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.
Army creates Security Force Assistance Brigade and Military Advisor Training Academy at Fort Benning. The Department of the Army announced today the creation of a new type of organization designed to focus on security force assistance, as well as an academy that will train soldiers assigned to these specialized units.