While the defense of our homeland and support of civil authorities require the efforts of all Services, DSCA is manpower intensive and depends on face-to-face support where American citizens live.

Download the full article here: No. 25-957, Defense Support for Civil Authorities and the Targeting Working Group (Apr 25) [PDF - 1.5 MB]. Foreword. The United States military plays a critical ...

In 1954, the United States Federal Civil Defense Agency instituted an exercise called Operation Alert. It was a civil defense drill that took place on the same day in scores of major cities.

More than a century after his death, the Army general hailed for saving the United States during the Civil War is being promoted a final time. Ulysses S. Grant, the Union commander who led the ...