103 Navy Antiterrorism Fundamentals Flashcards
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) approved program standardizing the military services identification of, and recommended responses to, terrorist threats and terrorist acts against U.S. personnel and facilities.
FPCON levels
What is the goal of the RAM program?
To deter, detect, and disrupt terrorist attacks
What are the 3 Defense in Depth zones?
Assessment Zone
Warning Zone
Threat Zone
Why do terrorists use surveillance?
To assess capabilities of security systems, judge effectiveness of security measures, and identify security weaknesses
What are the (7) steps of a terrorist attack planning cycle?
- Target Selection
- Surveillance
- Final Selection
- Tactical Level Planning
- Final Surveillance
- Deployment
- Attack
Terrorist surveillance-detection activities
- Multiple sightings of the same suspicious person, vehicle, or activity, separated by time, distance, or direction.
- Individuals staying at bus/train stops for extended periods while buses/trains arrive and depart.
- Individuals engaging in long conversations on pay or cell phones.
- Individuals ordering food at a restaurant and leaving before the food arrives or ordering without eating.
- Joggers standing and stretching for an inordinate amount of time.
What are some preplanned surveillance-detection countermeasures
Installing mechanical devices such as security cameras, motion sensors;
Varying modes of watch-stander behavior, employing RAMS;
Employing physical barriers
Common terrorist tactics
- Assassination
- Arson
- Bombing
- Hostage Taking
- Kidnapping
- Hijacking or Skyjacking
- Seizure
- Raids/Attacks on Facilities
- Sabotage
- Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
- Information Warfare (IW)
Definition of Terrorism
the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological.
Definition of Hostile Act
attack or other use of force against the U.S. or U.S. forces
Definiton of Hostile Intent
threat of imminent use of force against the U.S. or U.S. forces
Definition of Hostile Force
any civilian, paramilitary, or military force or terrorist(s), with or without national designation, that has committed a hostile act, exhibited hostile intent, or has been declared hostile by appropriate U.S. authority
Terrorism Motivational Categories
- Separatist
- Ethnocentric
- Nationalistic
- Revolutionary
FPCON Normal
applies when a general threat of possible terrorist activity exists but warrants only routine security posture
FPCON Alpha
when general threat of possible terrorist activity is directed towards installations, vessels, or personnel, the nature of and extent of which are unpredictable and circumstances do not justify full implementation of FPCON Bravo measures.
FPCON Bravo
when an increased and more predictable threat of terrorist activity exists.
FPCON Charlie
when an incident occurs or intelligence is received indicating that some form of terrorist action against installations, vessels, or personnel is imminent.
*Implementation of the FPCON for more than a short period will probably create hardship and affect the peacetime activities of the unit and its personnel
FPCON Delta
declared when a terrorist attack has occurred in the immediate area or intelligence indicates a terrorist action against a specific location or person is likely
Purpose of PPR’s
to identify, track, assess, and neutralize terrorist attacks
Active Threat
active shooter scenarios are extremely dangerous and difficult because there is no criminal objective involved other than mass murder
Aircraft Threat
Collateral damage big risk
Armed/Barricaded/Hostage Incidents
when responding to this crisis, negotiators normally experience one of two categories of behavior: instrumental or expressive.
Instrumental behavior
characterized by substantive demands and clearly recognizable objectives that, if attained, will benefit the subject
Expressive behavior
designed to communicate the subject’s frustration, outrage, passion, despair, anger, or other feelings
