Comments on: Air Force Issues Doctrine on Homeland Operations http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2006/04/air_force_issues_doctrine_on_h.html Secrecy News from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Thu, 24 May 2012 10:04:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: David Ferrier http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2006/04/air_force_issues_doctrine_on_h.html/comment-page-1#comment-531 David Ferrier Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:35:31 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2006/04/air_force_issues_doctrine_on_homeland_operations.html#comment-531 “Homeland Operations,” Air Force Doctrine Document AFDD 2-10, March 21, 2006, p. 27, Figure 3.1, Potential Defense Support of Civil Authority Missions, annotated and sorted by threat categories Annotations (see numbers in brackets in text) 1 State funerals require air cover? 2 “Mass Immigration” – a new form of terrorism? 3 Who gets to say whether it’s a “civil disturbance” or a “peaceful assembly”? 4 “Support for Civil Disturbances” – shouldn’t that be “Control of Civil Disturbances”? 5 Strikebreaking – another service provided by the military-industrial complex. 6 “Postal Work Stoppage” – another new form of terrorism? 7 Remember the Minutemen? To King George III and British troops in North America in 1776, they were terrorists; to Patrick Henry and the Americans, partisans. 8 Who gets to say whether it’s an insurrection or a legitimate request for a change in government? 9 “National Special Security Event” – an Air Force Special Olympics?. Threat category, Threats Act of God g Drought g Earthquake g Epidemic g Explosion g Fire g Flood g Hurricane/Typhoon g Landslide g Snowstorm g Tornado g Tsunami/Tidal Wave g Volcanic Eruption Administrative a Continuity of Operations a State Funerals [1] Disaster - Animal Disease - Biological Incident - Chemical Incident - Critical Infrastructure - Medical Evacuation - Oil Spill - Radiological Incident - Space Debris Impact Law enforcement l Counter Drug Operations l Mass Immigration [2] l Military Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Riots r Civil Disturbance [3] r Military Support for Civil Disturbances [4] Strikebreaking [5] s Postal Work Stoppage [6] Terrorist [7] t Counter Terrorism t Insurrection [8] t Terrorist Attack Unknown ? National Special Security Event [9] “Homeland Operations,” Air Force Doctrine Document AFDD 2-10, March 21, 2006, p. 27, Figure 3.1, Potential Defense Support of Civil Authority Missions, annotated and sorted by threat categories

Annotations (see numbers in brackets in text)

1 State funerals require air cover?
2 “Mass Immigration” – a new form of terrorism?
3 Who gets to say whether it’s a “civil disturbance” or a “peaceful assembly”?
4 “Support for Civil Disturbances” – shouldn’t that be “Control of Civil Disturbances”?
5 Strikebreaking – another service provided by the military-industrial complex.
6 “Postal Work Stoppage” – another new form of terrorism?
7 Remember the Minutemen? To King George III and British troops in North America in 1776, they were terrorists; to Patrick Henry and the Americans, partisans.
8 Who gets to say whether it’s an insurrection or a legitimate request for a change in government?
9 “National Special Security Event” – an Air Force Special Olympics?.

Threat category,
Threats

Act of God
g Drought
g Earthquake
g Epidemic
g Explosion
g Fire
g Flood
g Hurricane/Typhoon
g Landslide
g Snowstorm
g Tornado
g Tsunami/Tidal Wave
g Volcanic Eruption

Administrative
a Continuity of Operations
a State Funerals [1]

Disaster - Animal Disease
- Biological Incident
- Chemical Incident
- Critical Infrastructure
- Medical Evacuation
- Oil Spill
- Radiological Incident
- Space Debris Impact

Law enforcement
l Counter Drug Operations
l Mass Immigration [2]
l Military Support to Civilian Law Enforcement

Riots
r Civil Disturbance [3]
r Military Support for Civil Disturbances [4]

Strikebreaking [5]
s Postal Work Stoppage [6]

Terrorist [7]
t Counter Terrorism
t Insurrection [8]
t Terrorist Attack

Unknown
? National Special Security Event [9]

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