U.S. Border Patrol Agents Find Marijuana in Stolen Truck

U.S. Border Patrol Agents Find Marijuana in Stolen Truck

Wellton, Ariz. - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector seized more than half a ton of marijuana abandoned in the desert west of the Gila Mountains on Friday.Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station were patrolling near the border when they discovered tire tracks crossing into the United States.
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U.S. Border Patrol Agents Find Marijuana in Stolen Truck

U.S. Border Patrol Agents Find Marijuana in Stolen Truck

Wellton, Ariz. - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector seized more than half a ton of marijuana abandoned in the desert west of the Gila Mountains on Friday.Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station were patrolling near the border when they discovered tire tracks crossing into the United States.
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U.S. Border Patrol Agents Find Marijuana in Stolen Truck

U.S. Border Patrol Agents Find Marijuana in Stolen Truck

Wellton, Ariz. - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector seized more than half a ton of marijuana abandoned in the desert west of the Gila Mountains on Friday.Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station were patrolling near the border when they discovered tire tracks crossing into the United States.
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U.S. Border Patrol Agents Find Marijuana in Stolen Truck

U.S. Border Patrol Agents Find Marijuana in Stolen Truck

Wellton, Ariz. - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector seized more than half a ton of marijuana abandoned in the desert west of the Gila Mountains on Friday.Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station were patrolling near the border when they discovered tire tracks crossing into the United States.
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Million Dollar Heroin Seizure at Checkpoint

Million Dollar Heroin Seizure at Checkpoint

Blythe, Calif. - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector seized more than $1 million dollars in heroin at a Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 95, north of Yuma on Thursday.Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe station encountered an 18-year-old woman driving a convertible at the primary inspection area of the checkpoint. (more info: click here)

Million Dollar Heroin Seizure at Checkpoint

Million Dollar Heroin Seizure at Checkpoint

Blythe, Calif. - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector seized more than $1 million dollars in heroin at a Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 95, north of Yuma on Thursday.Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe station encountered an 18-year-old woman driving a convertible at the primary inspection area of the checkpoint. (more info: click here)

Million Dollar Heroin Seizure at Checkpoint

Million Dollar Heroin Seizure at Checkpoint

Blythe, Calif. - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector seized more than $1 million dollars in heroin at a Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 95, north of Yuma on Thursday.Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe station encountered an 18-year-old woman driving a convertible at the primary inspection area of the checkpoint. (more info: click here)

Million Dollar Heroin Seizure at Checkpoint

Million Dollar Heroin Seizure at Checkpoint

Blythe, Calif. - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector seized more than $1 million dollars in heroin at a Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 95, north of Yuma on Thursday.Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe station encountered an 18-year-old woman driving a convertible at the primary inspection area of the checkpoint. (more info: click here)

'Afghan First' Manufacturers Help to Revive Economy

'Afghan First' Manufacturers Help to Revive Economy


By Judith Snyderman

Emerging Media, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2010 - Step by step, the revival of Afghan industrial production is breathing new life into the country's shattered economy.One of the first big successes of "Afghan First," a NATO Training Mission Afghanistan program that encourages Afghan business competition, is the reopening of the Kabul Milli boot factory.



During a "DoD Live" bloggers roundtable discussion yesterday, Air Force Col. Larry Avery, director of the training mission's security assistance office, said the manufacturing plant had been closed for years, but the original owner enthusiastically invested his own money to restart the business when coalition forces who procure uniforms and gear for the new Afghan army expressed interest.



Avery recalled that the first boots off the production line did not wear well in field tests.



"They ripped in a couple of places. The soles were coming off the boots, and so then we brought in some of our experts from the states," he said. With help from the Army's Natick laboratories in Massachusetts, new quality control standards were introduced. In addition, Avery said, "we helped them develop the specifications for the boots, and [then] the second set of boots were better." A much-refined manufacturing process now is delivering excellent quality footwear, Avery added.



"I'm wearing a pair right now," he said, "and I've been wearing them for four and a half months, and it's a great boot. It's a very comfortable boot."



At $65 a pair, the boots also are a good deal, Avery said.



"We would probably pay $75 to $100 for a boot like that in the U.S., and then we would have to import it here," he said.



Meanwhile, additional manufacturers now are vying to become second and third sources to supply boots to the Afghan army. That, Avery explained, is proof "Afghan First" is bringing back an Afghan entrepreneurial spirit that was suppressed by the Soviet occupation and by the Taliban regime.



This year, Avery said, "Afghan First" spent $150 million on Afghan-made apparel and gear. He said he expects that figure to reach $500 million next year. Avery described some of the initiatives under way to incubate new businesses.



"We had the first-ever Afghan government-led vendor fair recently to keep companies informed on how they can apply for contracts," he said. That effort included seminars on acquisition procedures that guide the government's purchase of goods and services.



Another program set aside contract funds for women-owned businesses to supply items such as backpacks, T-shirts, underwear and socks. After running a competition for those contracts, Avery said, "we debriefed the companies that did not win and are in the process right now of awarding six contracts valued at $55 million."



Avery also cited a burgeoning container industry in which businesses are converting shipping containers into offices and even living quarters.



In addition to ongoing security challenges, Avery said, fledgling Afghan businesses face another big challenge: poverty puts the cost of high quality goods out of reach for most civilians. Ironically, he said, it's possible that the boot manufacturer in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul may have more success growing its market beyond the army by exporting its footwear rather than by selling it to local civilians.

'Afghan First' Manufacturers Help to Revive Economy

'Afghan First' Manufacturers Help to Revive Economy


By Judith Snyderman

Emerging Media, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2010 - Step by step, the revival of Afghan industrial production is breathing new life into the country's shattered economy.One of the first big successes of "Afghan First," a NATO Training Mission Afghanistan program that encourages Afghan business competition, is the reopening of the Kabul Milli boot factory.



During a "DoD Live" bloggers roundtable discussion yesterday, Air Force Col. Larry Avery, director of the training mission's security assistance office, said the manufacturing plant had been closed for years, but the original owner enthusiastically invested his own money to restart the business when coalition forces who procure uniforms and gear for the new Afghan army expressed interest.



Avery recalled that the first boots off the production line did not wear well in field tests.



"They ripped in a couple of places. The soles were coming off the boots, and so then we brought in some of our experts from the states," he said. With help from the Army's Natick laboratories in Massachusetts, new quality control standards were introduced. In addition, Avery said, "we helped them develop the specifications for the boots, and [then] the second set of boots were better." A much-refined manufacturing process now is delivering excellent quality footwear, Avery added.



"I'm wearing a pair right now," he said, "and I've been wearing them for four and a half months, and it's a great boot. It's a very comfortable boot."



At $65 a pair, the boots also are a good deal, Avery said.



"We would probably pay $75 to $100 for a boot like that in the U.S., and then we would have to import it here," he said.



Meanwhile, additional manufacturers now are vying to become second and third sources to supply boots to the Afghan army. That, Avery explained, is proof "Afghan First" is bringing back an Afghan entrepreneurial spirit that was suppressed by the Soviet occupation and by the Taliban regime.



This year, Avery said, "Afghan First" spent $150 million on Afghan-made apparel and gear. He said he expects that figure to reach $500 million next year. Avery described some of the initiatives under way to incubate new businesses.



"We had the first-ever Afghan government-led vendor fair recently to keep companies informed on how they can apply for contracts," he said. That effort included seminars on acquisition procedures that guide the government's purchase of goods and services.



