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U.S. Constitution Article 1 section 8 Scope of Legislative Power (18 clauses) To … provide for the common Defence (sic) and general Welfare of the United States To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations To declare war …. To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years To provide and maintain a navy To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

U.S. Constitution Article 1 section 8 Scope of Legislative Power (18 clauses) To … provide for the common Defence (sic) and general Welfare of the United States To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations To declare war …. To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years To provide and maintain a navy To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; The War Power

Arctic StrategyArctic Strategy (Department of Defense, Nov. 2013) U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress (Congressional Research Service Nov. 20, 2013 Minnesota defense companies retool for future Minnesota defense companies retool for future (Star Tribune June 10, 2012) Department of Defense Contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq: Background and Analysis Department of Defense Contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq: Background and Analysis (CRS, May 13, 2011) DronesDrones (PBS Jan. 23, 2013) Iran’s nuclear ProgramIran’s nuclear Program (New York Times Nov. 6, 2013) Afghanistan Guantanamo United States: The Time has Come to Ban Landmines United States: The Time has Come to Ban Landmines (Human Rights Watch March 1, 2013) Immigration and National Security Post-Sept. 11: Updated ChronologyImmigration and National Security Post-Sept. 11: Updated Chronology (Migration Information Source) Support for military justice reform is bipartisan, but not unanimousSupport for military justice reform is bipartisan, but not unanimous (Kansas City Star Nov. 23, 213 Marines Reduce Philippine Relief OperationsMarines Reduce Philippine Relief Operations (DoD Nov. 25, 2013)

National Security Act of 1947 a major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies following World War II merged the Department of War (renamed as the Department of the Army) and the Department of the Navy into the National Military Establishment (NME), headed by the Secretary of DefenseDepartment of WarDepartment of the NavyNational Military Establishment created the Department of the Air Force, previously the United States Army Air Forces Department of the Air ForceArmy Air Forces Amended on August 10, 1949, to ensure their subordination to the Secretary of Defense the NME was renamed as the Department of Defense thus unifying the Army, Navy, and Air ForceDepartment of Defense established the National Security Council and the Central Intelligence AgencyNational Security CouncilCentral Intelligence Agency

National Security Council The President's principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials Since its inception under President Truman, the Council's function has been to advise and assist the President on national security and foreign policies The Council also serves as the President's principal arm for coordinating these policies among various government agencies Cyber Security

Central Intelligence Agency An independent US government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is nominated by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate The Director manages the operations, personnel, and budget of the Central Intelligence Agency Divided into National Clandestine Service Directorate of Intelligence Directorate of Science & Technology Directorate of Support

Legislation 6 USC Domestic Security 10 USC Armed Forces Uniform Code of Military Justice 14 USC Coastguard 22 USC Foreign Relations and Intercourse Foreign Assistance Military Assistance and Sales Declaration of Policy see section 2301 Declaration of Policysection USC National Guard 33 USC Navigation and Navigable Waters 38 USC Veterans Benefits 41 USC Public Contracts 50 USC War and Defense

Department of Defense Mission. To provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country Department's headquarters is at the Pentagon America's oldest and largest government agency tracing its roots back to pre- Revolutionary times With over 1.4 million men and women on active duty, and 718,000 civilian personnel, the nation's largest employer Another 1.1 million serve in the National Guard and Reserve forces More than 2 million military retirees and their family members receive benefits Department employs a civilian force of thousands

Department of Defense manages an inventory of installations and facilities The Department’s physical plant consists of more than several hundred thousand individual buildings and structures located at more than 5,000 different locations or sites sites range from the very small in size such as unoccupied sites supporting a single navigational aid that sit on less than one-half acre, to the Army's vast White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico with over 3.6 million acres, or the Navy’s large complex of installations at Norfolk, Virginia with more than 78,000 employees Department of Defense utilizes over 30 million acres of land in the US

Regulations (CFR) Title 6Title 6 - Domestic Security – Department of Homeland Security Title 8Title 8 - Aliens and Nationality – Homeland Security, Immigration Review DOJ Title 22Title 22 - Foreign Relations Title 32Title 32 - National Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense Department of the Army Department of the Navy Department of the Air Force Other Regulations Relating to National Defense Title 33Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters Title 41Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management Title 48Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System

