Eagle Eyes: More important than ever Published Oct. 5, 2009 By Kelly R. Hogness 319th Air Refueling Wing Antiterrorism officer GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The protection of Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. its population and even the greater Grand Forks area falls into the hands of every individual. "Eagle Eyes" is an Air Force-wide program for deterring terrorism by recognizing and reporting pre-attack activities; a global "neighborhood watch." Every terrorist act is preceded by observable planning activities. When troops and citizens know what to look for and how to report suspicious activity, terrorist acts can be prevented. Suspicious activities by a terrorist that you may witness during planning and execution are: 1) Surveillance - Any out-of-the ordinary monitoring or recording. This includes the use of cameras, note-taking, maps, drawings or diagrams, the use of binoculars or other vision enhancing devices or simple observation. 2) Elicitation - Attempts to obtain security-related information by anyone who does not have the appropriate security clearance and the need to know. This can be done by many means; in-person, conventional or e-mail, fax or telephone. Security -related information may be any facts that alone or together with other facts might reveal security strengths or vulnerabilities. 3) Threats - Any threat received by any means that contain a specific time or place for an attack against U.S. forces, facilities or missions. This includes, but is not limited to, any event or incident, or series of events or incidents, which in and of themselves may indicate a potential for a threat to U.S. forces, facilities or mission, regardless of whether the threat posed is deliberately targeted or collateral. 4) Tests of Security - These include attempts to measure security reaction times or strengths and weaknesses, attempts to test or penetrate physical security barriers or procedures and any attempts to acquire or duplicate uniforms, badges, passes or other security related documents. 5) Suspicious Activity - Any activity or incident that does not specifically fit into the aforementioned categories yet is believed to be of concern regarding force protection should be reported under this category. Some examples of this type of report may be: any issue that causes homeland defense assets to scramble or thefts of material that could be used to manufacture false ID cards or thefts of military uniforms which may be used to gain access to a military installation. 6) Repetitive Activity - Two or more incidents when combined arouse suspicion. A few examples include a person repeatedly watching an intersection near a government facility or a vehicle repeatedly driving by, apparently to observe a location. Law enforcement officers can't be everywhere - they need the eyes and ears of the entire community. If your "EAGLE EYES" see something suspicious contact: Eagle Eyes at (701) 747-3937 319th Security Forces Squadron at (701) 747-5351 Local city, county, state or federal law enforcement offices