Antiterrorism, Force Protection seeks to help reduce terrorism Published April 2, 2008 Courtesy of the 8th Fighter wing Antiterrorism, Force Protection office KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Terrorism is the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear, intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological." Department of Defense personnel, facilities, material, and symbols of the U.S. Government, are identifiable targets for terrorists seeking to change U.S. policies at home or abroad. DoD personnel are the largest contingent of U.S. representatives overseas. History has shown that DoD personnel and facilities make lucrative targets for terrorist attack. The future predicts little change. Attacks on DoD personnel and facilities by individuals and organizations operating outside the formal command and control structure of national governments have claimed many lives, the cost to the U.S. Government is measured in millions of dollars. Antiterrorism and force protection is a collective effort that seeks to reduce the likelihood that DoD affiliated personnel, their families, facilities shall be subject to a terrorist attack, and to prepare to respond to the consequences of such attacks should they occur. Antiterrorism and force protection incorporates defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability and property to terrorist's attacks to include limited response and containment by local forces.