Throughout its history, the U.S. Army’s mission has remained constant - to support National Security and decisively defeat those enemies who strive to destroy our freedoms. This mission includes the detection and prevention of hostile actions against the homeland as well as supporting civil authorities in consequence management, disaster relief and other roles as requested.

The Army must maintain sufficient forces, trained and ready, to protect the U.S. domestic population, its territory and critical infrastructure against all attacks. At the same time, our Army must be prepared to adapt as our enemies in the Global War on Terrorism alter their means of attack - ensuring that our Army always has overwhelming dominance.

The Army has the responsibility to provide a component to the Consequence Management of Homeland Defense. As a result, the Army conducts antiterrorism training, awareness efforts, protective service advance work, assessments of threat and vulnerabilities and the conduct of antiterrorism exercises as part of Homeland Defense. The ability to provide logistics, transportation, communications, utilities management, engineering and other services that leverage DoD technologies remains essential.

WE THEREFORE RESOLVE to urge the Administration and Congress to: <br>

• Fund technology, equipment, training, personnel manning, critical infrastructure and its protection to enable the Army to support Homeland Defense missions