EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARCHIVES
The Coast Guard’s Post 9/11 Deepwater Program: An Enduring Solution for U.S. Maritime Security
Gordon I. Peterson
August 24, 2005
USCG lives up to its Semper Paratus tradition in formulating plans for the multimission service’s “fleet of the future.”
USAWC’s New Emphasis on Homeland Security
Brent Bankus
August 10, 2005
One of the world’s most-renowned naval/military educational institutions revamps its curriculum to incorporate courses and research projects related to the global war on international terrorism.
Agitated Delirium: A Primer for EMS/Law-Enforcement Personnel
Jay Kehoe
August 10, 2005
The sudden death of anyone is a personal tragedy for his/her friends and next of kin – and creates a sometimes extremely complicated issue for police, EMS, and correctional personnel to deal with.
Vayl Oxford, Acting Director of the DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection
Vayl S. Oxford and John F. Morton
August 10, 2005
His views on the office’s mission, interfaces with other agencies, and the future development of a global nuclear-detection architecture.
Piracy 2005: A New and Major Terrorism Concern
Laurie Thomas
July 27, 2005
Although romanticized in the movies, piracy remains a clear and present danger in many areas of the world – and, in the Age of Terrorism, poses a major new threat to the United States and its Free World allies.
Commentary: This Is a Real War!
Neil C. Livingstone
July 27, 2005
Needed: an immediate intensification of the war against terrorists before they can launch new attacks in and against the United States. And no more hand-wringing is required.
Mid-Term Report Card, A Note from the Publisher
Martin D. Masiuk
July 27, 2005
The Publisher offers a mid-term report and asks readers to grade the first semester’s effort.
Lessons Learned: A Major Educational Resource
Laurie Thomas
July 13, 2005
In the middle of an Area Maritime Security Committee meeting, a facility security officer wonders out loud why it is so difficult to coordinate and disseminate information about terrorist activities, particularly in the maritime field, between all of the government agencies and private-sector entities that have a legitimate “need to
New York, Madrid, London: What City Is Next?
Joseph Cahill
July 13, 2005
The latest Great Awakening terrorist strikes should serve not only as another warning but also as a spur to collective action, particularly by the nation’s first-responder communities.
Governor James S. Gilmore, III, A Focus on Border Protection, Medical Surge Capacity
John F. Morton
July 13, 2005
Former Virginia Governor James S. Gilmore III shares his views, as chairman of the bipartisan Congressional Commission appointed to assess U.S. domestic-response capabilities, on such major issues as vulnerability assessments, risk management, border prot
Homeland Defense Begins at Home!
James D. Hessman
July 13, 2005
The Department of Homeland Defense and American Red Cross are leading the way, but true national preparedness requires an all-hands effort starting with teachers and students, parents, first responders, businessmen and factory workers, the media and the m
Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology and How it Works
Jay Kehoe
June 29, 2005
Shockingly enough, Tasers are becoming the most humane working tool available to law-enforcement personnel and correctional officers who have no choice but to use force in dealing with aggressive and/or demented individuals who are threatening the peace
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