Another program set aside contract funds for women-owned businesses to supply items such as backpacks, T-shirts, underwear and socks. After running a competition for those contracts, Avery said, "we debriefed the companies that did not win and are in the process right now of awarding six contracts valued at $55 million."



Avery also cited a burgeoning container industry in which businesses are converting shipping containers into offices and even living quarters.



In addition to ongoing security challenges, Avery said, fledgling Afghan businesses face another big challenge: poverty puts the cost of high quality goods out of reach for most civilians. Ironically, he said, it's possible that the boot manufacturer in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul may have more success growing its market beyond the army by exporting its footwear rather than by selling it to local civilians.

'Afghan First' Manufacturers Help to Revive Economy

'Afghan First' Manufacturers Help to Revive Economy


By Judith Snyderman

Emerging Media, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2010 - Step by step, the revival of Afghan industrial production is breathing new life into the country's shattered economy.One of the first big successes of "Afghan First," a NATO Training Mission Afghanistan program that encourages Afghan business competition, is the reopening of the Kabul Milli boot factory.



During a "DoD Live" bloggers roundtable discussion yesterday, Air Force Col. Larry Avery, director of the training mission's security assistance office, said the manufacturing plant had been closed for years, but the original owner enthusiastically invested his own money to restart the business when coalition forces who procure uniforms and gear for the new Afghan army expressed interest.



Avery recalled that the first boots off the production line did not wear well in field tests.



"They ripped in a couple of places. The soles were coming off the boots, and so then we brought in some of our experts from the states," he said. With help from the Army's Natick laboratories in Massachusetts, new quality control standards were introduced. In addition, Avery said, "we helped them develop the specifications for the boots, and [then] the second set of boots were better." A much-refined manufacturing process now is delivering excellent quality footwear, Avery added.



"I'm wearing a pair right now," he said, "and I've been wearing them for four and a half months, and it's a great boot. It's a very comfortable boot."



At $65 a pair, the boots also are a good deal, Avery said.



"We would probably pay $75 to $100 for a boot like that in the U.S., and then we would have to import it here," he said.



Meanwhile, additional manufacturers now are vying to become second and third sources to supply boots to the Afghan army. That, Avery explained, is proof "Afghan First" is bringing back an Afghan entrepreneurial spirit that was suppressed by the Soviet occupation and by the Taliban regime.



This year, Avery said, "Afghan First" spent $150 million on Afghan-made apparel and gear. He said he expects that figure to reach $500 million next year. Avery described some of the initiatives under way to incubate new businesses.



"We had the first-ever Afghan government-led vendor fair recently to keep companies informed on how they can apply for contracts," he said. That effort included seminars on acquisition procedures that guide the government's purchase of goods and services.



Another program set aside contract funds for women-owned businesses to supply items such as backpacks, T-shirts, underwear and socks. After running a competition for those contracts, Avery said, "we debriefed the companies that did not win and are in the process right now of awarding six contracts valued at $55 million."



Avery also cited a burgeoning container industry in which businesses are converting shipping containers into offices and even living quarters.



In addition to ongoing security challenges, Avery said, fledgling Afghan businesses face another big challenge: poverty puts the cost of high quality goods out of reach for most civilians. Ironically, he said, it's possible that the boot manufacturer in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul may have more success growing its market beyond the army by exporting its footwear rather than by selling it to local civilians.

'Afghan First' Manufacturers Help to Revive Economy

'Afghan First' Manufacturers Help to Revive Economy


By Judith Snyderman

Emerging Media, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2010 - Step by step, the revival of Afghan industrial production is breathing new life into the country's shattered economy.One of the first big successes of "Afghan First," a NATO Training Mission Afghanistan program that encourages Afghan business competition, is the reopening of the Kabul Milli boot factory.



During a "DoD Live" bloggers roundtable discussion yesterday, Air Force Col. Larry Avery, director of the training mission's security assistance office, said the manufacturing plant had been closed for years, but the original owner enthusiastically invested his own money to restart the business when coalition forces who procure uniforms and gear for the new Afghan army expressed interest.



Avery recalled that the first boots off the production line did not wear well in field tests.



"They ripped in a couple of places. The soles were coming off the boots, and so then we brought in some of our experts from the states," he said. With help from the Army's Natick laboratories in Massachusetts, new quality control standards were introduced. In addition, Avery said, "we helped them develop the specifications for the boots, and [then] the second set of boots were better." A much-refined manufacturing process now is delivering excellent quality footwear, Avery added.



"I'm wearing a pair right now," he said, "and I've been wearing them for four and a half months, and it's a great boot. It's a very comfortable boot."



At $65 a pair, the boots also are a good deal, Avery said.



"We would probably pay $75 to $100 for a boot like that in the U.S., and then we would have to import it here," he said.



Meanwhile, additional manufacturers now are vying to become second and third sources to supply boots to the Afghan army. That, Avery explained, is proof "Afghan First" is bringing back an Afghan entrepreneurial spirit that was suppressed by the Soviet occupation and by the Taliban regime.



This year, Avery said, "Afghan First" spent $150 million on Afghan-made apparel and gear. He said he expects that figure to reach $500 million next year. Avery described some of the initiatives under way to incubate new businesses.



"We had the first-ever Afghan government-led vendor fair recently to keep companies informed on how they can apply for contracts," he said. That effort included seminars on acquisition procedures that guide the government's purchase of goods and services.



Another program set aside contract funds for women-owned businesses to supply items such as backpacks, T-shirts, underwear and socks. After running a competition for those contracts, Avery said, "we debriefed the companies that did not win and are in the process right now of awarding six contracts valued at $55 million."



Avery also cited a burgeoning container industry in which businesses are converting shipping containers into offices and even living quarters.



In addition to ongoing security challenges, Avery said, fledgling Afghan businesses face another big challenge: poverty puts the cost of high quality goods out of reach for most civilians. Ironically, he said, it's possible that the boot manufacturer in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul may have more success growing its market beyond the army by exporting its footwear rather than by selling it to local civilians.

Science, Technology Aid Today's Wars, Gird for Tomorrow's

Science, Technology Aid Today's Wars, Gird for Tomorrow's
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2010 - The Defense Department's science and technology effort has two overarching missions: to help today's warfighters and prepare capabilities for tomorrow's servicemembers.

The trick is to put these two missions in synch, said Zachary J. Lemnios, director of defense research and engineering.
During a Defense Writers' Group breakfast yesterday, Lemnios said the Defense Department faces a range of challenges. When he arrived as director last year, he said, he framed four imperatives to ensure the office gets it right.



"The first is accelerating delivery of technical capabilities to win the current fight," he said. Second, he added, is to prepare for an uncertain future.



These two imperatives are at the heart of the organization. The office must get technology to servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan to win today's fights, but no one knows what type of threat will face the nation in the future, and science and technology money must be spent to combat as yet unknown enemies.



The third imperative is reducing the risk, time and cost of acquisition systems, Lemnios said. "And the fourth is to make sure we have the underlying math, science and technology foundation that we need."



Responding to the needs of servicemembers in the field, Lemhnios said, is the most important imperative. Lemnios said he has met with all 10 combatant commanders, and it has helped him shape how the department looks at science and technology base.



"We are trying to put in place a science and technology portfolio that isn't there just for fundamental science, it's there for the combatant commanders and services and to support the future needs of the department," he said.



