President Issues Armed Forces Day Proclamation
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012
In a proclamation issued today declaring May 19 Armed Forces Day, President Barack Obama urged all Americans to recognize and honor U.S. military members for their “unparalleled service” in defense of the nation.
“With every assignment and in every theater, America's men and women in uniform perform their duties with the utmost dignity, honor, and professionalism,” Obama said in his proclamation. “Through their dauntless courage and dedication, they live up to our nation's highest ideals in even the most perilous circumstances.”



The gang estimates presented in the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment (NGTA) represent the collection of data provided by the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) through the National Drug Threat Survey, Bureau of Prisons, State Correctional Facilities, and National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) law enforcement partners. An overview of how these numbers were collected is described within the Scope and Methodology Section of the NGTA. The estimates were provided on a voluntary basis and may include estimates of gang members as well as gang associates. Likewise, these estimates may not capture gang membership in jurisdictions that may have underreported or that declined to report. Based on these estimates, geospatial maps were prepared to visually display the reporting jurisdictions.



