Want to become an expert in homeland security? An accredited curriculum will soon arrive at a school near you. NORAD and US Northern Command have teamed up with 13 higher education institutions to craft graduate-level core studies. The group—the “Homeland Security Defense Education Consortium”—plans to unveil its final product at the 3rd Annual Homeland Defense Symposium, in October in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Air Force fighters, tankers, and intelligence aircraft are helping to provide “defensive overwatch” for the U.S. military’s effort to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, senior officials said.