The first class offering certification in homeland security for local National Guard and local police and fire people has started at the Veterans Affairs site in North Lansing.
Fifteen people from mid-Michigan are registered in the pilot class with an overview of the homeland defense and security system and its relationship to local legal and jurisdictional issues. The class is part of a series to be offered by the Michigan Department of Military & Veterans Affairs and the MSU School of Criminal Justice.
According to Dr. Phil Schertzing, an instructor at the criminal justice school, the series of courses will offer National Guard personnel, reservists, state and local public safety personnel the tools to work together in the event of either a terrorist attack or a major natural disaster such as a tornado or flood.
The courses are offered as “hybrids,” with traditional instructor-led classroom sessions on drill weekends at the new veterans’ center, supplemented by online activities between classes, says Brigadier General Michael McDaniel, Michigan Homeland Security Advisor and Assistant Adjutant General for Homeland Security.
Source: MSU University Relations
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