Lemnios receives joint urgent operations requirements directly from the combatant commanders. A requirement is a need that is "so urgent it has to be addressed in order to save lives," he explained.



"There have been several hundred of these requests," he said. Lemnios' office connects the science and technology community with the combatant commanders so they understand the art of the possible.



Right now, these needs are centered on the fight to counter improvised explosive devices, on persistent surveillance and on body protection and armor, Lemnios said. "All [of the combatant commanders] want the 80 percent solution today rather than perfection five years from now," he said.



Examples of an urgent need rushed to the front are Aerostat balloons that contain surveillance cameras and other hardware to help in protecting forward bases, the director said. Forward operating bases in isolated areas need perimeter surveillance, he said, noting the balloons loft up to 1,500 feet and don't take much manning to operate.



"We're now delivering these [balloons] to all forward operating bases," he said.



The office also is moving a helicopter alert threat system along. This system answers the need to protect helicopters from small-arms fire, and it was adopted from a system in place for Humvees. Sixteen microphones mounted on the choppers can pinpoint where ground fire is coming from. The system now is mounted on Black Hawk helicopters at Fort Drum, N.Y., and will deploy to the combat theater in October, he said.



"Both systems were fielded in less than six months," Lemnios said. "We blew through a bunch of barriers to make this happen."



The office also is working to detect improvised explosive devices – the leading killers of U.S. personnel. "Think of the IED problem as a system, in which the enemy has a vote," Lemnios said. The department is addressing the threat through technology, foiling the triggers, attacking the networks and coming up with new tactics, training and procedures. Science and technology can help in all of these areas, Lemnios said.



"This is less about individual technology and more about the system construct," he added.



All of this IED technology and surveillance results in tera-bytes of data, and sorting through it is a major stumbling block, he acknowledged. Lemnios said the department is going to tackle the data-to-decision challenge head on. His office has a tight tie with trainers at Twenty-nine Palms in California and Fort Polk, La., to see "where technology really does supply a lever and how do we supplement that technology concept with tactics, techniques and procedures."



But personnel 20 years from now will need capabilities, and the seed corn for these ideas is the basic research paid for today, Lemnios said. Industry looks for payouts and generally doesn't fund basic research, he noted; historically, the federal government or universities do that.



The Defense Department generally funds basic research when the department needs to have a pre-eminent position for a long time or when private industry finds the risk too high to fund it. A large effort is under way in the Air Force to open the next frontier in propulsion, Lemnios said. The Air Force is developing an engine that will use 25 percent less fuel at Dayton Lab in Ohio.



Lemnios said he wants the department to fund the high-risk, critical technology development, then for industry to optimize the results and provide the technology back to the department. A simple example is the way the global positioning system was put in place 23 years ago. "That was a [Defense Department] investment," he said. "Today, that's a shrink-wrapped product that ... is ubiquitous."



Another example is microelectronics. Originally, the Air Force drove that investment. Today, it's private industry.



The partnership still works. An example is the all terrain mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle that has been deployed to Afghanistan in the thousands and is going to coalition partners also. It went from the idea to industry producing 1,000 vehicles a month in less than a year.



"This was sort of on par with what the department did in World War II to produce aircraft," Lemnios said.



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Science, Technology Aid Today's Wars, Gird for Tomorrow's

Science, Technology Aid Today's Wars, Gird for Tomorrow's
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2010 - The Defense Department's science and technology effort has two overarching missions: to help today's warfighters and prepare capabilities for tomorrow's servicemembers.

The trick is to put these two missions in synch, said Zachary J. Lemnios, director of defense research and engineering.
During a Defense Writers' Group breakfast yesterday, Lemnios said the Defense Department faces a range of challenges. When he arrived as director last year, he said, he framed four imperatives to ensure the office gets it right.



"The first is accelerating delivery of technical capabilities to win the current fight," he said. Second, he added, is to prepare for an uncertain future.



These two imperatives are at the heart of the organization. The office must get technology to servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan to win today's fights, but no one knows what type of threat will face the nation in the future, and science and technology money must be spent to combat as yet unknown enemies.



The third imperative is reducing the risk, time and cost of acquisition systems, Lemnios said. "And the fourth is to make sure we have the underlying math, science and technology foundation that we need."



Responding to the needs of servicemembers in the field, Lemhnios said, is the most important imperative. Lemnios said he has met with all 10 combatant commanders, and it has helped him shape how the department looks at science and technology base.



"We are trying to put in place a science and technology portfolio that isn't there just for fundamental science, it's there for the combatant commanders and services and to support the future needs of the department," he said.



Lemnios receives joint urgent operations requirements directly from the combatant commanders. A requirement is a need that is "so urgent it has to be addressed in order to save lives," he explained.



"There have been several hundred of these requests," he said. Lemnios' office connects the science and technology community with the combatant commanders so they understand the art of the possible.



Right now, these needs are centered on the fight to counter improvised explosive devices, on persistent surveillance and on body protection and armor, Lemnios said. "All [of the combatant commanders] want the 80 percent solution today rather than perfection five years from now," he said.



Examples of an urgent need rushed to the front are Aerostat balloons that contain surveillance cameras and other hardware to help in protecting forward bases, the director said. Forward operating bases in isolated areas need perimeter surveillance, he said, noting the balloons loft up to 1,500 feet and don't take much manning to operate.



"We're now delivering these [balloons] to all forward operating bases," he said.



The office also is moving a helicopter alert threat system along. This system answers the need to protect helicopters from small-arms fire, and it was adopted from a system in place for Humvees. Sixteen microphones mounted on the choppers can pinpoint where ground fire is coming from. The system now is mounted on Black Hawk helicopters at Fort Drum, N.Y., and will deploy to the combat theater in October, he said.



"Both systems were fielded in less than six months," Lemnios said. "We blew through a bunch of barriers to make this happen."



The office also is working to detect improvised explosive devices – the leading killers of U.S. personnel. "Think of the IED problem as a system, in which the enemy has a vote," Lemnios said. The department is addressing the threat through technology, foiling the triggers, attacking the networks and coming up with new tactics, training and procedures. Science and technology can help in all of these areas, Lemnios said.



"This is less about individual technology and more about the system construct," he added.



All of this IED technology and surveillance results in tera-bytes of data, and sorting through it is a major stumbling block, he acknowledged. Lemnios said the department is going to tackle the data-to-decision challenge head on. His office has a tight tie with trainers at Twenty-nine Palms in California and Fort Polk, La., to see "where technology really does supply a lever and how do we supplement that technology concept with tactics, techniques and procedures."



But personnel 20 years from now will need capabilities, and the seed corn for these ideas is the basic research paid for today, Lemnios said. Industry looks for payouts and generally doesn't fund basic research, he noted; historically, the federal government or universities do that.



The Defense Department generally funds basic research when the department needs to have a pre-eminent position for a long time or when private industry finds the risk too high to fund it. A large effort is under way in the Air Force to open the next frontier in propulsion, Lemnios said. The Air Force is developing an engine that will use 25 percent less fuel at Dayton Lab in Ohio.



Lemnios said he wants the department to fund the high-risk, critical technology development, then for industry to optimize the results and provide the technology back to the department. A simple example is the way the global positioning system was put in place 23 years ago. "That was a [Defense Department] investment," he said. "Today, that's a shrink-wrapped product that ... is ubiquitous."



Another example is microelectronics. Originally, the Air Force drove that investment. Today, it's private industry.



