The Pentagon wants the Secretary of the Defense and the President to be able to call up the Reserves in times of disaster or vaguely defined emergency.read more

The U.S. Northern Command now has a dedicated fighting unit—fresh from Baghdad—for dispatching here at home. Is that even legal?read more

The swine flu outbreak raises a lot of fears.

Here’s one you might not have thought of yet: The Pentagon may be taking over more and more of our civil society in this crisis.read more

The militaries of the United States and Canada are wrapping up a seven-day exercise called “Vigilant Shield” on Tuesday. This marks the continuation of an ever-closer relationship between the two.read more

This week and into next, NorthCom and NORAD are conducting a joint exercise called “Vigilant Shield ’09.”read more

“This is a radical departure from separation of civilian law enforcement and military authority and could, quite possibly, represent a violation of law.”read more

On October 1, the Pentagon, for the first time ever, dedicated an Army force specifically to NorthCom, which is in charge of securing not some foreign region but the United States of America.read more