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Homeland Defense: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Date: July 14, 2006
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Speaker(s): The Honorable Paul McHale
Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Homeland Defense,
U.S. Department of Defense
Host(s): Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
Vice President,
Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, and
Director,
Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis
Institute for International Studies,
The Heritage Foundation
Details:
Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium

Defending the homeland is one of four core missions of the Department of Defense, according the latest Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). As Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense, Paul McHale is responsible for the supervision of all homeland defense activities of the Department of Defense. From defending America’s borders from foreign threats to responding to catastrophic disasters, the Home Front presents a multi-faceted challenge. McHale oversees the policy and management of the National Guard as well as U.S. Northern Command.

Join us as Assistant Secretary McHale lays out his vision and strategy to meet the demands of protecting America in the 21st Century.
 
 

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