Too Many Threats for Soldiers

Through the Operational Projects Unit (OPU), “technical support is provided through crime scene survey, crime scene documentation, demonstrative court presentation, three-dimensional physical models, and crime scene photography” (“Crime Scene Documentation”, n.d.). The role of the Evidence Response Team Unit (ERTU) is to, “provide traditional and hazardous evidence collection capabilities to the FBI field Evidence Response Teams (ERTs), Hazardous Evidence Response Teams (HERTs), Hazardous Evidence Response Components (HERCs), Underwater Search and Evidence Response Teams (USERTs), and law enforcement partners” (“Evidence Response Team”, n.d.). The purpose of the Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC) is to “receive, fully analyze, and exploit all terrorist improvised explosive devices, of interest of the United States” (“Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC)”, n.d.). Through the Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit

As one of the greatest power houses in the world, the United States has attempted to keep warfare on foreign soil rather than stateside. Doing so was a lot easier when war was fought between two different countries, but nowadays, the main source of conflict around the world comes from small bands of people who reside, not in one country or place, but spread throughout the world. Traditionally military servicemen would wear some type of camouflage utilities and would be carrying their rifles at the ready in case of any contact. Combat has dramatically changed and has made it extremely harder to distinguish enemy from friendly or natural forces. Bombs are created to be worn under cloths, IEDs (or improvised Explosive Devices) are hidden under roadways, and in my opinion, war has become more of a cowardice game hide and seek. This shift in combat strategies has made keeping warfare away from the homeland harder and harder. After the Attacks on the United States on 11 September 2105, the government created the Department of Homeland Security in order to protect our nation from further attacks.

While hijacked airplanes on 9/11 caused the most fatalities of any single terrorist incident, the majority of terrorist attacks are carried out by conventional explosives and secondary devices. This is a broad category that includes incendiary devices, pressure bombs, car bombs, and any other explosive device. These weapons are low cost, low tech, and easy to construct. Out of the five CBRNE categories, explosives are by far the most likely hazard to be encountered (FEMA,

The Engineer Explosive Ordnance Clearance Agent (EEOCA) was created in 2004 after a technical capabilities gap was identified between Combat Engineers and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians. In order to fill this gap, the EEOCA course was designed to equip more Soldiers in the United States (US) Army with the technical skills to be able to identify ordnance by classification, recognize all hazards and protective measures required, perform safe route clearance operations, and have limited blow in place (BIP) capability with unexploded ordnance (UXO). The skills acquired in the EEOCA course were ultimately intended to facilitate the freedom of maneuver for all US and allied forces.

Carryon bags are screened with X-ray technology, before being permitted into the sterile area of the airport. On board bomb plot attempts such as: Richard Reid December 2001, the U.K. liquid-bomb plots of 2006, and the underwear attack of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab of December 2009, have created the need for whole body scanners to search for hidden items under clothing. Walkthrough metal detectors (WTMDs) are unable to detect explosive materials like TATP, C4, PE4, PETN, and Semtex. K-9 units with local law enforcement and DHS officers are another layer of security for detecting the presence of explosives or illegal

On September 11, 2001 about 2,996 people died. All from a terrorist attack, an unplanned attack with no war going on at the time. The twin towers collapsing, the attack on the pentagon, and other attacks that day count as destruction to the environment.That’s not the best way to start a just war. A just war should start with a bribe of peace, a way for no one, especially civilians, to be hurt and for no one needed to even fight. For a war to be just before anything happens, there must be public authority for the war to commence. During a just war, the government and soldiers should avoid all citizens at all times, that also includes environment. After a just war has ended, all destroyed land should be cleaned up and

During the war in Iraq roadside bombs were common, to help the war effort, what is now known as the Persistent Surveillance System, came up with a solution called Project Angel Fire to figure out where these bombs were coming from and how to prevent them. Thirty eight students worked on Project Angel Fire, in this project cameras

IEDs, also known, as improvised explosive devices are homemade bombs; “that are intended for destructive use in nonmilitary applications” (281). IEDs can be delivered in many forms, it is up to the imagination of the perpetrator on how the IEDs will be delivered, which can be by car, trucks, motorcycles, bicycle, and many other forms. In this case, the plan of the international terrorist organization of planting IEDs to bomb a building is similar to the one that took place in Oklahoma City, back in 1995. The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing was a big tragedy, it resulted in 168 deaths, more than 800 injuries, and it even destroyed building around the area. Every building in Oklahoma rocked, but it destroyed and damaged buildings

One detail that best illustrated the tenuousness of their weapons was that of their government issued bomb: “you had the choice of leaving both pins in place and being unable to pull the stiff one out in a moment of emergency, or pulling out the stiff one beforehand and being in a constant stew lest the thing should explode in your pocket. But it was a handy little bomb to throw” (66).

Let’s go back to 1860s where the battle of Fredericksburg VA. was happening. Edward Roberts was a civilian war veteran when he had an idea to throw a gunpowder explosive into a narrow hole in the ground in a technique called “exploding torpedo” .

An IED, or improvised explosive device, is a bomb or explosive that is made using improvised materials. Often called a homemade bomb, they are cheap and very easy to construct with proper training. They are commonly found in Middle Eastern countries like Syria and Afghanistan, but have also been used in attacks like the 2015 Paris Terror Attacks or the Boston Marathon Bombing. In the beginning of The Other Side of The Sky, Farah Ahmedi steps on an IED on her way to school and loses a leg because of it (43). IEDs are dangerous tool for terrorists, both foreign and domestic and without proper countermeasures, they could get out of hand.

In the article “Know the Smells and Warning Bells of WMD”, the author, John Linstrom’s principal point is that the fire departments should better prepare to respond to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Historically, explosive or WMD incidents were handled by law enforcement, while fire assumed a support role, but with increased terroristic occurrences, firefighters have been finding themselves in situations where they have been first on scene. Mr. Linstrom stresses that firefighters need to be mindful of the threat of explosives and WMD’s when responding to incidents (Linstrom, 2004). Firefighters need to familiarize themselves with terrorist tactics and beware of potential high-risk

pieces, the gruesome and vivid details of which are amplified by the familiar irony of an Army commander attempting, despite his unit being understrength, to amass an impressively large enemy body count. Incredibly, the military brass, eager for good public relations, twisted reality and attempted to claim victory. Back in the states, violence which mirrors the battlefield erupts at the University of Wisconsin, where Madison police pummel demonstrators with clubs and fire tear gas into their midst. The protestors are like the soldiers, many are young and naive, some wearing military surplus clothing to emphasize their warlike campaign, and both groups engage in zealous combat against tangible

it is very dangerous for kids to even go outside cause they will proably get killed and bad things can happen to him and its not fun they are innocent kids getting killed and murdered and abused each and every day of the war they stop learning cause there is a war taking place right now soo its a very unsafe to live in cause theres a war there and people can die some wars people can get killed for no reason some can be terrorist and some will just kill the soldiers and some just kidnape people and hold the against the will and some evn just kill everybody war is not safe at all war zones can take place anywhere in china vietnam afganistan anywhere in the world some can last for days and some evn years and some even longer and its a horrible

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