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Kadena remains vigilant with Eagle Eyes
Posted 5/10/2011 Updated 5/10/2011
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by Senior Airman Sara Csurilla
18th Wing Public Affairs
5/10/2011 - KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- "The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al Qaeda," said President Barack Obama as he addressed the nation about the successful mission that led to the demise of one of the world's most infamous terrorists. "Yet his death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must- and we will - remain vigilant at home and abroad."
It has been nearly 10 years since the Air Force implemented the Eagle Eyes program, which asks Air Force members and their families to do just that - remain vigilant and do their part to help fight terrorism.
Eagle Eyes is an anti-terrorism program that teaches people about the typical activities terrorists engage in to plan their attacks and specific things to look for in their work and home environments.
According to Air Force Office of Special Investigations officials, there are seven categories of suspicious behavior to look for:
Surveillance: Someone recording or monitoring activities. This may include the use of still or video cameras, note taking, drawing diagrams, map making or using binoculars (especially near gates or flight lines).
Elicitation: People or organizations attempting to gain information about military operations, capabilities or people. Elicitation attempts may be made by mail, fax, e-mail, telephone or in person. Examples could include being approached and asked about what's happening at the base, troop strength numbers or the number of airplanes on base.
Tests of security: Any attempts to measure reaction times to security breaches or to penetrate physical security barriers or procedures in order to assess strengths and weaknesses.
Acquiring supplies: Someone purchasing or stealing explosives, weapons, ammunition, detonators or timers. Also includes acquiring military uniforms, decals, flight manuals, passes or badges, or the equipment to manufacture such items or any other controlled items.
Suspicious people: People who seem out of place or don't seem to belong in the workplace, neighborhood or business establishment.
Dry run: Putting people into position and moving them around according to their plan without actually committing the terrorist act. This is especially true when planning a kidnapping, but it can also pertain to bombings. An element of this activity could include mapping out routes and determining the timing of traffic lights and flow. Take note of people moving around from place to place without any apparent purpose and doing it, perhaps, many times. The appropriate example here is the 9/11 hijackers, who are now known to have actually flown on those exact flights several times before the attack, working out arrival times, parking, ticketing, going through security and boarding.
Deploying assets: People and supplies getting into position to commit the act. This is a person's last chance to alert authorities before the terrorist act occurs. Look for people loading vehicles with weaponry or explosives, strange-looking people in military uniforms, or people who seem out of place standing by at a certain location as if waiting for something to happen.
Air Force community members are encouraged to have contact numbers for reporting suspicious activity readily available. People can program their local law enforcement desk phone numbers into a cell phone.
"[People] should contact the 18th Security Forces Squadron Law Enforcement desk at 634-2475 if they observe any suspicious activity," said Special Agent Lindsay Temes, AFOSI, Det. 624. "If it warrants OSI notification, the LE desk should notify OSI."
If something seems suspicious, people can also send their concerns using this "Crimebusters" link.
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