U.S. special forces spent three weeks trying to breach and scale the models in San Diego, using jackhammers, torches and other tools, and climbing devices. (Image courtesy of AFP and YouTube)

Trump’s Border Wall Models Thwart US Special Forces in Testing (Videos)

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press and the Virginian Pilot Online Recent assaults by tactical teams on prototypes of President Donald Trump's proposed wall with Mexico indicate their imposing heights should stop border...
Missile threats around the world are growing quickly. In fact, according to the Missile Defense Agency, there has been an increase of over 1,200 additional ballistic missiles over the past 5 years and the total number of ballistic missiles outside the United States, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Russia, and China has risen over 5,900. (Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

MDA Awards Lockheed Martin $459M THAAD Interceptor Contract (Videos)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), has awarded Lockheed Martin a $459 million contract modification for production and delivery of interceptors for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system. The modification brings the total...
Saved In America (SIA) is a non-profit of former law enforcement officers and Navy SEALS-turned licensed, insured private investigators, that assists parents and law enforcement in locating missing and runaway children - at no charge to families. In the past 36 months, SIA has assisted in the investigation and locating of 57 children from California to Florida, finding them within an average of 9 days, and a cost of $5,000 per child.

Navy Seals & Rtd Police Join Forces to Rescue Teens (Learn More, Video)

By Nancy Dunham, PEOPLE It seemed like such a normal activity - 16-year old girl riding her bike to a friend's house one afternoon. By that evening, the girl had not called her...
The USCGC Acushnet has an unrivaled legacy of service, one that spanned the oceans from Okinawa to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.

Famed CG Cutter Acushnet Assumes New Challenge (Learn More, Videos)

The former U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Acushnet, having been retired from Coast Guard service in 2011, has now been re-acquired by a non-profit organization and is being re-fitted and re-purposed...
FDNY using the patient-tracking technology FLING to capture photos of the ‘injured’. (Image courtesy of the United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center)

DHS S&T 2017 Joint Grand Central Station Critical Incident Exercise

In the early hours of October 29, 2017, over 200 first responders participated in a critical incident exercise and technology assessment conducted by DHS’ Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) in partnership...
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Veteran Phoenix PD Officer Endorses American Security Today

American Security Today is delighted to share with our readers an endorsement for AST received from Darren Burch, a veteran of the Phoenix Police Department with over a hundred commendations, who...

History-Making Female MSgt Marine Laid to Rest in Arlington (Multi-Video)

By Elizabeth McLaughlin, NBC News The first female Marine to retire from the U.S. Marine Corps was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday. Catherine G. Murray, who passed away last month at...
Sailors and civilians assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) along with the Virginia Beach Police Department participate in an active shooter training exercise on board Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story as part of the annual Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2016. This annual exercise is designed to enhance the training and readiness of Navy security forces. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Benjamin Wooddy)

Navy Installations & Commands to Exercise Force Protection (Video)

Navy installations within the continental United States (CONUS) will conduct Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2018 Jan. 29 - Feb. 9. Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2018 is a two-part anti-terrorism force protection exercise conducted...
connect:ID is an innovative international conference and a free global exhibition that together focus on all aspects of identity technologies and the opportunities for their management in both the physical and digital worlds.

connect:ID Enters into New Strategic Partnerships with Leading Orgs

Science Media Partners (SMP) and the International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA), organizers of connect:ID 2018, have announced a series of new strategic partnerships with world-leading associations from across the identity...
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USAF Selects Harris for F-16 EW System Support Program

Military pilots and aircrews must be prepared to face hostile, densely populated environments with highly mobile and lethal air defense threats. These modern emerging threats can operate in all weather conditions, day...