Judicial Opinions Challenges to statutory and regulatory provisions made in the US federal court system See USCS – Unite States Code Service – and annotated Code accessed via LexisNexis Academic

Judicial Opinions Uniform Code of Military Justice Uniform Code of Military Justice (Wikipedia) Military Justice: Courts-Martial, an Overview Military Justice: Courts-Martial, an Overview (CRS Aug. 12, 2103) National Institute of Military Justice US Army Judge Advocate General US Air Force Judge Advocate General USCG: Office of the Judge Advocate General U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps Marine Corps Judge Advocate

Military Industrial Complex Term used to refer to the relationships between Congress and the armed forces, and the “private” commercial-industrial base that produces the good and provides the service to supports them These relationships include military spending, political contributions and other forms of lobbying to support both Congressional members, the Defense departments, and the commercial- industrial base oversight of the industry Gained popularity after its use in the farewell address of President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 17, 1961farewell address

Business & DOD Defense Innovation Marketplace Guide to Business & DOD Information Technology Exchange Program Contract Opportunities Grant Opportunities For Small Businesses Contract Announcements - Contracts valued at $6.5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m. Contract Announcements List of United States Defense Contractors (Wikipedia) List of United States Defense Contractors

Private military company Private military company (Wikipedia) 1989 United Nations Mercenary Convention United Nations Mercenary Convention In December, 2006, in Iraq estimated 100,000 contractors working directly for the DoD a tenfold increase in the use of private contractors for military operations since the Persian Gulf War a decade earlier100,000 contractors working directly for the DoD The prevalence of PMCs has led to the foundation of trade group the Private Security Company Association of IraqPrivate Security Company Association of Iraq In Iraq, the issue of accountability, especially in the case of contractors carrying weapons is a sensitive one Iraqi laws has no authority over contractors Coalition Provisional Authority Order 17 Iraq: Blackwater staff to face charges Iraq: Blackwater staff to face charges (CNN.com Sept. 23, 2007) Civilian Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

Organization Office of the Secretary of Defense Department of the Army Department of the Navy The Navy The Marine Corps Department of the Air Force Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Combatant Commands

Joint Chiefs of Staff The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military adviser to the President, Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council (NSC) all JCS members are by law military advisers, and may respond to a request or voluntarily submit, through the Chairman, advice or opinions to the President, the Secretary of Defense, or NSC.

Division of DoD Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Commissary Agency Defense Contract Audit Agency - provides audit and financial advisory services to Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal entities responsible for acquisition and contract administration Defense Contract Audit Agency Defense Contract Management Agency works directly with Defense suppliers to help ensure that DoD, Federal, and allied government supplies and services are delivered on time, at projected cost, and meet all performance requirements Defense Contract Management Agency Defense Finance and Accounting Service providing payment services for DoD Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Division of DoD Defense Information Systems Agency a combat support agency of the Department of Defense (DoD). The agency is composed of nearly 6,000 civilian employees; more than 1,500 active duty military personnel from the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps; and approximately 7,500 defense contractors. Defense Information Systems Agency The agency provides, operates, and assures command and control and information-sharing capabilities and a globally accessible enterprise information infrastructure in direct support to joint warfighters, national level leaders, and other mission and coalition partners across the full spectrum of military operations.

Division of DoD Defense Intelligence Agency a combat support agency comprising more than 16,500 military and civilian employees worldwide; a major producer and manager of foreign military intelligence; providing military intelligence to warfighters, defense policymakers and force planners Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Legal Services Agency provides legal advice and services to various components of the Department of Defense and administers programs governing military standards of conduct Defense Logistics Agency – the largest logistics combat support agency, providing worldwide logistics support in both peacetime and wartime to the military services as well as several civilian agencies and foreign countries; employs about 27,000 employees; headquarters is at Fort Belvoir, in Northern Virginia Defense Logistics Agency

Division of DoD Defense Security Cooperation Agency Foreign Military Sales Major Arms Sales Foreign Military Financing Humanitarian Assistance Defense Security Service Defense Threat Reduction Agency Missile Defense Agency National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Reconnaissance Office National Security Agency/Central Security Service Pentagon Force Protection Agency

