Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious, fatal prion disease of deer and elk that continues to emerge in new locations.
Our militaryâs highest priority is to defend the United States, says Bush's 2002 National Security Strategy. In its own words, the mission of the Department of Defense (DoD) is To provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of the United States.. Protecting us while we're sleeping at home in our bedsâand also defending our freedomsâthis is what we were taught the military does.
Guard as well as the command structure relating to the use of the National Guard as it relates to the State and. Federal authorities. This thesis examines the relationship between the National Guard, DoD, and the DHS and. attempts to answer the question of what is the appropriate role for the National Guard.