Options debated for NorthCom.

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Security Beat - Brief Article

Since Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced the creation of the NORTHERN COMMAND to handle homeland security operations, it has not been made clear how this command will be staffed, or what the force mix will be.

Those decisions are not yet finalized, said a senior Pentagon official, briefing reporters on background. Currently, a so-called "integrated process team," is developing options for the force makeup of Northern Command, the official said.

The team includes representatives from Joint Forces Command, Space Command, the Joint Staff and the office of the defense secretary. They are "working their way through this, trying to figure out what the structure...