The partnership still works. An example is the all terrain mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle that has been deployed to Afghanistan in the thousands and is going to coalition partners also. It went from the idea to industry producing 1,000 vehicles a month in less than a year.



"This was sort of on par with what the department did in World War II to produce aircraft," Lemnios said.



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Science, Technology Aid Today's Wars, Gird for Tomorrow's

Science, Technology Aid Today's Wars, Gird for Tomorrow's
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2010 - The Defense Department's science and technology effort has two overarching missions: to help today's warfighters and prepare capabilities for tomorrow's servicemembers.

The trick is to put these two missions in synch, said Zachary J. Lemnios, director of defense research and engineering.
During a Defense Writers' Group breakfast yesterday, Lemnios said the Defense Department faces a range of challenges. When he arrived as director last year, he said, he framed four imperatives to ensure the office gets it right.



"The first is accelerating delivery of technical capabilities to win the current fight," he said. Second, he added, is to prepare for an uncertain future.



These two imperatives are at the heart of the organization. The office must get technology to servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan to win today's fights, but no one knows what type of threat will face the nation in the future, and science and technology money must be spent to combat as yet unknown enemies.



The third imperative is reducing the risk, time and cost of acquisition systems, Lemnios said. "And the fourth is to make sure we have the underlying math, science and technology foundation that we need."



Responding to the needs of servicemembers in the field, Lemhnios said, is the most important imperative. Lemnios said he has met with all 10 combatant commanders, and it has helped him shape how the department looks at science and technology base.



"We are trying to put in place a science and technology portfolio that isn't there just for fundamental science, it's there for the combatant commanders and services and to support the future needs of the department," he said.



Lemnios receives joint urgent operations requirements directly from the combatant commanders. A requirement is a need that is "so urgent it has to be addressed in order to save lives," he explained.



"There have been several hundred of these requests," he said. Lemnios' office connects the science and technology community with the combatant commanders so they understand the art of the possible.



Right now, these needs are centered on the fight to counter improvised explosive devices, on persistent surveillance and on body protection and armor, Lemnios said. "All [of the combatant commanders] want the 80 percent solution today rather than perfection five years from now," he said.



Examples of an urgent need rushed to the front are Aerostat balloons that contain surveillance cameras and other hardware to help in protecting forward bases, the director said. Forward operating bases in isolated areas need perimeter surveillance, he said, noting the balloons loft up to 1,500 feet and don't take much manning to operate.



"We're now delivering these [balloons] to all forward operating bases," he said.



The office also is moving a helicopter alert threat system along. This system answers the need to protect helicopters from small-arms fire, and it was adopted from a system in place for Humvees. Sixteen microphones mounted on the choppers can pinpoint where ground fire is coming from. The system now is mounted on Black Hawk helicopters at Fort Drum, N.Y., and will deploy to the combat theater in October, he said.



"Both systems were fielded in less than six months," Lemnios said. "We blew through a bunch of barriers to make this happen."



The office also is working to detect improvised explosive devices – the leading killers of U.S. personnel. "Think of the IED problem as a system, in which the enemy has a vote," Lemnios said. The department is addressing the threat through technology, foiling the triggers, attacking the networks and coming up with new tactics, training and procedures. Science and technology can help in all of these areas, Lemnios said.



"This is less about individual technology and more about the system construct," he added.



All of this IED technology and surveillance results in tera-bytes of data, and sorting through it is a major stumbling block, he acknowledged. Lemnios said the department is going to tackle the data-to-decision challenge head on. His office has a tight tie with trainers at Twenty-nine Palms in California and Fort Polk, La., to see "where technology really does supply a lever and how do we supplement that technology concept with tactics, techniques and procedures."



But personnel 20 years from now will need capabilities, and the seed corn for these ideas is the basic research paid for today, Lemnios said. Industry looks for payouts and generally doesn't fund basic research, he noted; historically, the federal government or universities do that.



The Defense Department generally funds basic research when the department needs to have a pre-eminent position for a long time or when private industry finds the risk too high to fund it. A large effort is under way in the Air Force to open the next frontier in propulsion, Lemnios said. The Air Force is developing an engine that will use 25 percent less fuel at Dayton Lab in Ohio.



Lemnios said he wants the department to fund the high-risk, critical technology development, then for industry to optimize the results and provide the technology back to the department. A simple example is the way the global positioning system was put in place 23 years ago. "That was a [Defense Department] investment," he said. "Today, that's a shrink-wrapped product that ... is ubiquitous."



Another example is microelectronics. Originally, the Air Force drove that investment. Today, it's private industry.



The partnership still works. An example is the all terrain mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle that has been deployed to Afghanistan in the thousands and is going to coalition partners also. It went from the idea to industry producing 1,000 vehicles a month in less than a year.



"This was sort of on par with what the department did in World War II to produce aircraft," Lemnios said.



Special Thanks: D.O.D. Third Party Content

Science, Technology Aid Today's Wars, Gird for Tomorrow's

Science, Technology Aid Today's Wars, Gird for Tomorrow's
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2010 - The Defense Department's science and technology effort has two overarching missions: to help today's warfighters and prepare capabilities for tomorrow's servicemembers.

The trick is to put these two missions in synch, said Zachary J. Lemnios, director of defense research and engineering.
During a Defense Writers' Group breakfast yesterday, Lemnios said the Defense Department faces a range of challenges. When he arrived as director last year, he said, he framed four imperatives to ensure the office gets it right.



"The first is accelerating delivery of technical capabilities to win the current fight," he said. Second, he added, is to prepare for an uncertain future.



These two imperatives are at the heart of the organization. The office must get technology to servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan to win today's fights, but no one knows what type of threat will face the nation in the future, and science and technology money must be spent to combat as yet unknown enemies.



The third imperative is reducing the risk, time and cost of acquisition systems, Lemnios said. "And the fourth is to make sure we have the underlying math, science and technology foundation that we need."



Responding to the needs of servicemembers in the field, Lemhnios said, is the most important imperative. Lemnios said he has met with all 10 combatant commanders, and it has helped him shape how the department looks at science and technology base.



"We are trying to put in place a science and technology portfolio that isn't there just for fundamental science, it's there for the combatant commanders and services and to support the future needs of the department," he said.



Lemnios receives joint urgent operations requirements directly from the combatant commanders. A requirement is a need that is "so urgent it has to be addressed in order to save lives," he explained.



"There have been several hundred of these requests," he said. Lemnios' office connects the science and technology community with the combatant commanders so they understand the art of the possible.



Right now, these needs are centered on the fight to counter improvised explosive devices, on persistent surveillance and on body protection and armor, Lemnios said. "All [of the combatant commanders] want the 80 percent solution today rather than perfection five years from now," he said.



Examples of an urgent need rushed to the front are Aerostat balloons that contain surveillance cameras and other hardware to help in protecting forward bases, the director said. Forward operating bases in isolated areas need perimeter surveillance, he said, noting the balloons loft up to 1,500 feet and don't take much manning to operate.



"We're now delivering these [balloons] to all forward operating bases," he said.



The office also is moving a helicopter alert threat system along. This system answers the need to protect helicopters from small-arms fire, and it was adopted from a system in place for Humvees. Sixteen microphones mounted on the choppers can pinpoint where ground fire is coming from. The system now is mounted on Black Hawk helicopters at Fort Drum, N.Y., and will deploy to the combat theater in October, he said.



