FORCE PROTECTION MSC LNO BRIEF

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TOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Understand the
basic requirements of the Anti-Terrorism/Force
Protection (AT/FP) Program. 2. Identify the
three functional areas of the AT/FP Program 3.
Describe the different THREATCON levels.
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• References
• DODINST 2000.16 established 33 FP Standards based
  on guidance found in DOD Handbook 0-2000.12H
  (implemented by OPNAVINST 3300.54)
• These FP Standards are being implemented by CNO
  and USTRANSCOM

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• Three Functional Areas of AT/FP Program
• Training
• Threat Dissemination
• Assessment

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• Training
• Level I - General Awareness Training
• Level II - FP Officer
• Shipboard Small Arms Training
• Shipboard Quarterly Drills

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• Threat Dissemination
• Who Provides?
• Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
• Navy Anti-Terrorism Alert Center (ATAC)
• Joint Intelligence Center USTRANSCOM (JICTRANS)
• Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)
• What is Provided?
• Terrorist/Criminal Threat Info
• When is it Provided?
• Prior to deployment/ port arrival
• How is it Disseminated?
• Message (Port Threat Assessment, BLUE DART)

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• Assessments
• Vulnerability Assessments
• No-Notice Security Drills
• Self Assessments
• Command Inspections

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• Terrorist Threat Conditions (THREATCON)
• THREATCON NORMAL
• THREATCON ALPHA
• THREATCON BRAVO
• THREATCON CHARLIE
• THREATCON DELTA

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• THREATCON NORMAL
• General Threat of Possible Terrorist Activity
  Exists
• Warrants Routine Security Posture
• Lowest Threat Level

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• THREATCON ALPHA
• General Threat of Possible Terrorist Action
  Directed Towards Ships/Personnel
• Unpredictable, yet not sufficient to warrant
  higher level of security
• Actions still required to protect from possible
  terrorist attack

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• THREATCON BRAVO
• An increased/more predictable threat exists
• Long-term measures required
• Measures should not impact ops, mission
  effectiveness, local relations, etc.

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• THREATCON CHARLIE
• Incident occurs/intel rcvd indicating terrorist
  action is imminent
• Long-term actions required
• Measures to be determined based on threat

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• THREATCON DELTA
• Terrorist attack occurred or intel reports attack
  likely.
• Usually THREATCON declared as localized warning
• Measures taken dependent on threat.

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• In Summary
• AT/FP is SECDEF, SECNAV High Visibility Issue
• AT/FP is at the top of COMSCs Priorities
• Threat Assessments disseminated from multiple
  sources
• THREATCON levels dependent on probability of
  terrorist action
• AT/FP Training is a Continuous Process

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