US Air Force Air Force Fact Sheets on Air Force weapons, organizations, inventory, careers and equipment. Air Force fact sheets contain up to date information and statistics Air Force Fact Sheets Air Force sites Air Force Reserve Air National Guard

US Army News Current operations Soldiers – the official US Army Magazine Soldiers Army Reserve Army National Guard

US Marine Corps First female Marines graduate infantry trainingFirst female Marines graduate infantry training (Marines Blog)

National Guard About the National Guard I am the Guard News Minnesota National Guard 133rd Airlift Wing 148th Fighter Wing

Reserve Forces Army Reserve America’s Navy Reserve Air Force Reserve evolved from a "stand by" force for emergencies into a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the active duty Air Force. currently performs about 20 percent of the work of the Air Force, including traditional flying missions and other more specialized missions, such as Weather Reconnaissance, Aerial Fire Fighting and Personnel RecoveryWeather Reconnaissance

US Coast Guard only military organization in the Department of Homeland Security Since 1790 the Coast Guard has safeguarded our Nation's maritime interests around the world Welcome to the Ninth Coast Guard District U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes Maritime Strategy Doing Business with Us Doing Business Fact Sheet

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (Wikipedia) The Defense Base Realignment and Closure Act of 1990 provided "the basic framework for the transfer and disposal of military installations closed during the base realignment and closure (BRAC) process". The process was created in 1988 to reduce pork barrel politics with members of Congress that arise when facilities face activity reductions Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission By law the Commission will provide an objective, non-partisan, and independent review and analysis of the list of military installation recommendations issued by the Department of Defense (DoD) on May 13, 2005 Final Report to the President Congressional Research Service Reports on BRAC

Overseas Military Bases U.S. Military Base LocationsU.S. Military Base Locations (NASAA) The Worldwide Network of US Military BasesThe Worldwide Network of US Military Bases (Centre for Research on Globalization) Tomgram: Nick Turse, The Pentagon's Planet of Bases Tomgram: Nick Turse, The Pentagon's Planet of Bases (Jan 9, 2011) US reportedly footing more of the bill for overseas basesUS reportedly footing more of the bill for overseas bases (Fox News April 17, 2013) Overseas Basing of U.S. Military ForcesOverseas Basing of U.S. Military Forces (Rand Corporation nd) Contractors Raked in $385 Billion on Overseas Bases in 12 YearsContractors Raked in $385 Billion on Overseas Bases in 12 Years (Mother Jones May 14, 2013) Army post locations Army post locations (US Army)

Department of Homeland Security Creation of the Department of Homeland Security Proposal to Create the Department of Homeland Security June 2002 Proposal to Create the Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Act of (Public Law ), November 25, 2002 Homeland Security Act of 2002 Who Became Part of the Department? - January 2003 Who Became Part of the Department? Organization Transportation Safety Administration U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Immigration and Custom Federal Emergency Management Agency U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Secret Service

Biological and Chemical WeaponsBiological and Chemical Weapons(Federation of American Scientists) Chemical Weapons Chemical Weapons (UN Office for Disarmament Affairs) The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity - Creating a Safer.. U.S. Chemical Weapons Convention Implementing Legislation The United States is still getting rid of its chemical weapons - CNN.com Army scrapping 4 US chemical weapons incinerators Army scrapping 4 US chemical weapons incinerators (Yahoo News Nov ) Revealed: Private companies making a killing destroying Syria's chemical weapons Revealed: Private companies making a killing destroying Syria's chemical weapons (The Independent Nov 25, 2013)

Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Weapons (United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs) News “Nuclear Weapons”News “Nuclear Weapons” (Google) Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance (Arms Control Association) The Proliferation of Nuclear WeaponsThe Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (Nobelprize.org) Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Weapons (Sandia National Laboratories)

Department of State To advance freedom for the benefit of the American people and the international community by helping to build and sustain a more democratic, secure, and prosperous world composed of well-governed states that respond to the needs of their people, reduce widespread poverty, and act responsibly within the international system Organization Policy Issues Arms Control and International Security Civil Security & Democracy Assistance & Development

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