"Both systems were fielded in less than six months," Lemnios said. "We blew through a bunch of barriers to make this happen."



The office also is working to detect improvised explosive devices – the leading killers of U.S. personnel. "Think of the IED problem as a system, in which the enemy has a vote," Lemnios said. The department is addressing the threat through technology, foiling the triggers, attacking the networks and coming up with new tactics, training and procedures. Science and technology can help in all of these areas, Lemnios said.



"This is less about individual technology and more about the system construct," he added.



All of this IED technology and surveillance results in tera-bytes of data, and sorting through it is a major stumbling block, he acknowledged. Lemnios said the department is going to tackle the data-to-decision challenge head on. His office has a tight tie with trainers at Twenty-nine Palms in California and Fort Polk, La., to see "where technology really does supply a lever and how do we supplement that technology concept with tactics, techniques and procedures."



But personnel 20 years from now will need capabilities, and the seed corn for these ideas is the basic research paid for today, Lemnios said. Industry looks for payouts and generally doesn't fund basic research, he noted; historically, the federal government or universities do that.



The Defense Department generally funds basic research when the department needs to have a pre-eminent position for a long time or when private industry finds the risk too high to fund it. A large effort is under way in the Air Force to open the next frontier in propulsion, Lemnios said. The Air Force is developing an engine that will use 25 percent less fuel at Dayton Lab in Ohio.



Lemnios said he wants the department to fund the high-risk, critical technology development, then for industry to optimize the results and provide the technology back to the department. A simple example is the way the global positioning system was put in place 23 years ago. "That was a [Defense Department] investment," he said. "Today, that's a shrink-wrapped product that ... is ubiquitous."



Another example is microelectronics. Originally, the Air Force drove that investment. Today, it's private industry.



The partnership still works. An example is the all terrain mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle that has been deployed to Afghanistan in the thousands and is going to coalition partners also. It went from the idea to industry producing 1,000 vehicles a month in less than a year.



"This was sort of on par with what the department did in World War II to produce aircraft," Lemnios said.



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Illegal alien indicted after trying to enter McConnell Air Force Base

Illegal alien indicted after trying to enter McConnell Air Force Base
A second illegal alien has been indicted for document fraud after trying to gain access to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. The charges resulted from an investigation conducted by the Air Force Security Police at McConnell and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

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Illegal alien indicted after trying to enter McConnell Air Force Base

Illegal alien indicted after trying to enter McConnell Air Force Base
A second illegal alien has been indicted for document fraud after trying to gain access to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. The charges resulted from an investigation conducted by the Air Force Security Police at McConnell and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Thanks: HSI/ICE

Illegal alien indicted after trying to enter McConnell Air Force Base

Illegal alien indicted after trying to enter McConnell Air Force Base
A second illegal alien has been indicted for document fraud after trying to gain access to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. The charges resulted from an investigation conducted by the Air Force Security Police at McConnell and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Thanks: HSI/ICE

Illegal alien indicted after trying to enter McConnell Air Force Base

Illegal alien indicted after trying to enter McConnell Air Force Base
A second illegal alien has been indicted for document fraud after trying to gain access to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. The charges resulted from an investigation conducted by the Air Force Security Police at McConnell and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Thanks: HSI/ICE

2010 Events Calendar Human Resources Job Fair

•The Department of Homeland Security is scheduled to attend the following veteran recruitment events. The events are not hosted by Homeland Security and are not Department-specific. All applicants are encouraged to apply for Department employment consideration by going to USAJOBS.gov or start your job search with our Job Finder.
2010 Events Calendar

Date Event Location Vendor Component

September 8 2010 Census Employee Career Resource Event - Garden Grove Garden Grove Community Center 11300 Stanford Garden Grove, CA U.S. Secret Service

September 13 Ithaca College Job Fair Ithaca College

953 Danby Road

Ithaca, NY 14850

U.S. Secret Service

September 14-16 18th Annual National Native American Law Enforcement Association (NNALEA) Training Conference Riviera Hotel

2901 Las Vegas Blvd., South

Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 U.S. Secret Service

September 14 2010 Census Employee Career Resource Event - Los Angeles Los Angeles Convention Center

1201 S. Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA U.S. Secret Service

September 15 Ft. Meade Community Job Fair Club Meade

6600 Mapes Road

Fort Meade, MD U.S. Secret Service

September 15 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Fall Career Expo University of North Carolina at Charlotte

9201 University City Blvd.

Charlotte, NC 28223 U.S. Secret Service

September 15 University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Campus Law Enforcement Awareness Familiarization, & Career Day University of Pittsburg-Bradford Campus

Frame-Westerberg Commons Building

University Room

Pittsburgh, PA U.S. Secret Service

September 16-18 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 2010 Annual Legislative Conference Diversity Career Fair Walter E. Washington Convention Center 1207 9th Street NW

Washington DC 20001 U.S. Secret Service

September 16 Fort Eustis/Fort Monroe Career Fair Fort Eustis Club

2123 Pershing Avenue

Fort Eustis. U.S. Secret Service

September 16 West Virginia University Career Fair West Virginia University

Ballrooms of the Mountainlair

Morgantown, WV 26506 U.S. Secret Service

September 16 Universiy of South Alabama Career Fair Universiy of South Alabama

5918 Old Shell Road,

Mobile, AL, 36688 U.S. Secret Service

September 16 Keiser University 2nd Bi-Ann. Career Expo Keiser University

1500 NW 49th St,

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, 33309 U.S. Secret Service

September 17 University of Louisiana Career Fair University of Louisiana – Lafayette, LA

PO Box 40400,

Lafayette, LA 70504 U.S. Secret Service

September 17 William and Mary College Fall Career Fair William and Mary College

Cohen Career Center

Williamsburg, VA U.S. Secret Service

September 18-20 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) 24th Annual Conference and Exhibitor Hall Hilton San Diego Bayfront

1 Park Boulevard

San Diego, CA 92101 U.S. Secret Service

September 19 South Pasadena Police & Fire Department 6th Annual Open House South Pasadena Police Station, 1422 Mission Street,

South Pasadena, CA 91030 U.S. Secret Service

September 20 McNeese University Fall Career Fair McNeese University PO Box 92935,

Lake Charles, LA 70609 U.S. Secret Service

September 21 2010 Minneapolis NAACP Regional “Jr. Executive” Diversity Job Fair Minneapolis Convention Center

1301 2nd Ave

Minneapolis, MN 55403 U.S. Secret Service

September 22 Wounded Warrior and Military Job Fair Clubs of Quantico, Quantico, VA U.S. Secret Service

September 22 Ft. Bragg Job Fair Fort Bragg Officers Club

Bldg 1-4930

Armistead & Totten Streets

Fort Bragg, NC U.S. Secret Service

September 23 Camp Lejeune Job Fair Camp Lejeune, NC 28547 U.S. Secret Service

September 23 NAS JRB Federal Job Fair Naval Operation Support Center

New Orleans, LA U.S. Secret Service

September 24 Community College of Allegheny County Career Fair Community College of Allegheny County-North Campus

8701 Perry Highway

Pittsburgh, PA U.S. Secret Service

September 25, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. DHS Second Annual Veterans Hiring/Job Fair Virginia Beach Convention Center, Hampton Roads, Va. All

September 25 DHS Veterans Career and Hiring Fair Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, VA U.S. Secret Service

