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Department of Homeland Security Seal

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The Department of Homeland Security was
formed in the wake of the

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terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
as part of a determined national effort

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to safeguard the United States
against terrorism

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Today, more than 240,000 DHS employees,
officers, and members play a unique role

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in creating a safer, more secure America.

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Here's what happens on an average day
at DHS, as told by your colleagues.

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Today, and every day, DHS employees, officers
and members across the United States

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and around the world are working to protect
the American people from a range of threats,

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including terrorism, natural disasters,
cyber attacks, and other emergencies.

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Whether by air, sea, land, or in cyberspace,

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the vigilance of our workforce helps
fulfill our mission to keep our nation safe.

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Here’s what we accomplish
on an average day.

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We perform hundreds of inspections of
air carriers and airport infrastructure,

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screen approximately 2 million passengers
and their baggage at hundreds of airports

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around the United States, and provide the
technology and infrastructure support

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required to protect the nation’s
transportation systems to ensure

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freedom of movement for
people and commerce.

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We patrol 4.5 million square miles of
U.S. waterways and seize more than

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10,000 pounds of drugs at
or near U.S. ports of entry.

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We lead waterborne patrols near maritime
critical infrastructure and key resources,

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and conduct search and rescue operations
to minimize loss of life, injury,

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and property loss and damage.

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We train federal officers and agents, as
well as state, local, tribal and

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international officers and agents, in
available basic and advanced training programs,

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screen all cargo and vehicles entering
the U.S. from Canada and Mexico,

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process over one million individuals
entering the U.S., we naturalize and

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welcome 3,200 new U.S. citizens and grant
aslyum and refugee status to hundreds more,

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seize over $650,000 in undeclared
or illicit currency,

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provide Secret Service protection for our
Nation’s highest elected leaders and

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their families, as well as
visiting foreign dignitaries,

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and provide disaster support and federal
grants to individuals and households,

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following presidentially-declared
disasters.

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We respond to 290 cybersecurity incidents
and issue warnings to industry

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and the public for each.

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And we will issue more than 27 actionable
cyber alerts for the public and

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private sector to protect their systems,
preventing millions of dollars

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in potential losses through
cyber crime investigations.

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Day in and day out,
the dedicated men and women

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of the Department of Homeland Security
work together to protect and support

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the American public in efforts both
seen and unseen.

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Like you, each one of us has chosen to
work for DHS to support our mission

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and make a positive difference,
and we continue to serve,

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day after day, for many reasons.

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I come to work every day
because I love my job.

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I work for DHS because the work’s exciting,
it’s important, and it’s relevant.

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Nearly every night on the national news,
I see the work that I or my colleagues

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are working on, and I feel like
we really make a difference.

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I come to work to see policy
in action and history being made.

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I get to spend the day on the water.
My office is a high speed, powerful,

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state of the art vessel, and our crews
look out for and depend on one another

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to complete the job and go home
safe at the end of the day.

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I come to work every day to stand between
the American people and all

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enemies, foreign and domestic.

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I really believe this is the
greatest country in the world

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and my job allows me to both welcome
people here to experience that and to

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protect it from those that
would do us harm.

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Every day has been a new adventure
meeting various people from various lands.

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And I get the opportunity to make a
difference in their lives throughout eternity.

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So today, and everyday, we

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we,

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we,

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and you, will work to
protect the American people.

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Together, we will continue
to advance our mission-

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To ensure a homeland that is safe, secure,
and resilient against terrorism and other hazards.

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Thank you for choosing to bring your skills
and dedication to

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the Department of Homeland Security,
and welcome to the team.

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Welcome.

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Welcome to the team.

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Thank you to the following DHS employees
who appeared in this video: DHS employees