INTRODUCTION TO U.S. STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE HOMELAND FROM AIR, GROUND, AND MARITIME INFILTRATIONS

Terrorist threats have become more complex and diverse than before.

On June 6, [2018], an American Reaper drone killed four Islamic State fighters near Bani Walid, Libya, about 110 miles southeast of Tripoli, Libya’s capital. A week later, another Reaper killed a Qaeda operative 50 miles southeast of Bani Walid. Ten days later, in central Yemen, American airstrikes attacked Qaeda fighters in the contested central Hadramout region. (Schmitt, 2018, para. 28)

Retaliation has become a standard terrorist tactic. It is unconfirmed yet suspected through U.S. Intelligence Community activity that members of global terrorist groups have already entered U.S. soil by air, land, or sea.

Your Task:

• Discuss some primary elements that constitute a strategic prevention model.

In your brief strategic prevention model, integrate some available U.S. resources, which include Department of Homeland Security; federal, state, and local law enforcement; and civilian stakeholders.

Helpful Hints: Start with these sources below to help respond to the assignment:

Countering the changing threat of international terrorism. (n.d.). Report of the National Commission on Terrorism, Pursuant to Public Law 277, 105th Congress. Retrieved from https://fas.org/irp/threat/commission.html Search for the word prevent in the website.

Wright, P. D., Liberatore, M. J., & Nydick, R. L. (2006). A survey of operations research models and applications in homeland security. Interfaces, 36(6), 514-529, 617-618. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Keeney, R. L., & von Winterfeldt, D. (2011). A value model for evaluating Homeland Security decisions. Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 31(9), 1470-1487. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

DHS. (2019). Department of Homeland Security strategic framework for countering terrorism and targeted violence. Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_0920_plcy_strategic-framework-countering-terrorism-targeted-violence.pdf

SLP Assignment Expectations

Your essay should be 3 full pages not counting the title and reference pages. The use of APA formatting is recommended in your essay with 1-inch margins,12-point type, and double spacing throughout. Include a title/cover page, an introduction, answers to the questions (introduced with subtitles), and a concluding paragraph. Provide specific examples to support your point of view when developing your responses to each question. Remember to include in-text citations within the body of the essay when referencing your resources—for example: (Smith, 2019). Also, be sure to include a reference section at the end of your assignment listing all resources (including the required readings) you used to complete your essay. Use strong, credible sources—peer-reviewed references, government documents, and subject matter expert materials—to support your answer.

Direct quotes should be limited and must be designated by quotation marks. Paraphrased ideas must give credit to the original author—for example, (Smith, 2019). Direct copying from “homework help” websites will not receive credit. Once you have completed your assignment within a Word document, please upload your final version to the SLP 1 Dropbox. Please note your Turnitin originality score and make revisions as needed. Please contact your instructor with any questions.