Block 9 - Security and Force Protection Flashcards
Which offices provide management, coordination, and leadership to ensure that each mission has met with an appropriate capability?
Public safety, force protection program offices
What are some of the departments used to accomplish force protection?
Personal management
anti-terrorism
counter intelligence
electronics security
investigations
law-enforcement
physical security
What are a series of measures designed to increase the level of units defense against Terrorist attacks?
Force protection conditions (FPCONS)
FPCONS are not aimed at specific threats, but are selected based on a combination of the following factors
Terrorist threat level
capability to penetrate existing physical security systems
risk of terrorist attack to which personnel and assets are exposed
What applies when a general global Threat of possible terrorist activity exists and warrants a routine security posture?
FPCON Normal
What applies when there is an increased general threat of possible terrorist activity against personnel facilities, the nature and extent of which are unpredictable?
FPCON alpha
Alpha measures must be capable of being maintained for how long?
Indefinitely
What applies when an increased or more predictable threat of terrorist activity exists?
FPCON Bravo
Sustaining bravo measures for a prolonged period May affect what?
Operational capability and relations with local authorities
What applies when an incident occurs or intelligence has received indicating some form of terrorist action or targeting against personnel or facilities is likely?
FPCON Charlie
Prolonged implementation of Charlie measures may create ________ And affect the activities of the unit and it’s personnel.
Hardship
What applies in the immediate area where a terrorist attack has occurred when intelligence has received that terrorist action against a specific location or person is imminent?
FPCON Delta
Normally, FPCON Delta is declared as what?
Localized condition
What is an alert posture used by the United States Armed Forces?
Defense readiness condition (DEFCON)
The system was developed by the joint Chiefs of staff, unified and specified combatant commanders and prescribes five graduated levels of readiness (or state of alert) for the US military
DEFCON system