September 29 Salisbury University Career Fair Salisbury University

Wicomico Room, University Center

1101 Camden Avenue

Salisbury, MD U.S. Secret Service

September 29 American University Fall 2010 Job and Internship Fair American University

4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20016 U.S. Secret Service

September 30 University of South Florida Marshall Student Center

4202 E. Fowler Ave.

Tampa, FL 33620 U.S. Secret Service

2010 Events Calendar Human Resources Job Fair

•The Department of Homeland Security is scheduled to attend the following veteran recruitment events. The events are not hosted by Homeland Security and are not Department-specific. All applicants are encouraged to apply for Department employment consideration by going to USAJOBS.gov or start your job search with our Job Finder.
2010 Events Calendar

Date Event Location Vendor Component

September 8 2010 Census Employee Career Resource Event - Garden Grove Garden Grove Community Center 11300 Stanford Garden Grove, CA U.S. Secret Service

September 13 Ithaca College Job Fair Ithaca College

953 Danby Road

Ithaca, NY 14850

U.S. Secret Service

September 14-16 18th Annual National Native American Law Enforcement Association (NNALEA) Training Conference Riviera Hotel

2901 Las Vegas Blvd., South

Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 U.S. Secret Service

September 14 2010 Census Employee Career Resource Event - Los Angeles Los Angeles Convention Center

1201 S. Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA U.S. Secret Service

September 15 Ft. Meade Community Job Fair Club Meade

6600 Mapes Road

Fort Meade, MD U.S. Secret Service

September 15 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Fall Career Expo University of North Carolina at Charlotte

9201 University City Blvd.

Charlotte, NC 28223 U.S. Secret Service

September 15 University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Campus Law Enforcement Awareness Familiarization, & Career Day University of Pittsburg-Bradford Campus

Frame-Westerberg Commons Building

University Room

Pittsburgh, PA U.S. Secret Service

September 16-18 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 2010 Annual Legislative Conference Diversity Career Fair Walter E. Washington Convention Center 1207 9th Street NW

Washington DC 20001 U.S. Secret Service

September 16 Fort Eustis/Fort Monroe Career Fair Fort Eustis Club

2123 Pershing Avenue

Fort Eustis. U.S. Secret Service

September 16 West Virginia University Career Fair West Virginia University

Ballrooms of the Mountainlair

Morgantown, WV 26506 U.S. Secret Service

September 16 Universiy of South Alabama Career Fair Universiy of South Alabama

5918 Old Shell Road,

Mobile, AL, 36688 U.S. Secret Service

September 16 Keiser University 2nd Bi-Ann. Career Expo Keiser University

1500 NW 49th St,

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, 33309 U.S. Secret Service

September 17 University of Louisiana Career Fair University of Louisiana – Lafayette, LA

PO Box 40400,

Lafayette, LA 70504 U.S. Secret Service

September 17 William and Mary College Fall Career Fair William and Mary College

Cohen Career Center

Williamsburg, VA U.S. Secret Service

September 18-20 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) 24th Annual Conference and Exhibitor Hall Hilton San Diego Bayfront

1 Park Boulevard

San Diego, CA 92101 U.S. Secret Service

September 19 South Pasadena Police & Fire Department 6th Annual Open House South Pasadena Police Station, 1422 Mission Street,

South Pasadena, CA 91030 U.S. Secret Service

September 20 McNeese University Fall Career Fair McNeese University PO Box 92935,

Lake Charles, LA 70609 U.S. Secret Service

September 21 2010 Minneapolis NAACP Regional “Jr. Executive” Diversity Job Fair Minneapolis Convention Center

1301 2nd Ave

Minneapolis, MN 55403 U.S. Secret Service

September 22 Wounded Warrior and Military Job Fair Clubs of Quantico, Quantico, VA U.S. Secret Service

September 22 Ft. Bragg Job Fair Fort Bragg Officers Club

Bldg 1-4930

Armistead & Totten Streets

Fort Bragg, NC U.S. Secret Service

September 23 Camp Lejeune Job Fair Camp Lejeune, NC 28547 U.S. Secret Service

September 23 NAS JRB Federal Job Fair Naval Operation Support Center

New Orleans, LA U.S. Secret Service

September 24 Community College of Allegheny County Career Fair Community College of Allegheny County-North Campus

8701 Perry Highway

Pittsburgh, PA U.S. Secret Service

September 25, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. DHS Second Annual Veterans Hiring/Job Fair Virginia Beach Convention Center, Hampton Roads, Va. All

September 25 DHS Veterans Career and Hiring Fair Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, VA U.S. Secret Service

September 29 Salisbury University Career Fair Salisbury University

Wicomico Room, University Center

1101 Camden Avenue

Salisbury, MD U.S. Secret Service

September 29 American University Fall 2010 Job and Internship Fair American University

4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20016 U.S. Secret Service

September 30 University of South Florida Marshall Student Center

4202 E. Fowler Ave.

Tampa, FL 33620 U.S. Secret Service

2010 Events Calendar Human Resources Job Fair

•The Department of Homeland Security is scheduled to attend the following veteran recruitment events. The events are not hosted by Homeland Security and are not Department-specific. All applicants are encouraged to apply for Department employment consideration by going to USAJOBS.gov or start your job search with our Job Finder.
2010 Events Calendar

Date Event Location Vendor Component

September 8 2010 Census Employee Career Resource Event - Garden Grove Garden Grove Community Center 11300 Stanford Garden Grove, CA U.S. Secret Service

September 13 Ithaca College Job Fair Ithaca College

953 Danby Road

Ithaca, NY 14850

U.S. Secret Service

September 14-16 18th Annual National Native American Law Enforcement Association (NNALEA) Training Conference Riviera Hotel

2901 Las Vegas Blvd., South

Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 U.S. Secret Service

September 14 2010 Census Employee Career Resource Event - Los Angeles Los Angeles Convention Center

1201 S. Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA U.S. Secret Service

September 15 Ft. Meade Community Job Fair Club Meade

6600 Mapes Road

Fort Meade, MD U.S. Secret Service

September 15 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Fall Career Expo University of North Carolina at Charlotte

9201 University City Blvd.

Charlotte, NC 28223 U.S. Secret Service

September 15 University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Campus Law Enforcement Awareness Familiarization, & Career Day University of Pittsburg-Bradford Campus

Frame-Westerberg Commons Building

University Room

Pittsburgh, PA U.S. Secret Service

September 16-18 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 2010 Annual Legislative Conference Diversity Career Fair Walter E. Washington Convention Center 1207 9th Street NW

Washington DC 20001 U.S. Secret Service

September 16 Fort Eustis/Fort Monroe Career Fair Fort Eustis Club

2123 Pershing Avenue

Fort Eustis. U.S. Secret Service

September 16 West Virginia University Career Fair West Virginia University

Ballrooms of the Mountainlair

Morgantown, WV 26506 U.S. Secret Service

September 16 Universiy of South Alabama Career Fair Universiy of South Alabama

5918 Old Shell Road,

Mobile, AL, 36688 U.S. Secret Service

September 16 Keiser University 2nd Bi-Ann. Career Expo Keiser University

1500 NW 49th St,

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, 33309 U.S. Secret Service

September 17 University of Louisiana Career Fair University of Louisiana – Lafayette, LA

PO Box 40400,

Lafayette, LA 70504 U.S. Secret Service

September 17 William and Mary College Fall Career Fair William and Mary College

Cohen Career Center

Williamsburg, VA U.S. Secret Service

September 18-20 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) 24th Annual Conference and Exhibitor Hall Hilton San Diego Bayfront

