Personnel assigned to the Emergency Operations Center monitor weather and flood projection data during a hurricane exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 21, 2026. The exercise was designed to test emergency operation procedures and engage organizations from across the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Skylar Ellis)
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. -- The United State’s warfighting edge does not start on the battlefield. It starts with the fight against threats before they begin.
Antiterrorism sits at the heart of the U.S.’s National Defense Strategy, not as a background function, but as a driving force enabling warfighting excellence, deterring aggression and securing the homeland.
“Our [antiterrorism program] mission is to ensure the safety and security of our force, assets, personnel, resources and facilities through the aggressive application of antiterrorism and force protection measures,” said one 633d Air Base Wing Antiterrorism Program Manager (ATPM). “We aim to deter, detect, delay, deny and defend against any terrorist threats and...
