Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security And Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Rollins, John ; Supinski, Stanley. "March 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on April 23, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Preparedness, civil defense, children, K-12 curricula, citizen preparedness, Homeland Security. Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-107). Also available in print.

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited / Local Defenses are view by many counterinsurgency strategists as an essential element in defeating an insurgency. Providing a population with a local defense organization will strongly support the government's strategy of extending its security and control over the rural areas affected by insurgent organizations. However every insurgency is unique and demands a unique counterinsurgency strategy to be defeated. There always will b e an important commonality: insurgent organizations need popular support to subsist. The final success of the government or the insurgents will be determined by the capacity of either both to win and retain the support among the rural population. The analysis of the four cases presented in this study clearly demonstrates each government's approach to the insurgent problem, including the use of local defenses to protect rural populations from insurgent attacks and influence. The organization of localdefenses during the Malayan Emergency, the El Salvador's Civil War, as well as the Vietnam War and the Terrorist Epoch in Peru proved to be a force multiplier for the government's effort, at least during the time period in which they were effectively implemented. The contribution of this analysis is not that of providing a framework or recipe for strategists to implement this kind of organizations. Rather, the contribution of this study is on a set of variables to be considered when planning the implementation of local defenses as part of a counterinsurgency effort. / Lieutenant Commander, Peru / Major, United States Army

Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Dahl, Erik. Second Reader: Piombo, Jessica. "December 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 26, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Volunteer, Convergene, Real ID, National Identity Card, WHTI, Volunteer Mobilization Center, First Responder Credentialing Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-105). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Joyce, Nola ; Morag, Nadav. "December 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 26, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: First responder, Critical incident stress management (CISM), Critical incident stress diffusing/debriefing (CISD), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), family preparedness, responder safety/efficiency, public safety health and wellness, public safety organizations, Scottsdale Fire Department. Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-77). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Rasmussen, Maria. Second Reader: Moran, Daniel. "December 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 26, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Lone Wolf Terrorism, Radicalization, Terrorist Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-85). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S. in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy)--Joint Forces Staff College, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, 2008. / Title from PDF title page; viewed on Oct. 17, 2008. "11 May 2008." Electronic version of original print document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-83).

Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2005. / Thesis Advisor(s): Paul Stockton. Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-81). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S. in Defense Analysis)--Naval Postgraduate School, Sept. 2004. / Thesis advisor(s): Gordon McCormick, George Lober. Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-90). Also available online.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 444-451).

Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies(Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2006. / Thesis Advisor(s): Bach, Robert. "March 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-183). Also available in print.