Homeland Security Midterm
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responsible for investigating and preventing domestic terrorism and
various federal crimes - answer FBI (Federal Bureau of
Investigation)
primarily responsible for protecting the United States from external
military threats - answer Department of Defense (DoD)
responsible for gathering foreign intelligence and conducting covert
operations abroad - answer Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
managed immigration and naturalization processes and border
security. - answer Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
responsible for regulating and overseeing civil aviation, including
airport security and the safety of U.S. airspace. - answer Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA)
Responsible for customs and border protection, including inspecting
and regulating goods entering the country - answer U.S. Customs
Service
responsible for signals intelligence and electronic surveillance,
which includes monitoring communications and intercepting foreign
threats - answer National Security Agency (NSA)
, important to note that before the 9/11 attacks, there was a
significant divide between domestic and foreign intelligence
agencies - answer
maintaining public safety and responding to various threats. State
and local law enforcement have always played a key role in
protecting America - answer State and local law enforcement
agencies
attacks prompted significant changes in U.S. national security and
led to the reorganization of many agencies, culminating in the
creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2002 to
enhance coordination and information sharing among various
agencies to better protect the country from terrorist threats -
answer
US Marines in Beirut as part of a peacekeeping mission (what's the
date) - answer October 23, 1983
US Embassy in Beirut was attacked by a suicide bomber using a
truck bomb (what is the date?) - answer April 18, 1983
Ahmad Ajaj - answer -boarded Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
Flight 703 in Peshawar and flew to Karachi, Pakistan, and then on to
Kennedy Airport in New York City.
-The two men sat in first class during both legs of the trip, believing
they would receive less scrutiny there but did not sit together on
the second leg of the flight.
-Between them, they carried a variety of documents to support their
alias identities, including identification cards, bank records,
education records, and medical records.
Upon Ajaj's arrival at Kennedy, an immigration inspector noted that
he was traveling on a photo-substituted Swedish passport. Ajaj was
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