Take, for example, a recent seminar wargame sponsored by the Navy and Marine Corps and run by the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, a northern Virginia think tank. Robots that can detect bombs and, if necessary, disable threatening vehicles with small-arms fire. One of the most important lessons for the military services may be learning from each other. The Cole bombing, for instance, prompted the Air Force to go back and take another look at post-Khobar security procedures. USAF investigators discovered no glaring deficiencies, but security officials are hardly relaxing.
Force protection is one of the most difficult things in the world.
Terrorism is worldwide. It goes on forever. Copyright by Air Force Association.