Burke, Sue McNeil.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Burke, Ryan, author.

McNeil, Sue, author.

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher.

Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Guard Bureau--Reorganization--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Department of Homeland Security--Reorganization--Evaluation.

United States. Department of Homeland Security.

United States. National Guard Bureau.

Civil defense--United States.

Civil defense.

National security--United States.

National security.

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

United States--Armed Forces--Civic action.

Administrative agencies--Reorganization--Evaluation.

Armed Forces--Civic action.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 57 pages) : color illustration, color map

Place of Publication:

Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, [2016]

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

"Part I of the 2014-2015 Army War College's Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL) -- Army Priorities for Strategic Analysis -- asks: 'Given the growing importance of homeland defense, what would be the benefits and drawbacks of realigning the [National] Guard under the department of Homeland Security to enhance domestic security and disaster response, while retaining utility for overseas missions in support of the Department of Defense?' This monograph details our efforts to research and evaluate the perceived benefits and drawbacks of realigning the National Guard under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We begin with a brief review of the relevant literature shaping the current policy and doctrinal approach to military civil support (CS) operations, including a summary of laws and strategic guidance relevant to the discussion. We then note the important distinctions between homeland security (HS) and homeland defense (HD) and the military role in each context. The seam between HS and HD provides a conceptual basis for discussing the roles and responsibilities of the National Guard, the DHS, and the Department of Defense (DoD) within domestic security and disaster response operations. After evaluating the National Guard's role in each of the above contexts, we briefly discuss the realignment of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) within the DHS as a proxy for comparison of a similar realignment of a military-style entity under the DHS. The study concludes by listing and discussing the potential benefits and drawbacks of a National Guard realignment under the DHS and then makes five short recommendations in summary of the research effort"--Publisher's web site.

Contents:

Introduction

Summary of monograph and methodology

History and context. Homeland defense, security, and civil support spectrum

National Guard : roles and missions

DHS : roles and missions

Exploration of USCG realignment under the DHS

Examining a National Guard realignment under the DHS. Drawbacks of realignment

Revisions to relevant laws and policies

Reducing the DoD's operational reserve footprint

Eliminating DoD budget support

Loss of the "hometown force" concept

Loss of supplemental law enforcement capability

Political challenges

Other notable drawbacks. Slowed military response to emergencies and disasters

DHS is not a military organization

Benefits of realignment. Reduced cost associated with National Guard budget

Streamlined capabilities sourcing

Reduction of the DoD role in civil support

Additional potential benefits

Recommendations

Conclusion.

Notes:

"August 2016."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-57).

Online resource, PDF version; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed August 19, 2016).

Other Format:

Print version: Investigating the benefits and drawbacks of realigning the National Guard under the Department of Homeland Security

OCLC:

956985452