1 Park Boulevard

San Diego, CA 92101 U.S. Secret Service

September 19 South Pasadena Police & Fire Department 6th Annual Open House South Pasadena Police Station, 1422 Mission Street,

South Pasadena, CA 91030 U.S. Secret Service

September 20 McNeese University Fall Career Fair McNeese University PO Box 92935,

Lake Charles, LA 70609 U.S. Secret Service

September 21 2010 Minneapolis NAACP Regional “Jr. Executive” Diversity Job Fair Minneapolis Convention Center

1301 2nd Ave

Minneapolis, MN 55403 U.S. Secret Service

September 22 Wounded Warrior and Military Job Fair Clubs of Quantico, Quantico, VA U.S. Secret Service

September 22 Ft. Bragg Job Fair Fort Bragg Officers Club

Bldg 1-4930

Armistead & Totten Streets

Fort Bragg, NC U.S. Secret Service

September 23 Camp Lejeune Job Fair Camp Lejeune, NC 28547 U.S. Secret Service

September 23 NAS JRB Federal Job Fair Naval Operation Support Center

New Orleans, LA U.S. Secret Service

September 24 Community College of Allegheny County Career Fair Community College of Allegheny County-North Campus

8701 Perry Highway

Pittsburgh, PA U.S. Secret Service

September 25, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. DHS Second Annual Veterans Hiring/Job Fair Virginia Beach Convention Center, Hampton Roads, Va. All

September 25 DHS Veterans Career and Hiring Fair Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, VA U.S. Secret Service

September 29 Salisbury University Career Fair Salisbury University

Wicomico Room, University Center

1101 Camden Avenue

Salisbury, MD U.S. Secret Service

September 29 American University Fall 2010 Job and Internship Fair American University

4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20016 U.S. Secret Service

September 30 University of South Florida Marshall Student Center

4202 E. Fowler Ave.

Tampa, FL 33620 U.S. Secret Service

2010 Events Calendar Human Resources Job Fair

•The Department of Homeland Security is scheduled to attend the following veteran recruitment events. The events are not hosted by Homeland Security and are not Department-specific. All applicants are encouraged to apply for Department employment consideration by going to USAJOBS.gov or start your job search with our Job Finder.
2010 Events Calendar

Date Event Location Vendor Component

September 8 2010 Census Employee Career Resource Event - Garden Grove Garden Grove Community Center 11300 Stanford Garden Grove, CA U.S. Secret Service

September 13 Ithaca College Job Fair Ithaca College

953 Danby Road

Ithaca, NY 14850

U.S. Secret Service

September 14-16 18th Annual National Native American Law Enforcement Association (NNALEA) Training Conference Riviera Hotel

2901 Las Vegas Blvd., South

Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 U.S. Secret Service

September 14 2010 Census Employee Career Resource Event - Los Angeles Los Angeles Convention Center

1201 S. Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA U.S. Secret Service

September 15 Ft. Meade Community Job Fair Club Meade

6600 Mapes Road

Fort Meade, MD U.S. Secret Service

September 15 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Fall Career Expo University of North Carolina at Charlotte

9201 University City Blvd.

Charlotte, NC 28223 U.S. Secret Service

September 15 University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Campus Law Enforcement Awareness Familiarization, & Career Day University of Pittsburg-Bradford Campus

Frame-Westerberg Commons Building

University Room

Pittsburgh, PA U.S. Secret Service

September 16-18 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 2010 Annual Legislative Conference Diversity Career Fair Walter E. Washington Convention Center 1207 9th Street NW

Washington DC 20001 U.S. Secret Service

September 16 Fort Eustis/Fort Monroe Career Fair Fort Eustis Club

2123 Pershing Avenue

Fort Eustis. U.S. Secret Service

September 16 West Virginia University Career Fair West Virginia University

Ballrooms of the Mountainlair

Morgantown, WV 26506 U.S. Secret Service

September 16 Universiy of South Alabama Career Fair Universiy of South Alabama

5918 Old Shell Road,

Mobile, AL, 36688 U.S. Secret Service

September 16 Keiser University 2nd Bi-Ann. Career Expo Keiser University

1500 NW 49th St,

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, 33309 U.S. Secret Service

September 17 University of Louisiana Career Fair University of Louisiana – Lafayette, LA

PO Box 40400,

Lafayette, LA 70504 U.S. Secret Service

September 17 William and Mary College Fall Career Fair William and Mary College

Cohen Career Center

Williamsburg, VA U.S. Secret Service

September 18-20 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) 24th Annual Conference and Exhibitor Hall Hilton San Diego Bayfront

1 Park Boulevard

San Diego, CA 92101 U.S. Secret Service

September 19 South Pasadena Police & Fire Department 6th Annual Open House South Pasadena Police Station, 1422 Mission Street,

South Pasadena, CA 91030 U.S. Secret Service

September 20 McNeese University Fall Career Fair McNeese University PO Box 92935,

Lake Charles, LA 70609 U.S. Secret Service

September 21 2010 Minneapolis NAACP Regional “Jr. Executive” Diversity Job Fair Minneapolis Convention Center

1301 2nd Ave

Minneapolis, MN 55403 U.S. Secret Service

September 22 Wounded Warrior and Military Job Fair Clubs of Quantico, Quantico, VA U.S. Secret Service

September 22 Ft. Bragg Job Fair Fort Bragg Officers Club

Bldg 1-4930

Armistead & Totten Streets

Fort Bragg, NC U.S. Secret Service

September 23 Camp Lejeune Job Fair Camp Lejeune, NC 28547 U.S. Secret Service

September 23 NAS JRB Federal Job Fair Naval Operation Support Center

New Orleans, LA U.S. Secret Service

September 24 Community College of Allegheny County Career Fair Community College of Allegheny County-North Campus

8701 Perry Highway

Pittsburgh, PA U.S. Secret Service

September 25, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. DHS Second Annual Veterans Hiring/Job Fair Virginia Beach Convention Center, Hampton Roads, Va. All

September 25 DHS Veterans Career and Hiring Fair Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, VA U.S. Secret Service

September 29 Salisbury University Career Fair Salisbury University

Wicomico Room, University Center

1101 Camden Avenue

Salisbury, MD U.S. Secret Service

September 29 American University Fall 2010 Job and Internship Fair American University

4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20016 U.S. Secret Service

September 30 University of South Florida Marshall Student Center

4202 E. Fowler Ave.

Tampa, FL 33620 U.S. Secret Service

Operation Community Shield - 35 arrested in Las Vegas

35 arrested in Las Vegas-area ICE gang enforcement action (Click for Details)

35 arrested in Las Vegas-area ICE gang enforcement action


Arrests part of ICE's national anti-gang effort -- Operation Community Shield
LAS VEGAS - A total of 35 individuals with ties to more than a dozen different street gangs are facing criminal charges or deportation following a three-day, multi-agency enforcement action in the Las Vegas area spearheaded by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).




