Tactically and operationally, small teams would improve the U.S. Border Patrol’s situational awareness along the border. Throughout the area of responsibility of any sector, and likewise station, in the U.S. Border Patrol, small teams would positively affect response rates and management as the primary method of personnel
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InterAgency Journal 11-1
Inside this issue:
Features
The Productive Organization: Survival of the Fittest
Ted Thomas, Kevin Gentzler, and Billy Miller
Mission Command: Small Teams in the U.S. Border Patrol
Robert W. Edwards
A Solution to WMD Proliferation
Michael W. Parrott
A Nation Unprepared: Bioterrorism and Pandemic Response
John B. Foley
Missed Operational… Read More
Featured Article: Future Conflict, Open Borders, and the Need for Reform
Featured article:
Future Conflict, Open Borders, and the Need for Reform
by Robert P. Kozloski
As tensions rise in the global political environment and the use of military force remains a realistic possibility in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions, national security policymakers, interagency practitioners, and American citizens must carefully… Read More
Featured Article: Sovereignty-in-Being
Featured article:
“Sovereignty-in-Being”:
A Dangerous New Model for Territorial Expansion in the 21st Century
by Russell Handy, Michael J. Forsyth and Joseph Kunkel
The basis by which nation-states “declare” sovereignty is being challenged in ways our current generation has not experienced. Non-state entities have historically ignored the concept of borders… Read More
DHS publishes updated Northern Border Strategy
On June 12, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an updated Northern Border Strategy. The Northern Border Strategy establishes a clear vision and discrete actions that will collectively improve DHS’s efforts to safeguard the Northern Border against terrorist and criminal threats, facilitate the flow of lawful cross-border trade and… Read More
President Trump visits JIATF-South
On Thursday, April 19, President Donald J. Trump visited Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-South). He was joined by Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen and other senior U.S. officials.
JIATF-South, located in Key West, Florida, is a forward base responsible for the detection and monitoring of illicit trafficking to… Read More
International Summit on Borders
June 19, 2018 – June 20, 2018
The International Summit on Borders will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., from June 19 to June 20, 2018. The summit focuses on security challenges and migration management issues, and speakers include international border security experts covering topics such… Read More
BORDERPOL Global Forum
October 31, 2017 – November 2, 2017
The annual BORDERPOL Global Forum will take place between October 31 through November 2, at Amsterdam RAI in Amsterdam, Netherlands. BORDERPOL Global Forum is a multi-faceted event bringing together border agencies from 47 countries, senior border security professionals and innovative solution providers to… Read More