Changing the Mindset-Army Antiterrorism Force Protection,

Abstract

In 1995 and again in 1996 terrorists breached force protection measures for U.S. personnel located in Saudi Arabia. The November 1995 attack on the Office of the Program Manager/Saudi Arabian National Guard which killed 6 and wounded 40, was a sign of deadly events to follow. In June 1996 at the Kbobar Towers housing complex a tanker truck loaded with explosives was detonated next to the northern perimeter fence killing 19 U.S. airmen and injuring hundreds more. As Secretary of Defense William Perry stated at the time, "The Khobar Towers attack should be seen as a watershed event pointing the way to a radically new mindset and dramatic changes in the way we protect our forces deployed overseas from this growing threat." Accordingly, DOD launched an aggressive effort to protect all its personnel and their family members.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA356420

Entities

People

  • Charles H. Hash
  • Ronald F. Rokosz

Organizations

  • Joint Chiefs of Staff

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiterrorism
  • Army Personnel
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Protection
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Security
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

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