The arrests were made as part of Operation Community Shield, an ongoing initiative by ICE-HSI's National Gang Unit in which the agency uses its powerful immigration and customs authorities in a coordinated strategy to attack and dismantle criminal street gangs across the country. As part of the initiative, ICE partners with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to target the significant public safety threat posed by transnational gangs.
Of the gang members and gang associates arrested during the enforcement action that concluded late Thursday, six are currently facing prosecution on state criminal charges, including outstanding warrants for gang-related violations. A seventh individual, and two of the subjects arrested on state charges, will also be presented to the U.S. Attorney's Office for prosecution for felony re-entry after deportation, a federal violation that carries a potential penalty of up to 20 years in prison.
"This effort shows our collective resolve in the Las Vegas area to attack and dismantle these dangerous street gangs," said Richard Curry, assistant special agent in charge for ICE-HSI in Las Vegas. "For too long, gangs here and elsewhere have used violence and intimidation to hold communities hostage. As this operation shows, now it's the gang members who have something to fear."


Among those arrested during the enforcement action was a 26-year-old previously deported Mexican national with ties to the Park Avenue street gang who has prior arrests for weapons charges and drug possession. Another of the individuals taken into custody was an 18-year-old Mexican national member of the 18th Street gang who had been previously arrested for attempted murder for his role in a drive-by shooting.
ICE received substantial assistance with this week's operation from the Nevada Department of Public Safety (two divisions, Probation and Parole and Investigations); the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; the Mesquite Police Department; and the North Las Vegas Police Department.


Arrests part of ICE's national anti-gang effort -- Operation Community Shield

Source: ICE

Operation Community Shield - 35 arrested in Las Vegas

35 arrested in Las Vegas-area ICE gang enforcement action (Click for Details)

35 arrested in Las Vegas-area ICE gang enforcement action


Arrests part of ICE's national anti-gang effort -- Operation Community Shield
LAS VEGAS - A total of 35 individuals with ties to more than a dozen different street gangs are facing criminal charges or deportation following a three-day, multi-agency enforcement action in the Las Vegas area spearheaded by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).




The arrests were made as part of Operation Community Shield, an ongoing initiative by ICE-HSI's National Gang Unit in which the agency uses its powerful immigration and customs authorities in a coordinated strategy to attack and dismantle criminal street gangs across the country. As part of the initiative, ICE partners with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to target the significant public safety threat posed by transnational gangs.
Of the gang members and gang associates arrested during the enforcement action that concluded late Thursday, six are currently facing prosecution on state criminal charges, including outstanding warrants for gang-related violations. A seventh individual, and two of the subjects arrested on state charges, will also be presented to the U.S. Attorney's Office for prosecution for felony re-entry after deportation, a federal violation that carries a potential penalty of up to 20 years in prison.
"This effort shows our collective resolve in the Las Vegas area to attack and dismantle these dangerous street gangs," said Richard Curry, assistant special agent in charge for ICE-HSI in Las Vegas. "For too long, gangs here and elsewhere have used violence and intimidation to hold communities hostage. As this operation shows, now it's the gang members who have something to fear."


Among those arrested during the enforcement action was a 26-year-old previously deported Mexican national with ties to the Park Avenue street gang who has prior arrests for weapons charges and drug possession. Another of the individuals taken into custody was an 18-year-old Mexican national member of the 18th Street gang who had been previously arrested for attempted murder for his role in a drive-by shooting.
ICE received substantial assistance with this week's operation from the Nevada Department of Public Safety (two divisions, Probation and Parole and Investigations); the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; the Mesquite Police Department; and the North Las Vegas Police Department.


Arrests part of ICE's national anti-gang effort -- Operation Community Shield

Source: ICE

Operation Community Shield - 35 arrested in Las Vegas

35 arrested in Las Vegas-area ICE gang enforcement action (Click for Details)

35 arrested in Las Vegas-area ICE gang enforcement action


Arrests part of ICE's national anti-gang effort -- Operation Community Shield
LAS VEGAS - A total of 35 individuals with ties to more than a dozen different street gangs are facing criminal charges or deportation following a three-day, multi-agency enforcement action in the Las Vegas area spearheaded by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).




The arrests were made as part of Operation Community Shield, an ongoing initiative by ICE-HSI's National Gang Unit in which the agency uses its powerful immigration and customs authorities in a coordinated strategy to attack and dismantle criminal street gangs across the country. As part of the initiative, ICE partners with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to target the significant public safety threat posed by transnational gangs.
Of the gang members and gang associates arrested during the enforcement action that concluded late Thursday, six are currently facing prosecution on state criminal charges, including outstanding warrants for gang-related violations. A seventh individual, and two of the subjects arrested on state charges, will also be presented to the U.S. Attorney's Office for prosecution for felony re-entry after deportation, a federal violation that carries a potential penalty of up to 20 years in prison.
"This effort shows our collective resolve in the Las Vegas area to attack and dismantle these dangerous street gangs," said Richard Curry, assistant special agent in charge for ICE-HSI in Las Vegas. "For too long, gangs here and elsewhere have used violence and intimidation to hold communities hostage. As this operation shows, now it's the gang members who have something to fear."


Among those arrested during the enforcement action was a 26-year-old previously deported Mexican national with ties to the Park Avenue street gang who has prior arrests for weapons charges and drug possession. Another of the individuals taken into custody was an 18-year-old Mexican national member of the 18th Street gang who had been previously arrested for attempted murder for his role in a drive-by shooting.
ICE received substantial assistance with this week's operation from the Nevada Department of Public Safety (two divisions, Probation and Parole and Investigations); the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; the Mesquite Police Department; and the North Las Vegas Police Department.


Arrests part of ICE's national anti-gang effort -- Operation Community Shield

Source: ICE

Operation Community Shield - 35 arrested in Las Vegas

35 arrested in Las Vegas-area ICE gang enforcement action (Click for Details)

35 arrested in Las Vegas-area ICE gang enforcement action


Arrests part of ICE's national anti-gang effort -- Operation Community Shield
LAS VEGAS - A total of 35 individuals with ties to more than a dozen different street gangs are facing criminal charges or deportation following a three-day, multi-agency enforcement action in the Las Vegas area spearheaded by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).




The arrests were made as part of Operation Community Shield, an ongoing initiative by ICE-HSI's National Gang Unit in which the agency uses its powerful immigration and customs authorities in a coordinated strategy to attack and dismantle criminal street gangs across the country. As part of the initiative, ICE partners with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to target the significant public safety threat posed by transnational gangs.
Of the gang members and gang associates arrested during the enforcement action that concluded late Thursday, six are currently facing prosecution on state criminal charges, including outstanding warrants for gang-related violations. A seventh individual, and two of the subjects arrested on state charges, will also be presented to the U.S. Attorney's Office for prosecution for felony re-entry after deportation, a federal violation that carries a potential penalty of up to 20 years in prison.
"This effort shows our collective resolve in the Las Vegas area to attack and dismantle these dangerous street gangs," said Richard Curry, assistant special agent in charge for ICE-HSI in Las Vegas. "For too long, gangs here and elsewhere have used violence and intimidation to hold communities hostage. As this operation shows, now it's the gang members who have something to fear."


Among those arrested during the enforcement action was a 26-year-old previously deported Mexican national with ties to the Park Avenue street gang who has prior arrests for weapons charges and drug possession. Another of the individuals taken into custody was an 18-year-old Mexican national member of the 18th Street gang who had been previously arrested for attempted murder for his role in a drive-by shooting.
ICE received substantial assistance with this week's operation from the Nevada Department of Public Safety (two divisions, Probation and Parole and Investigations); the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; the Mesquite Police Department; and the North Las Vegas Police Department.


Arrests part of ICE's national anti-gang effort -- Operation Community Shield

Source: ICE