Homeland Security

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Homeland Security

• - Coming full-circle since WW II
• - Emergency Services
• - Cadet Programs
• - Aerospace Education
• - Homeland Defense and Security
• - Same mission, new characteristics
• - Methodology, strategies, tactics

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Homeland SecurityAnticipated Taskings

• - Identify potential targets of WMD
• - GPS-fix, digi-imaging, document info
• - Observation and Recon
• - Creation of a highly adaptable dBase
• - dBase maintenance and upgrade
• - Rapid Response - Airborne
• - Rapid Response - Ground

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Homeland SecurityTasking Agencies

• - Civil Air Patrol Washington Wing
• - Civil Air Patrol Region, National
• - Local, State, Federal LEAs
• - Other Local, State, Federal Agencies
• - USAF
• - Other

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Homeland SecurityObjectives - FY 2003

• - Sufficient aircrews and strike teams
• - Sufficient equipment and hard assets
• - Sufficient supporting infrastructure
• - 50 of aircrews digi-cam certified
• - 5 strike-teams digi-cam certified
• - dBase established and accessible
• - HS Officer in each Squadron/Group

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Homeland SecurityStrategies - FY 2003

• - Proactive training programs
• - Establish and train RR Crews/Teams
• - Proactive determination of targets of WMD
• - Establish documentation parameters/criteria
• - Create and maintain a viable dBase

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Homeland SecurityTactical Considerations - FY
2003

• - Equipment Each aircraft with a digital camera
• - Equipment Each Strike Team with a GPS
• - Equipment Each aircraft with Rad-Monitor
• - Equipment Each Strike Team with Rad-Monitor
• - Equipment Each Strike Team w/ handheld radio
• - Equipment Each Strike Team w/ tracking device
• - Equipment Computer, Internet, dBase, et.al.
• - Training seniors cadets - Sqns, Groups, Wing

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Homeland SecurityAction Plan - FY 2003

• 14 Oct -- Finalize draft of HS Plan for WaWg
• 31 Oct -- Appoint Asst. HS Officer WaWg
• 09 Nov -- Presentation of HS Plan at WaWg CC-Call
• 09 Nov -- HS Officer in each Squadron and Group
• 30 Nov -- Availability of digi-cams, GPSs
• 01 Dec -- Start implementation of Training Plan
• 31 Dec -- Availability of tracking devices
• 31 Jan -- Availability of radiological monitor
  equipment

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Homeland SecurityTraining Plan - FY 2003

• - Quarterly WaWing training events in NW, SW, EC
• - Training will cover ab initio and re-current
• - Debriefs, brainstorming, exchanges of
  experiences
• - Group trainings per request of Group CC
• - Squadron trainings per SqnCC/GrpCC request

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Homeland SecurityTraining Topics - FY 2003

• - Set-up, implementation or Rapid Response (RR)
  Teams
• - WMD target identification
• - DigiCam operations - air and ground
• - Upload, download, edit visual and verbal intel
• - dBase building, integration, and management
• - Strike Team mission profiles
• - Aircrew mission profiles
• - Flight operations for different mission
  profiles
• - Identification of suscicious, reportable
  circumstances
• - Others as determined according to customer
  taskings

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Homeland Security Funding - FY 2003

• - Funding most likely dually sourced
• USAF
• LEAs
• Other agencies
• - Requirement Low estimate 30k for
  equipment/training
• - Low/no cost to get started