Physical Security

Question 1

What Field Manual covers Physical Security?

Answer 1

FM 3-19.30

Question 2

What Army Regulations covers the Army Physical Security Program?

Answer 2

AR 190-13

Question 3

Security lighting allows security personnel to maintain visual-assessment capability during darkness. When security-lighting provisions are impractical, what are needed?

Answer 3

Additional security posts Patrols
MWD patrols
NVDs
Other security means as necessary.

Question 4

What are the two primary concerns of Physical Security?

Answer 4

Prevention and Protection. Both serve the interests of people, equipment and property.

Question 5

Define the objectives of the Physical Security Education Program.

Answer 5

Get all personnel acquainted with the reasons for security measures and to ensure their cooperation.

Question 6

Describe standard Barbed wire.

Answer 6

Twisted, double-strand, 13.5-gauge wire, with four-point barbs spaced equal distances apart.

Question 7

What are vulnerabilities?

Answer 7

Gaps in the assets protection

Question 8

Commander must ensure that appropriate physical-security measures are taken to minimize the loss of what?

Answer 8

Personnel
Supplies
Equipment
and material through both human and natural threats.

Question 9

What is the interval for placing warning signs for a limited area on or outside the limited area physical barrier?

Answer 9

No more than 100 ft

Question 10

What two major categories can protective barriers be divided into?

Answer 10

1. Structural

2. Natural.

Question 11

What is the purpose of the Army Physical Security Program?

Answer 11

Physical security is defined as that part of security concerned with physical measures designed to safeguard personnel; to prevent unauthorized access to equipment, installations, material, and documents; and to safeguard against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft.

Question 12

How far from the point of entry of an installation should the signs located that indicate the conditions of entry onto that installation?

Answer 12

No less than 50 ft from the point of entry

Question 13

What are the four types of fencing that are authorized for the protection of restricted areas?

Answer 13

1. Chain link
2. Barbed wire
3. Barbed tape
4. Concertina

Question 14

What are the three designations of restricted areas?

Answer 14

1. Controlled area
2. Limited area
3. Exclusion area (Greatest degree of security)

Question 15

Protective barriers are designed to define what?

Answer 15

The physical limits of an installation, activity, or area

Question 16

Name some challenges relative to Physical Security.

Answer 16

Control of populations, information dominance, multinational and interagency connectivity, anti-terrorism, and the use of physical-security assets as a versatile force multiplier.

Question 17

An overall site-security system is comprised of what three major sub-elements?

Answer 17

1. Detection
2. Delay
3. Response

Question 18

_____ are the most acceptable and widely used security devices for protecting facilities, classified materials, and property.

Answer 18

Locks (All containers, rooms, and facilities must be locked when not in actual use.)

Question 19

The detection subelement of the overall site-security system includes what?

Answer 19

Assessment
Entry control.
Intrusion detection

Question 20

What does a detailed physical plan include?

Answer 20

The plan should include at least special and general guard orders, access and material control, protective barriers/lighting systems, locks, and IDSs.