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Chapter II

TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES (TTP)
IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR (cont)

DISCUSSION: The single most proactive anti-terrorism measure is individual awareness--by soldiers on guard, while moving individually near or within the cantonment area, and while operating as a unit. Soldiers must look for things out of place, for example, packages left unattended, the same car parked near the front gate for an extended period of time, or the same person standing on a street corner daily. When combined with appropriate physical security measures, individual awareness and actions will defeat the terrorist plans.

LESSON(S): The following procedures have proven effective in operations other than war where a significant terrorist threat existed:

• Reinforce individual security awareness by reminding soldiers to report suspicious activities and out-of-place objects.
• Use tactical versus an administrative posture when moving. Treat everything as a combat operation.
• Commanders must provide soldiers with the threat level daily.
• Limit access to information about planned events, to include personnel movements and recreational activities.
• Employ security measures in an unpredictable, random fashion, including security checks outside perimeters.
• Maintain an adequate response force.
• Ensure soldiers understand the ROE.
• Impose substantial limitations on off-post travel.
• Employ helicopters during hours of darkness, to conduct random patrols along perimeters.
• Ensure soldiers remain alert, do not establish a routine, and keep a low profile.