Security And Force Protection Flashcards
Who provides management coordination, and leadership for security and force protection?
The public safety force protection program offices
Explain THREATCON scale
Determines the condition for the defense of the U.S homeland abroad
Explain DEFCON scale
Determines the posture of the military to prepare for the likelihood of war
What is FPCON and what it is based on?
Serious measures designed to increase the level of a unit’s defense
1) terrorist level threat
2) capacity to penetrate existing physical security systems
3) risk of terrorist attack to which personnel and assets are exposed
4) asset’s capability to execute it’s missions even if attacked
5) Asset’s criticality to their missions
What is FPCON normal?
General global threat
What is FPCON ALPHA
Increased general threat
What is FPCON BRAVO?
Increased or more predictable threat
FPCON CHARLIE
When an incident occurs or intelligence is received of possible threat
FPCON DELTA
Immediate area where terrorist attack occurs
What is DEFCON
Defense conditions
DEFCON 5
Normal peacetime readiness
DEFCON 4
Normal, increased intelligence and strengthened security measures
DEFCON 3
Increase in force readiness above normal readiness
DEFCON 2
Further increase in force readiness, but less than maximum
DEFCON 1
Maximum force readiness
