Operation Ocean Shield

Troy, co-authored the JRIMS Joint Mission Needs Statement Homeland Security Enterprise – Information Sharing with the United States Coast Guard, representing CBP. This document was submitted to the Joint Requirements Council (JRC), adjudicated and awaiting validation. Additionally, Troy has been the Action Officer/Representative for CBP on activities to technically and operationally demonstrate Integrated Maritime Domain Enterprise - Operations and Intelligence Data Node system capabilities in Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC)’s Air and Marine Operations Surveillance System (AMOSS).

Terrorists have a lot of different ways to attack. They often attack on big activities like marathons, festivals, train station etc… One thing they use most is hijacking. When they hijack you take control of boats,

Terrorism has been one of the major concerns of the entire world; however, the incident of 9/11 entirely changed the perception of governments towards the issue of terrorism. In this regard, the United States of America has significantly improvised its approach towards dealing with terrorism. The approach of the U.S. is also justifiable as the United States is the only country that had to face the maximum ramifications caused by terrorism as thousands of people have lost their lives in multiple terrorist acts. Moreover, the U.S. has also tolerated the loss of billions of dollars in the shape of loss of capital, and investing in improved military and intelligence services. Despite of all these efforts, the U.S. has always felt the threat of terrorist activities; based on this fact, the government and legislature of the United States of America has enacted many acts of Congress to ensure the security of the residents, capital, and assets of the country. Out of various strategies to make United States a safer country, the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act in considered the most imperative yet debated topic among the politicians as well as the public of the U.S.

As we move into a new era were a more robust and urgent homeland security program is needed, it is important to talk about how officials are managing all of the risk. There are a multitude of threats; from terrorism, where tactics are all the more unconventional an unpredictable, to climate change, with extreme weather conditions causing severe droughts or other catastrophic storms. The risk accepted by federal officials must be weighed and prioritized in a manner that is conducive to the longevity of the nation but also eliminates political or other personal agenda. To ensure a standardized approach the Department of Homeland Security adopted a risk management. The following will look at defining what risk management is as well as an example of how it is being incorporated within the homeland security enterprise and how doing so is of benefit.

An obstacle that arises in securing ships and ports is that of travelling to foreign ports. Security professionals are are encouraging the United States government to extend U.S. boundaries to foreign ports, which would put much emphasis on security at loading points (70). The fear is that attackers will board a ship at a foreign port and sail to American soil where they could practice terrorism. A way that shipping security has changed is that of the plan of the Container Security Initiative (CSI), which calls for international security criteria to identify high-risk cargo containers for pre-screening at their point of shipment (70). The Coast Guard has also increased patrols in the U.S. ports and waterways, specifically around the nation’s critical petro-chemical facilities (71). By 2004, The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code took effect requiring ship operators to develop security plans, appoint ship and company security officers and maintain a minimum level of on board security, while port officers are required to develop similar plans and hire a port facility security officer (71). This code made it mandatory for all ships to be secure both while still in ports and also while travelling. Not only does this protect passengers aboard the ship, but also citizens of the United States as threats cannot enter the country through shipping

One helicopter along with a C-130 lay engulfed in flames. Eight U.S. service men valiantly laid down their lives. The deceased U.S. troops, weapons, helicopters, maps, and Top Secret plans remained behind. A failed rescue mission would be known to the world the next morning and leave an open wound for the United States and the Special Operations community.

The Unites States has made some changes to the way we handle Security with respect to the effects of 9/11. We began to be much more vigilant looking at every aspect of transportation from enhancing our airline security, railroad to include maritime operations. One particular area of focus is our ports and how we support our trade and make it safer against the threat of another terrorist attack. The ports are extremely vital to the U.S. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 14 percent of U.S. counties that are adjacent to the coast produce 45 percent of the nation's gross domestic product

On September 11, 2001, 3,000 of Americans was killed in a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. In response the United States established a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and heighten its security throughout the transportation system, which were designed to prevent similar attacks in the future. This research paper will discuss the history of the TSA and what it does, how TSA improve aviation security, and the cargo screening process. This paper will conclude an overall debrief of my discussion about the TSA and transportation security.

Operation Just Cause was not the capture of a man; it was the genocide of a country

World War II brought some of the most dramatic changes in naval warfare. New technology such as aircraft have been modified for air to air and air to land combat. Battle ships are more powerful than ever and a new vessel, the aircraft carrier, bring a whole new element to the battle field. The battle of Coral Sea stopped the Japanese offence and was the first ever aircraft carrier battle. In the Battle of the Coral Sea, the allies used experimental tactics in offence, defense, and intelligence.

United States’ national infrastructure are resources that are vital to keep commerce operating. Technology have allowed the governments and the private sector to share vital information with them. The nation well-being depend on each of the critical infrastructures, the big question is on how to maintain all of our infrastructure sectors operative without any problem. There a big wave of threats to our nation and if one of this threads go through, it can created a multidimensional problem to the infrastructure system of the country. The main concerns that exist in protecting the U.S. against any attacks to any U.S. infrastructure and in the same time on how to have a system that work well with other agencies. For example; is important to

Source 1- History.com: The main focus of the investigation is the strategy that the U.S. Marines had to utilize in order to prevent the PAVN from taking the U.S. garrison at Khe Sanh. Their strategy was a main issue and led to many opportunities that the Marine Forces could use, but for the purposes for this investigation, it will go in depth on a variety of topics the Marine forces used to defend Khe Sanh, plans ranging from Weapons/Artillery, Troop Deployment, and how dangerous was each soldier. A source valued to this investigation is History.com, published this

This study is definately eye-catching indeed. Just by your summary alone I am already interested in future research oppertunities. The concept of errorless learning implemneted by the surf program not only address the social participation aspect, but also safety since they are near/in the ocean. From a researcher's persepctive, the checklist used for data collection incorperated verbal and non-verbal cues, which can be challeneging for individuals diagnosed with ASD. Using the ocean as an intervention is a refreshing method for enviornmental aspects. We seem to already established that nature and being outdoors can be theraputic, espceially to people who enjoys being outside.

There are several resources available to the port FSO to assess the risk of terrorism and other criminal activity that could threaten port maritime operations. The three that I see as vital tools are Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting program, Interpol, and the International Maritime Bureau.

The path forward to secure transportation systems from cyber attacks will require broad-based commitments to improve cybersecurity awareness and the use of best security practices by individuals, industries and government agencies. Sector partners should work together to refine assessments of the cyber threats and vulnerabilities, and to assure timely sharing of cyber-threat information with owners and operators. The partners should continue to implement the Transportation Systems Sector’s Cybersecurity Strategy and support initiatives based on implementation of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.