Antiterrorism Efforts — HAF, AFOSI, Commanders, Training
Foundation
AT Foundation
The USAF seeks to deter or limit the effects of terrorist acts by:
- Giving guidance on collecting and disseminating timely threat information
- Providing training to all USAF members
- Developing comprehensive plans to deter and counter terrorist incidents
- Allocating funds and personnel
- Implementing antiterrorism measures
HAF — Strategic Level
HAF/A2/6
At the strategic level, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations (HAF/A2/6) and the Director for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Operations are responsible for ensuring the timely:
- Collection of foreign and current intelligence
- Processing
- Analysis
- Production
- Dissemination of national-level intelligence information
HAF Focus Areas
HAF Focus Areas
HAF focuses concerning:
- Terrorist activities
- Terrorist organizations
- Force protection issues
Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI)
AFOSI Lead Agency
AFOSI is the LEAD USAF agency for collection, investigation, analysis, and response for threats arising from:
- Terrorists
- Criminal activity
- Foreign intelligence
- Security services
AFOSI Primary Focus
AFOSI Primary Focus
AFOSI is primarily focused on countering adversary intelligence collection activities against U.S. Armed Forces.
AFOSI Single Point of Contact
AFOSI Single Point of Contact
AFOSI will act as the USAF SINGLE point of contact with:
- Federal law enforcement, counterintelligence, and security agencies
- State law enforcement, counterintelligence, and security agencies
- Local law enforcement, counterintelligence, and security agencies
- Foreign nation law enforcement, counterintelligence, and security agencies
Commanders
Commander Threat Understanding
Commanders at all levels who understand the threat can:
- Assess their ability to prevent
- Survive
- Prepare to respond to an attack
Threat Assessment Requirements
Threat Assessment Requirements
A terrorism threat assessment requires the identification of a full range of known or estimated terrorist threat capabilities, including:
- Use or threat of use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosives
- Weapons of mass destruction
Reporting Encouragement
Reporting Encouragement
In addition to tasking appropriate agencies to collect information, commanders at all levels should encourage personnel under their command to report information on:
- Individuals
- Events
- Situations
…that could pose a threat to the security of Department of Defense personnel, families, facilities, and resources.
Antiterrorism Training
AT Training Annual
At least ANNUALLY, commanders conduct comprehensive field and staff training to exercise antiterrorism plans, to include:
- Antiterrorism physical security measures
- Continuity of operations
- Critical asset risk management
- Emergency management plans
Training Content
Training Content
Antiterrorism training should include:
- Terrorism scenarios specific to the location
- Be based on current enemy tactics, techniques, procedures, and lessons learned
FPCON Charlie Exercise
FPCON Charlie Exercise
The current baseline through force protection condition 'Charlie' measures shall be exercised annually at:
- Installations
- Self-supported separate facilities