Changing the Mindset-Army Antiterrorism Force Protection

摘要

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.