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Bernie Beier Steps Down to Serve Nation | Fort Wayne News
After 24 years as Fort Wayne’s first Homeland Security chief, Bernie Beier is retiring — but not slowing down. The 63-year-old Marine Corps veteran, who was on duty at Camp Pendleton on 9/11, is heading to the U.S. Department of Justice to “press down the accelerator” on national safety efforts. He helped build Indiana’s first homeland security office in 2003, later merging it with emergency management and renaming it to clarify its local mission. Under his leadership, the focus shifted from foreign threats to domestic extremism, cyber risks, and community resilience — all while navigating…
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