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Associations Reflect, Assist on 9/11 Anniversary

Associations Now

With public service and remembrance increasingly becoming intertwined with the anniversary of September 11, 2001, groups around the country are doing their part to reflect upon and build from the events of that day.

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Post-Ferguson, Police Groups Work to Protect Military Surplus Access

Associations Now

Those events put a spotlight on a practice that has steadily increased in scope since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, yet had largely gone under the public radar: the transfer of military equipment, such as armored vehicles and assault rifles, from the Department of Defense to local police forces through the Pentagon’s 1033 program.