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 Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.