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ANTITERRORISM. TERRORISM DEFINED. The calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally: POLITICAL - Terrorists who fight for political reasons
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TERRORISM DEFINED The calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally: • POLITICAL - Terrorists who fight for political reasons • RELIGIOUS - View governments as illegitimate based on religion • IDEOLOGICAL - Terrorism is morally justifiable
ANTITERRORISM THEMES • Anonymity • Planning • Awareness • Access • Unpredictability • Teamwork
TRAINING SCENARIO • Air travel • Ground travel • Hotel security • Vehicle bomb • Government facility • Hostage survival • Returning home
AIR TRAVEL • Packing for the trip • Choosing a seat • Moving through the airport terminal • Encountering danger • Negotiating with the hijacker • Interacting with local authorities
AIR TRAVEL • How do you pack/dress for the trip? • Pack a military duffel bag and wear your uniform. • Use a standard civilian suitcase and wear plain clothing. • Use an oversized suitcase with a “U.S. Government” label and wear your uniform. • What seat should you choose? • Middle seat, rear of aircraft. • Window seat, mid-aircraft. • Aisle seat, front of aircraft.
AIR TRAVEL • What should you do when a person causes a problem with Security? • Show your military ID, take control, and try to calm the people down. • Wait and do nothing while security personnel handle it. • Tell them to hurry up because you have a plane to catch.
AIR TRAVEL • What should your response be in a hijacking? • Be alert and remain calm. • Hide your military ID. • Encourage others to remain calm. • Try to understand the developing situation.
AIR TRAVEL Things to consider in an airplane hijacking: • Federal Air Marshall onboard? • How heavily armed are the hijackers? • Do hijackers watch passengers closely? • Are the pilots in control of the aircraft? • What is the hijackers’ destination? • Do the hijackers demand ID from passengers? • Is someone in a position to resist the hijackers? • Are passengers able to place calls to people on the ground? • Are passengers singled out based on nationality or affiliation?
INTERACTING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES • Answer if they ask questions, but don’t disclose military affiliation or draw unneeded attention to yourself. • Cooperate, give a detailed description of the hijackers, and provide your contact information. At first opportunity, inform your commander of the incident. • Ensure authorities recognize your special status as a U.S. military person and try to gather information from other passengers to assist in the investigation.
GROUND TRAVEL • Renting a car • Inspecting your vehicle • Getting directions • Driving under surveillance
GROUND TRAVEL • What rental car should you choose? • Choose older model car offered at a cut-rate price at off-brand rental car company. Avoid distinctive markings & keep gas tank ½ full at all times. • Choose late-model station wagon commonly used in the local area with a gas cap lock & conduct good safety inspection. • Choose a late-model, mid-sized sedan commonly used in the local area with a gas cap lock & evidence of working equipment.
GROUND TRAVEL • How do you inspect the vehicle? • Look for evidence of tampering by thoroughly inspecting the exterior without touching the car and then move to the interior of the car. • Look for evidence of tampering by inspecting the car from front to rear, looking in all compartments. • Look for evidence of tampering by thoroughly inspecting all areas of the car.
GROUND TRAVEL • How do you get directions? • Identify yourself and ask for directions for a direct route on main roads; then ask them to repeat, if you didn’t get all the first time. • Ask for directions for a direct route; then repeat info back to confirm you have correct directions. • Without identifying yourself, ask for directions for a direct route on main roads; then ask them to repeat info if you did not get all the first time.
GROUND TRAVEL • How do you drive while under surveillance? • Drive at normal speed to a safe public location, keep a safe distance from vehicles in front of you, & try to avoid blind alleys and cul-de-sacs. • Drive to a safe public location; slow down & make eye contact, so you can get a good description of the driver. • Drive to a safe public location; turn off onto a side street and park, so you can get a good description of the driver as he passes.
HOTEL SECURITY • Choosing a room • Inspecting your room • Dining out • Returning to your room
HOTEL SECURITY • Do you want to keep this room? • Keep the room. • Trade for one on the 4th floor, near a fire exit, with no balcony, away from the street side of the hotel, that opens to the hotel interior. • Trade for one on the 4th floor, near the elevators, with a balcony overlooking the street, that opens to the hotel exterior. • Trade for one on the 12th floor, near the elevators and a fire exit, that opens to the interior of the hotel.
HOTEL SECURITY • How do you inspect your room? • Inspect for good locks on doors/balcony/windows. Ensure radio or TV work. Look for lock box or hotel safe. Ensure phone works & that you know emergency numbers. • Inspect for good locks on doors/balcony/windows. Ensure cable TV works. Look for lock box to secure classified information. Ensure phone works & that you know emergency numbers. • Inspect for good locks on doors/balcony/windows. Ensure TV works. Look for lock box and a mini-bar in room. Ensure phone works.
HOTEL SECURITY • How do you respond to strangers? • Tell the stranger to leave you alone. • Be courteous and respectful, but do not respond to efforts to discuss personal things or about your purpose in town. • Be careful to learn the intentions of the stranger before engaging in conversation.
HOTEL SECURITY • How should you return to your room? • Go to a secure area where you can discretely watch the suspicious individual, and then take the elevator to your floor. • Stop at a secure, public area of the hotel for a few minutes. If the individual is still there, go to the front desk and report the stranger. Ask for an escort to your room by an indirect route. Inform your unit security officer. • Avoid the individual; take the elevator to the 5th floor, exit, and take another elevator or stairway to your floor. Inform your unit security officer.
