Identity Crisis: Defining the Problem and Framing a Solution for Terrorism Incident Response

Abstract

The date is July 17, 1996. Emergency services personnel from Suffolk County, NY and the United States Coast Guard respond to a report of a catastrophic explosion and the crash of a passenger airliner over the ocean off the southern coast of Long Island. The initial assumption is a nexus to terrorism. The East Moriches Coast Guard Station is designated as the operations command post, staging area, and evidence collection point. As the incident shifts from response to recovery, personnel from various response disciplines and levels of government stream into the station. Among them is Lieutenant Colonel David Williams of the U.S. Army Reserve. LTC Williams, dressed in his U.S. Army Reserve flight suit, presents identification, enters the site, and assists in the operation by landing helicopters on the designated helipads. On the third day of his work, LTC Williams is questioned concerning his identity and affiliation. Following a brief investigation, LTC Williams is identified as an impostor, escorted from the property, and charged by the Suffolk County Police.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA484119

Entities

People

  • Mark Landahl

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Authentication
  • Biometric Security
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • First Responders
  • Homeland Security
  • Identification Systems
  • Identity Management Systems
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • Lessons Learned
  • Mobile Phones
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorism
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Systems Analysis and Design