VEHICLE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE • Inspecting the vehicle for tampering • Finding a suspicious package • Changing plans
VEHICLE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE • How do you continue the inspection? • Look inside the engine compartment and fuel door. Alert the hotel manager immediately if you find any sign of tampering. • Look inside the interior and trunk. Alert the hotel manager immediately if you find any sign of tampering. • Look inside the interior, engine compartment, fuel door, and trunk. Alert the hotel manager or police immediately if you find any sign of tampering.
VEHICLE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE • What if you find a suspicious package? • Ask bystanders if they saw who put the box behind the wheel of your car. • Go to the hotel manager or police and inform them that your car has been tampered with. • Perform a careful inspection of the box, looking for protruding wires and oil spots.
VEHICLE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE • What precautions should you take? • Turn in your current rental car for a new one but keep the same hotel. • Request the bomb squad inspect your car, then grab your belongings and go to the base using a different route. Inform base security of the incident, change to a different hotel, and trade in your rental car for a different one. • Drive immediately to the base using a different route than the day before.
ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION • Approaching the gate • Detecting surveillance • Noticing a violation • Making lunch plans
ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION • What do you do at the gate? • Provide ID and get out when told to do so; be active during inspection. • Provide two IDs, follow instructions, and try to strike up a conversation. • Provide two IDs for all occupants, look around for suspicious activities outside the gate, get out when told to do so, follow instructions, and avoid making sudden movements.
ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION • What do you do when you see someone suspicious? • Carefully get out of line and drive away from the base, passing the stranger to get a description for Security. • Tell the security guard what you have seen and provide a description of the individual. • Check to see if the person is still there when you leave in the evening and return in the morning. If you see him again, report it to security forces.
ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION • What do you do when you notice a violation? • Close the door and report the security violation to one of the conference managers. • Point out the security violation to one of the conference managers. • Keep an eye on the door yourself until a conference manager or security official comes along.
ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION • What lunch plans do you make? • Join them for lunch; there’s safety in numbers. • Suggest they find a less visible location off base. • Propose they eat at a restaurant concession on the base.
HOSTAGE SURVIVAL • Receiving an unexpected delivery • Responding to a threat • Dealing with the terrorists • Being rescued
HOSTAGE SURVIVAL • What if you receive an unexpected delivery? • Ask who the delivery is for, and then tell them to leave it at your door and you will get it in a while. • Ask who the delivery is for, tell the person to wait, and then call the hotel front desk to confirm the identity of the hotel employee at your door before receiving the delivery. • Tell them to leave it at the front desk and you will get it at your convenience. Then, call the front desk to confirm the package sender and addressee. If not urgent, get it in the morning.
HOSTAGE SURVIVAL • How do you respond to a threat? • Since you are threatened with deadly force, do not resist as the intruder comes in to search your room. • Try to slam the door as quickly and as hard as you can; then duck to the floor. • Grapple with the intruder for control of his weapon.
HOSTAGE SURVIVAL • How do you deal with the terrorists? • Invent stories & resist their interrogations. Respond to questions but do not engage in conversation. • Answer their questions calmly, but do not agree to their accusations. Lie only to protect classified information; stick with a credible story. Tell them you do not understand the questions or do not know the answer on topics that are beyond your responsibility; do not inflate your importance. • Answer their questions without giving away classified information. Show sympathy to their political viewpoints.
HOSTAGE SURVIVAL • What do you do when being rescued? • Roll off the bed, remain quiet, and stay on the floor until you are told to do otherwise. • Shout instructions to the rescue team and fall to the floor. • Remain still, seated on the bed, and shout warnings to the rescue team.
RETURNING HOME • Suggesting base security measures • Office security • Conducting physical security at home • Planning for home security
RETURNING HOME • What base security measures do you suggest? • Increase the FPCON and implement 100% vehicle inspections at the gates. • Randomly use some higher-level FPCON measures, increase security awareness, and confuse terrorists performing surveillance. Establish a security hotline. Increase cooperation with local community police. • Seek better threat intelligence, improve planning for potential terrorist incidents, and increase foot patrols around the installation perimeter.
RETURNING HOME • What if you see suspicious behavior in the office? • Observe him for a few days, making a thorough list of activities to provide to security if the suspicious behavior continues. • Make a list of his suspicious activities; report this person to your supervisor immediately. • Make a thorough list of his activities; report him to your supervisor immediately.
RETURNING HOME • What if you see a suspicious package? • Without opening the package, examine it for oily spots or protruding wires. • Destroy the package immediately by immersing it in water. • Leave the package alone, isolate the room, and notify security personnel.
RETURNING HOME • What if you’re told to evacuate the office? • Quickly secure classified info; exit down the rear staircase. • Ask the security guard for identification and an explanation before complying. • Wait to see what other workers in your office do, since it might be a false alarm or just a drill. • Call security to confirm there is an actual emergency before complying.
RESIDENTIAL SECURITY • Which does NOT make sense? • Post emergency numbers near the phone; ensure family knows how to use them. Do not answer phone with name/rank; report suspicious calls. • Establish rules that only an adult may open an outside door to a visitor. Tell children not to leave the house without adult permission nor to accept gifts or rides from strangers. • Rehearse the use of a first aid kit/fire extinguisher. Plan a location for family to meet in an emergency. • Prominently display name/rank on house. Avoid unnecessary contact with neighbors.
RESIDENTIAL SECURITY • Which does NOT make sense? • Replace or re-key door locks, add a deadbolt, install window locks and bars, and keep cars in a locked garage. • Cut back shrubbery near house; plant thorny vines along fences. Put gravel under windows. • Place a door key under a flowerpot on the porch. • Put up additional exterior lighting. Install peepholes in outside doors. Hang curtains. • Display “Beware of Dog,” security/alarm service, and “Neighborhood Watch” signs.
